Translation of the meanings of
THE NOBLE
QUR’AN
IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Dr. Muhammad Taqi-ud-Dii) al-Hilali
Formerly Professor of Islamic Faith and Teachings
Islamic University, Al-Madin&h Al-Munawwarah
AND
Dr, Muhammad Mutism Khan
Formerly Director, University Hospital
Islamic University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah
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CONTENTS
1. Foreword by ibd]]th Salih ]bn Arid al- Aziz Ibn Muhammad Ai al-Sih-aikh,
Minister for Islamic Affairs. Endowments, Dafwah and Guidance
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2 . The Ndhle Qur' in, A Mjradr Jinm Allah {In Ptnph-rL Muhammad A«j J 4- & ID
!(■ The Noble Qur 'an ilranslalion of its meaning*) 1
4. Appendix 1
a. List of Prostration plates in the Qur'an. 695
b, Prophets meiitiMied. in (he Qur’&i . ,.. , 696
e Otnssary 697
5 Appendi x II
a. Why Allah sent Prophets and Messengers ? 730
b. Tauhid {Islamic Monotheism) 73 1
c ShaMd&h Confession of a Muslim 733
d. Pnlylhcjcm and Disbelief .737
fij Ash-Shirk — Pnlytheism and Lts various manifeslatinns 73K
(ii) Al-Kufr — D-isbekel and its various manifestations 740
c. An-NifiUj — Hypocrisy and its various manifestations 742
f Jesus and Muharmitfd tpeaec lx- upon them) in the Bible and the Qur' M. . . 743
6 Appendix nr
a. Brief Index ,, 731
7. Index of SHr&ftt ("Chapters) 750
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In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
FOREWORD
Hy Shaikh Sialih ihn ' Abd at ' Art>: ibis Muhammad A] al Shaikh,
Mini -l vx fui Islacrie Affairs .
Endowments, l>a' wall and Guidance.
The Supervisor General of the Complex
Praise be to Allah, the T-ord of the worlds* Who .says in His Glorious
Book, "There ha* come to you from Allah a Light and a plain Book", and
peace and blessings of Allah he upon the noblest of the Prophets and
Messengers, our Prophet Muhammad who has said. 'The best of you is he
who learns the Qur’an and teaches it".
Following the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques* King
'Abdullah ibn H Abd al-'Ajtlz Al Sa'ud, may Allah guard him. to give the book
of Allah all the importance due to it. its publication, its distribution
throughout the world* preparation of its commentary and translation of its
meanings- into diffeient languages of the world; and in view of the firm faith
of the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Da 'wall and Guidance in the
Kingdom of -Saudi Arabia in the importance of translating ihe meanings of the
Glorious Qur'an into all the important language* of the World to enable the
non-Arabic-speaking Muslims to understand it, and in fulfilment of the
injunction of the Prophet & '"Convey my message even if it be one single
ayah", And with the view to serve nur English-speaking brethren. King Fahd
Complex For the Printing of the Holy Qur'an at al-Madinah af-Mtmawwarah
has the pleasure to present the English speaking reader with tills English
translation by Dr Muhammad Taqi-ud Din al-Hiiaii and Dr. Muhammad
Muhsin Khan, which has been revised on behalf of the Complex hy Fay.al
Halit Zahir, Dr. Amin ad Din Abu Baku Dr. Wajili 'Abderrahman and Dr.
V/Abdur Rahim
We prai.se Allah suhfwimhu wa Ui'aUs for lli* favour to u. L ; in completing
this great work, praying Him to accept this as a sincere service for His sake,
and for the benefit of mankind
Wc are aware nf Lhc fact thal the translation of ihe meaning* of the
Glorious Qur'an, however accurate it may be, must fall short of conveying the
wealth of meaning that the miraculous text of the original conveys; and that
lhc meaning conveyed by translation is only the sum total of what the
translator has understood from the text of the Glorious Rook of Allah* and
thal it cannot escape the defects and drawbacks that arc inherent in every
human endeavour Wc, therefore, request every reader of tins translation to
furnish the Complex with any mistake. 1 ;, omission or addition thal he may find
in it so that they may he eliminated in subsequent editions in sha r Allah.
It is Allah Who bestows success, and guides to the Straight Path. Q Allah!
Accept (this service) from us. Verily, You are the All-Hearer, the All-
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In the Name of A US h, ihe Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The Noble Qur’an - A Miracle from Allah
(to Prophet Muhammad ^ JL*)
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"And this Qur'an is not such as could ever be produced by other than Alllh
{Lord of the heavens and the earth), hut it is a confirmation of (the revelation)
which wits before it |i.c, ihc Taural (Torah) and the Injccl {Gospel)] and a full
explanation of the Book(i.c. the laws decreed for mankind) — wherein there is
n« doubt — from the Ia>rd cif the 'Alamin {mankindfjiim,, and all that exists).’ 7
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'There was no Prophet among the Prophets but was given miracles because of
which people bad belief, but what 1 have been given is the Divine Revelation
which Allah has revealed lo me, So I hope that my followers will bo more
Ilian those of any other Prophet on the Day of Resurrection." [Hadtih No. 379,
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said, "He is sleeping." Others said, “His eyes arc sleeping but his heart is
awake.” Then they said, "There ls an example for this companion of yours.”
One of them Said, “Then set forth an c sample for him." One of them said,
“He is sleeping " Another said. “His eyes are sleeping but his heart is awake."
Then they said, "His example is that of a man who built a house and then
offered therein a banquet anti Sent an inviter (messenger) to invite the people.
So- whoever accepted the invitation of ihc inviter, entered the house and ale of
the banquet, and whoever did not accept the invitation of the mviler. did not
enter the house, nor did he eat of the banquet.” Then the angels said,
“Interpret this parable to him so ihat he may understand it." One of them said.
He is sleeping." Tlic others said, ''’His eyes are sleeping but his heart is
awake :; And then they said, “The house Stands for Paradise ami the -Lalknaker
is Muhammad <4*- <&■ and whoever obeys Muhammad, obeys Allah:
and whoever disobeys Muhammad, disobeys Allah. Muhammad separated tlic
people (i.e.. through his message, the good is distinguished from (he hath and
ihe believers from the disbelievers},’"
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“Both in this world and in the HcreafterT am the nearest nf all the- people It.)
‘Isa (Jesus), the son of Maryam (Mary). The Prophets are paternal brolhersi
their mothers are different, but their religion is one (i.e.. Islamic
Monotheism}," (Ifadiih No, 652, Vol. No 4, Sahih Al-Iiukharij.
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It is obligatory to have belief in the Messengers hip of the Prophet
(Muhammad J— • *JU- i ^). Nai rated Abu Hurairah - — ■■*■ dJ Allah's
Messenger ** - * < J>- 2ol t y ^ said: iL By Him (Allah) in Whose Hand
Muhammad's sotil is. there is none from amongst the Jews and the Christians
(of these present nations) who bears about me and then dies without believing
in the Message with which I have been sent (i.e... Islamic Monotheism},. buL he
will he from the dwellers of the (Hell) Fire." (Sahth Muslim, the Book of
Faith, Vol. L. Haefith 153-S.S.M H 20}. |See also (V.3:116)J
Translation of the meanings of
THE NOBLE
QUR’AN
Surah 1. AI-FStitiiih
Part 1
1. In the Name iif Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most
Merciful.
2. All praise and thanks are Allah’s, the Lord 111 of the
■a | -i |
'Alumin {mankind, jinn and all that exists)*
3. The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful,
4 . The Only Owner (and the Only Ruling Judge) of the Day
of Recompense (Le. the Day of Resurrection)
5. You (Alone) we worship, and You (Alone) we ask for help
{for each and everything),
6. Guide us to the Straight WayJ'^
7. The Way of those on whom You have iieslowed Your
Graee tJj , not (the way) of those who earned Your Anger (Le.
11 (Y.l:2) Lord: The actual word used an die Qur’an is Rabk . There is no proper
equivalent for Rath in English language, It means the One and the Only Lord for all
the universe,, its- Creator, Owner, Organ i/.er, Provider, Master, Planner, Sustainer,
Cherishes and Giver of security. Rabb js also otic of the Names of Adah. We have
used the word '‘Lord’' as the nearest lo Rabb. All occurrences of “Lord” in the
interpretation of the meanings of the Noble Qurdn actually mean Rabb and should he
understood as such.
11 {V. 1:2) Narrated Abu Sa'id bin Al Mu 'alia: While I was praying in the mosque,
Allah’s Messenger A-j *»' „J«» called me but I did not respond lo him. Later I
said, "O Allah’s Messenger, 1 was praying” lie said, "Didn’t Allah say — Answer
Allah (by obeying Him? and His Messenger when he d-j -jL calls you." (V.
8:24). He then Said to me, “l will Leach VOU a Surah which is the greatest Surah in the
Qur'an, before you leave the mosque." Then he got hold of my hand, and when he
intended to leave (the mosque ), J said to him, “Didn’t you say to me, “1 will teach you
a Surah which ts the greatest Surah in the Qur’an?” He said, “Al-Hamdu hltaht
Rabbi! ‘ahimfri |i.c. all praise and thanks arc Allah's, the Lord of the ’Ahitmn
(mankind, jinn and all that exists)], Surat Al-Fatibah which Is Ax-Sab* At-Matham
(i.e. the seven repeatedly recited Verses) and the Grand Qm ’Sn which has been given
to me." (Sakfh Ai Bukhari , Vol.6, Hadtih No. 1).
^ (V. t:b) Guidance is of two kinds:
a) Guidance of Taufiq which is lotally from Allah, i.e, Allah opens one’s heart to
receive the truth (from disbelief LO Relief in Islamic Monotheism),
h) Guidance of Irshad i.e. through preaching by Allah’s Messengers and the pious
preachers who preach die truth i.e. Islamic Monotheism.
|J (V.l:7) i.e. the way of the Prophets, die Siddiq&n (i.e. diose followers of the
Surah U Al-Falihah
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those whose intentions are perverted: they know the Truth, yet
do not follow it), nor of those who went astray (i.e. (hose who
have lost the (true) knowledge, so they wander in error, and
are not guided to the Truth ).' 1 ' 1
Prophet, who were Erst and foremost to believe in him, like Abu Rakr As-Siddiq), die
martyrs and the righteous, [as Allah l*s j Jf- said: "And whoso obeys Allah and the
Messenger (Muhammad fV* 'i' 1 then they will bo in the company of those
on whom Allah has bestowed His Grace, of the Prophets, [be Siddiqim the martyrs,
and the righteous. And how excellent these companions are?” (V.4:69)].
1 1 ( V. 1 :7) Narration about ZaLd bin ‘Amr bin Nufail.
Narrated 'Abdullah bin ‘Umar M ^ j : The lriophet z,i LI ^‘ met /[aid
bin 'Amr bin Nufail in the bottom of (the valley of) Baldah before the descent of any
Divine revelation to the Prophet ,-d^j <$£- M _ A meal was presented to the
Prophet ^ but he refused to cat from it. {'I hen it was presented to Zaid)
who said, “I do not eat anything which you slaughter on your Niaub* in the name of
your idols etc. E eat only those (animals meat) on which All all’s Name has been
mentioned at the time of (their) slaughtering." Zaid bin 'Amr used to criticise the way
Quraish used to Slaughter their animals and 'u$ed to say/' Allah his cfeated the sheep
and He has sent the water for it from the sky, and He has grown die grass for it from,
the earth; yd you slaughter it in others lhan the Name of Allah. 1 ’ He used to say so,
for he rejected that practice and considered it as something abominable.
* Nuxuh: See the glossary.
Narrated Ibn L Umar Ai : Zaid bin ‘Amr bin Nufail went to ShSm (the region
comprising Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and Jordan}, enquiring about a true religion to
follow.
He met; a Jewish religious scholar and asked him about their religion. He said,
intend to embrace your religion, so tell me something about ir.” The Jew said, ’’You
will not embrace our religion unless you receive your share of Allah’s Anger." Zaid
said,. LL I do not run except from Allah’s Anger, and E will never bear a bit of it if I have
the power to avoid it. Can you tell me of some other religion?" He said, ”1 do not
know any other religion except Hantf (Islamic Monotheism); Zaid enquired, “What is
Hamf? ” He said, “ftamf is the religion of (the Prophet) Abraham -ok-, he was
neither a Jew nor a Christian, and he used to warship none but Allah (Alone) —
Islamic Monotheism,” Then Zaid went out and met a Christian religious scholar and
told him the same (as before). The Christian said, ’’You will not embrace our religion
unless you get a share of Allah's Curse.” Zaid replied, "I do not run except from
ALIdh’S CufSe, and I will never hear any of Allah’s Curse and |[is Anger if] have the
power to avoid them. Will you tell me of sonic other religion?'’ He replied, M I do not
know any other religion except Hamf (Islamic Monotheism) ” Zaid enquired. "What
is llanij? " He replied "Hanifh the religion of (the Prophet) Abraham ZJJ 1 he
was neither a Jew nor a Christian, (and he used to worship none but Allah (Alone) —
Islamic Monotheism.” When Zaid heard I heir statement about (the religion oQ
Abraham, he left that place, and when he came out, he raised both his hands and saLd.
“O Allah! I make You my Witness that I am on the religion of Abraham",
Narrated Asms 1 bint Abi Bakr [*j=- -j* 1 : 1 saw Zaid bin L Amr bin Nufail slanding
with his back against the Ka'bah and saying, tL C people of Quraish! By Allah, none
amongst you is on the religion of Abraham except me." She added: He (Zaid) used to
Surah 1. AIFutihah
Part 1
preserve the lives of little girls: if somebody wanted to kill his daughter he would say
tit him, “Do Tint kill her for I will feed, her on your behalf,” So he would take hef, anti
when she grew up nicely, he would say to her father, "Now if you will (wish), 1 wilt
give her to you, and if vole will (wish.)* I will feed her on your behalf, 11 [Sahib Al-
Bukharl Vol.5, fladith No. 1 69),
111 (V. 1 : 7 ) Narrated "IJMilah bin As-Sdmit : Allah’s Messenger &
jd^j said, “Whoever docs not recite £unrf Al-Fatihah in his prayer, his prayer is
Invalid." (Sahib Al-Bukhdri, Vol.l . Uadxth No,723),
^ (V. ] ;7) Narrated Abu ITurairah 2ii : Allah's Messenger J-j
said, "When the Imam says \GhtiirU-mtighdQ.hi " ahiihim ■nalud-ddUin [i.e. not die way
of those w'ho earned Your Anger, nor the way of those who went astray (1:7)], then
you must say, Amin, for if one’s utterance of Amin coincides with that of the angels,
then his past sins will be forgiven.” (SaftSh A h Bukhari, VoJ.6, Hadfth No. 2).
S f] rub 2. Al Ru<|llijIi
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Part 1
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
1 . Alif-Lam-Mim. |Th esc letters arc one of Ihc miracles of
the Qur'an and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings.]
2. This is the Book (the Qur’an), whereof there is no doubt,
a guidance to those who are Al-M uttaqiln fthe pious believers of
Islamic Monotheism who fear Allah much (abstain from all
kinds of sins and evil deeds which He has forbidden) and love
Allah much (perform all kinds of good deeds which lie has
ordained)],
3. Who believe in the Ghaib 111 and perform AsSatiit {IqamaU
as-Saldt)* 21 and spend out of what We have provided for them
(Le + give Zak&t}^ spend on themselves, their parents, their
11 (V.2:3) Al-Ghaib: literally means a thing not seen. But this word includes vast
meanings; Belief in Allah, Angels, Holy Books, Allah's Messengers, Huy of
Resurrection and A l-Qadar (Divine Fre-ordainmemta). It also itsclud.es, what Allah and
His Messenger A-/ ^ informed about the knowledge of the matters, of past,
present, and future c.g., news about the creation of the heavens and earth, botanical
and zoological life, the news about the nations of the past, and about Paradise and
Hell.
(V,2r3) Iqdmat-as-Salat ; &L*it The performance of Salat (prayers) 11 means
that;
a) fi&ch and every Muslim, male or female, is obliged to offer his Salat {prayers)
regularly five times a day at the specified times; the male in the mosque in
congregation and as for the female, it is belter to offer them at home. As the Prophet
j ■ il has said; "Order your children for Sal As (prayers) at the age of seven
and beat them {about i() at the age of len. 11 The chief (of a family, town, tribe, etc,)
and the Muslim rulers of a country arc held responsible before Allah in case of non-
fulfillment of this obligation by the Muslims under their authority.
b) One must offer the Saldt (prayers) as the Prophet A-j jLI used to offer
them wilh all their rules and regulations, i,c. h standing, bowing, proslraling, sitting, as
he pAo A+n M has said: “Offer your Saldi (prayers) the. way you see me offering
them (see Sakih A 1- Bukhari, Vol, 1, H.No. 604 and Vol, 9, H.No. 352).' L [For the
characteristics of the Salat (prayers) of the Prophet J-j Al A** see Sahth Al-
Bukhtiriy of 1 , H.Nq. 702, 703, 704, 723, 7Sb, 7M7 .
31 (V. 2:3) Zukut >'Aj A certam fixed proportion of the wealth and of each and every
kind of property liable to Zakdt of a Muslim to be paid yearly for the benefit of the
poor in the Muslim community. The payment vA' Zakdt is obligatory as it is one of the
five pillars ol" Islam. Zakdt is the major economic means for establishing social justice
Surah 2. Al-Buqarah
Part I
children, (heir wives, etc*, and also give charity to the poor and
also in Allair s Cause — Jihad\.
4, And who believe in that (the Qur'an and the Suunah) 111
which lias been sent down (revealed) to yon (Mull a in mad
Al) and in I hat which was sent down before you [the
Tanrat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel), etc- 1 and they believe
with certainty in the Hereafter (Resurrection, recompense of
their good and had deeds. Paradise and Hell).
5, They are on (true) guidance from their Lord, and they are
the successful.
6, Verily, those who disbelieve, it is the same to them
whether you (O Muhammad warn them or do
not warn them, they will not believe,
7, Allah has set a seal on their hearts and on their hearing,
(Le. they are closed from accepting Allah's Guidance), and on
their eyes there is a covering. Theirs will he a great torment,
8, And of mankind, there arc some (hypocrites) who say:
“We believe in Allah and the Last llav” while In fact thev
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believe not.
9, They (think to) deceive Allah and those who believe, while
they only deceive themselves, and perceive (it) not!
10, In their hearts is a disease (of doubt and hypocrisy) and
Allah has increased their disease. A painful torment is theirs
because they used to tell lies,
11, And when it is said 1o them: “Make not mischief on the
earth," they say: “We arc only peace-makers”
and Leading [he Muslim society Ls> prosperity ami security. [See Sahi'h A {-Bukhari.
Vol. 2 r Book of Zakai, No. 24]
11 (V. 2.4) Narrated I bn ‘Umar j : Allah’s Messenger ^
said: Islam is based on (the following) five (principles):
D. To testify that “La if aha iflalidh wa at ma \fuhamwad-w-Rasul Allah" (none has
the right to be worshipped hut Alldh amt that Muhammad A\ i s the
Messenger of Allah).
2. Iqdfttitt-as-SaL Sr: to perform die five (.compulsory congregational) Salat (prayers).
5. To pay Zakdl (obligatory charity).
4. l'o perform Hajj ( i.e. pilgrimage to Makkah).
5. To observe Saum (fasting) during the month of Ramadan.
{Siihfh Al- Bukhari. VoJ. 1, Harfith No. 7).
Surnh 2. A] Baqiinih
Part 1
12. Verily, they are the ones who make mischief, hut they
perceive not.
13. And when it is said to them (hypocrites): “Believe as the
people (followers of Muhammad fWj Jad , Al-Amur
and Al-Alukajirun) have believed,” they say: “Shall we believe
as the fools have believed?” Verily, they are the fools, hut they
know not.
14. And when they meet those who believe, they say: "We
believe,” but when they are alone with their Shuya/in (devils —
polytheists, hypocrites), they say: “Truly, we arc with you;
verily, we were hut mocking.”
15. Allah mocks at them and gives them increase in their
wrong-doing to wander blindly*
16. These are they who have purchased error for guidance,
so their commerce was profitless. And they were not guided.
17. Their likeness is as the likeness of one who kindled a tire;
then, when it lighted all around him. Alldh took away their
light and left them in darkness. (So) they could not see.
18. They are deaf, dumb, and blind, so they return not (to
the Right Path).
19. Or like a rainstorm from the sky, wherein is darkness,
thunder, and lightning. They thrust their fingers in their ears
to keep out the stunning thunder-clap for fear of death, But
Allah ever encompasses Ihe disbelievers (i.e. Allah will gather
them all together),
20. The lightning almost snatches away their sight,
whenever it flashes for them, they walk therein, and when
darkness covers them, they stand still. And if Allah had willed,
He could have taken away their hearing and their sighl.
Certainly, Allah has power over all things,
21.0 mankind! Worship your Lord (Allah), Who created
yon and those who were before you so that you may become Al-
Muttaqun (the pious — See V.2:2).
22, Who has made the earth a resting place for you, and the
sky as a canopy, and sent dow r n water (rain) from the sky and
brought forth therewith fruits as a provision for you. Then do
not set up rivals to Allah (in worship) while you know (that He
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Alone has the right to be worshipped). 11 '
23. And if you (Arab pagans Jews, and Christians) are in
doubt concerning ihal which We have senl down (i.e. the
Qur'an) to Our slave (Muhammad *L"j uil ur^h then
bring a Surah (chapter) ol the like thereof and call your
witnesses (supporters and helpers) besides AJLah. if you are
truthful.
24. But if you do it not, and you can never do it, then fear
the hire (Hell) whose fuel is men and stones, prepared for the
disbelievers,
25. And give glad tidings to those w r ho believe mid do
righteous good deeds, that for them will be Gardens under
which rivers flow (Paradise). Every time they will he provided
with a fruit therefrom, they will say: “This is what we were
provided with before,” and they will be given things in
resemblance (i.e. in the same form hut different in taste) and
they shall have therein Azwajun Mutahharatun^ (purified
mates or wives) and they will abide therein forever,
26. Verily, Allah is not ashamed to set forth a parable even
of a mosquito or so much more when it is bigger (or less when
it is smaller) lhan it. And as for those who believe, they know
that it is the Truth from their Lord, hut as for thnse who
disbelieve, they say: “What did Allah intend by this parable?”
By it He misleads many, and many He guides thereby. And He
misleads thereby only those who are Al-Fasiqitn (the rebellious,
disobedient to Allah * 1 ^).
27. Those who break Allah's Covenant after ratifying it, and
sever what Allah has ordered to he joined (as regards Allah's
religion of Islamic Monotheism, and to practise its !aw r s on the
11 ■ (V,2;22’l Narrated ‘Abdullah 4il ; l asked the Prophet ^ ,
“What is lIil: greatest sin in consideration with Allah?” Etc said, l Thal you set up a
rival to Allah though lie Alone created you." I said, ‘That is indeed a great sin." Then
I asked, “What is next 1 . 3 ” He said. “To kill your son lust he should share your food
with you." ] asked, "What is next?” lie said, "To commit illegal sexual intercourse
with the wife of your neighbour." (Sahih Al Bukhari. Vo-1.6, HadUh No, 4).
II fV.2:25) having no menses, stools, urine. See Tafsir Ibn Kathir and also see the
footnote of (V, 29:64)
(V.2:26) We have retained this peculiar English construction in order to capture the
Arabic idiom here.
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earth and also as regards keeping good relations witii kith and
kin |jl ), and do mischief on earth, it is they who are the losers,
28. How can you disbelieve in All&h? seeing lhal you were
dead and He gave you life. Then lie will give you death, then
again will bring you io life (on the Day of Resurrection) and
then to Him you will return. (Sec V .40:11)
29. He It is Who created for you all that is on earth. Then
He rose over ( fstawd ) towards the heaven and made them seven
heavens and He is the All-Kuo wer of everything,
30. And (rememher) when your Lord said to the angels:
“Verily, I am going to place (mankind) generations after
generations on earth.” They said: “Will You place therein Ihose
who will make mischief therein and shed blood, while we
glorify You with praises and thanks and sanctify You,” He
(Allah) said: “I know that which you do not know,”
31. And He taught Adam all the names (of everything) , 111
1 1 (V.2:27) Narrated. Jubair bin Mat' ini *** K\ . that he heard die Prophet
saying, iL f frkJiU ] Al~Qati ' {the person who severs the bond of kinship) will
not enter Paradise” (Sahih Al-Sukhan r IAjI.K, Hadiih No. 13).
21 {V..2:3 1 ') The Statement of Allah ; "And He taught Adam al] the names (of
everything;)/
Narrated Anas ^ :The Prophet r^j *2^ -i 1 said. '‘On the Day of
Resurrection the believers will assemble and say, 'Let us ask somebody to intercede
for us with our Lord/ No they will go to Adam and say, 'You are the father of all the
people, and Allah created you with His Own Hands, and ordered the angels to
prostrate themselves to you, and taught you the names of ul6 things; so please
intercede for us with your Lord, so that He may relieve us from this place of ours/
Adam will say. ’I am not fit for this (i.e. intercession for yon). 1 Then Adam will
remember his sin and feel ashamed thereof. He will say, l Clo to Nuh (Noah), lor he
was the first Messenger Allah sent to the inhabitants of the earth. 1 They will go to him
and Nuh (Noah) will say, am nol lit for this undertaking. 1 He will retd ember his
appeal to bis Losd to do something of which be had no knowledge, then lie will feel
ashamed thereof and will say, ‘Go to Khalil ur Rahman* [i.c, Ibrahim (Abraham)].
They will go to him and be will say, '1 am not fit for this undertaking. Go to Musa
(Moses), the slave to whom Allah spoke (directly) and gave him the iaurat (Torah)/
So (hey will go to him and he will say, T am not fit for (his undertaking, 1 and he will
mention (bis) killing a person who was not a kilter, and so he will feel ashamed
thereof before bis Lord, and he will say, ‘Go to 'Isa (Jesus), Allah's slave, His
Messenger and Allah’s Word and a spirit coming from Him.** ‘Isa (Jesus) will say, L 1
am not fit for tins undertaking, go to Muhammad d-j ^ the slave of Allah
whose past and future sins were forgiven by Allah. 1 So they will come to me and 1
will proceed till 1 axk my Lord’s Permission and T will be given permission. When 1
sec my Lord, I will fall down in prostration and He wilt let me remain in that state as
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then He shower! them to the angels and said* “Tell Me the
names of Ihesc if yon are truthful.**
32. They (angels) said: “Glorified are You, we have no
knowledge except what you have laugh! us. Verily, it is You,
the Ail-Knower, the All-Wise.”
33. He said; “O Adam! Inform them of (heir names,” and
when he had informed them of their names, lie said; “Did I not
tell you that 1 know the Ghaib (Unseen) in the heavens and the
earth, and 1 know what you reveal and what you have been
concealing?”
34. And (remember) when We said to the angels: “Prostrate
yourselves before Adam,”, And they prostrated except Ibits
(Satan), he refused and was proud and was one of the
disbelievers (disobedient to Allah).
35. And We said: Lt O Adam! Dwell you and your wife in
Paradise and eat both of you freely with pleasure and delight,
of things therein as wherever you wilL, but come not near this
tree or you both will be of the Zatimun (wrongdoers). ”
36. Then the Shaitan (Satan) made them slip therefrom
(Paradise), and got them out from that in which they were. We
said; “Get you down, all, with enmity between yourselves. On
earth will be a dwelling place for you and an enjoyment for a
time,”
long Hi: wishes and Ibcn I will be addressed ‘{Muhammad!) Raise your head. Ask,
and your request will be granted; say, and your say tug wilt he listened to; intercede,
and your intercession will be accepted.' J will raise my head and praise Allah with a
saying (i.e. invocation) He will teach me, and then I wit] intercede. He will .fix, a limit
for me {to intercede) whom ] will admit into Paradise. Then I will come back again to
Allah, and when I see my Lord, the same thing will happen to me. And then I will
intercede and AtlStl will fix u limit for me (to iriLencede) whom T wilt admit into
Paradise, then 1 will come back for the third time; and then I wit! come back for the
fourth time, and will say. ‘None remains in Hell but those whom the Qur'an has
imprisoned (an Hell) and who have been destined to an eternal stay itt lien. 1 '” (The
compiler) Abu ‘Abdullah said: "But those whom the Qur’an has imprisoned in Hell"
refer* to (he Statement of AllSh Q* j > : " To abide therein.... V. 16:29 ) 11 Sahth Al-
BukhiiC'l , Vol.6, Hudstk No.3).
+ Tbe intimate friend of the Most Gracious {Allah).
*"This may wrongly he understood as the spirit or soul of Allah, in fact, it is a soul
created by Allah, l.c. ‘3s a (Jesus). It was Hls ‘Word: ‘ : Be!" — and he was (created like
the creation of Adam). Please see the word Riih-ulidh in the glossary for further
details.
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37. 1 til’ll Adiirn received from his Lord Words 111 . And his
Lord pardoned him (accepted his repentance). Verily, Re is the
One Who accepts repentance, the Most Merciful.
38. We said: “Get down ail of you from this place (Paradise),
then whenever there comes to you Guidance from Me, and
whoever follows My Guidance, there shall be no fear on them,
nor shall they grieve.
39. But those who disbelieve and deny Our Ayat (proofs,
evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) — such arc
the dwellers of the Fire. They shall abide therein forever,
40. O Children of Israel! Remember My Favour which I
bestowed upon you, and fulfil (your oh ligations to) My
Covenant (with you) so that I fulfil (My Obligations to) your
covenant (with Me), and fear none but Me.
41. And believe in whal I have senl down (this Qur’&n),
confirming that which is with you, jthc Tauraf (Torah) and the
Itijeel (Gospel) |, and be not the First to disbelieve therein, and
buy (get] not with My Verses ft he Taurat (Torah) and the
lnjeel (Gospel)! a small price (i,e. getting a small gain by selling
My Verses), and fear Me and Me Alone. I Tafsir A t- 7 ahari) .
42. And mix not (ruth wilh falsehood, nor conceal the Iruth
fi.e* Muhammad ^ is Allah's Messenger and his
qualities are written in your Scriptures, the Taurat (Torah)
and the lnjeel (Gospd)| while you know (the fruth)'^.
rL| (V.2:37): ’These words are mentioned in the Qur'an; (Verse 7:23): They are: “Our
Lord! Wc have wronged ourselves. If You forgive us not, and bestow not upon ns
Your Mercy* wc shall certainly be of the lowers,"
^ (V.2;42); Narrated L Ata bin. Yassin I met ‘Abdullah bin : Amj bin. A1 ‘Ads and asked
him, “Tell me about the description of Allah's Messenger A^j V* 1 Jjl jL- which is
mentioned in the Taurat (Torah)/ 1 He replied, “Yes. By Allah, he is described in the
Taur&t (Torah) with sortie of the qualities attributed to him in the Qitr’an as follows: l O
Prophet! We have sent you as a witness (for Allah's True Religion). And a giver of glad
tidings (1o the iailhfui believers). And a wamcr (to Ihe disbelievers), and a guardian of
the illiterates. You aria My slave and My Messenger, I have named you Al-MutiiwakkU
(who depends upon Allah). You arc neither discourteous, harsh nor a noise maker in the
markets* and you do not do evil to those who do evil to you, but you deal with Ihem with
forgiveness and kindness. Alldh will not Let him (the JYophet m^A) die ciLl he
makes straight the crooked people by making them say: ‘La Haha illallah/ (none has the
right to be worshipped hot Allah), by which "blind eyes;, deaf'eaiv and dosed liearts 7 will
be opened.” (Sahth Al-BukMri, Vol.3, Hadith N 0.335).
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43, And perform A&Sal&t (Iqafnut-as-Sufat)* anti give ZukaU
and how down (or submit yourselves with obedience to Allah)
along with A r-Raki'un^ ,
44, Enjoin you A l- Birr (piety and righteousness and each
and every ael of obedience to AllSh) on the people and you
forget (to practise it) yourselves^ 21 w r hiie you recite the
Scripture [the T aurat (Torah)|! Have yon then no sense?
45, And seek help in patience and As~Salat (the prayers) and
truly it is exlremely heavy and hard except for Al-Khashi*un
[he, the true believers in Allah — those who obey Allah with
full submission, fear much from His Punishment, and believe in
His Promise (Paradise) and in His Warnings (Hell)].
46* (They are those) who are certain that they are going to
meet their Lord, and that to Him they are going to return,
47, O Children of Israel! Remember Mv Favour which I
+■ ^
bestowed upon you and that I preferred you to the * Ala min
[mankind and jinn (of your time period, in the past)|.
4$, And fear a Day {of Judgement) when a person shall not
avail another, nor will intercession be accepted from him, nor
will compensation be taken from him, nor will they be helped*
49, And (remember) when We delivered you from Kir*atin T s
(Pharaoh) people, who were afflicting you with a horrible
torment, killing your sons and sparing your women, and therein
l \V.2A'5)Ar^Rdki'tin\ Those who bow down or submit themselves wilh obedience to
A I Ma with Muhammad ^ 1 as the Muslims have done, i.e., embrace Jsldm
(worshipping none but Allah Alone and doing good with the only intention of seeking
Allah's Pleasure),
■^(V.2:44) Narrated Abu Wall ; Someone said to Usama, Will you not
taLk to this ( ’Uthmfin)?’ 1, Us&ma said, "I talked to him (secretly) without being the first
man to open an evil door, I will never tell a ruler who rules over two men or more that
he is good after I beard Allah 1 * Messenger A-j Jj 1 „yL-» saying, L A man will be
brought ajid put in I tell (hire) and he will circumambulate (go round and round) m
Hell (Fire} like a donkey oi'a (flour) grinding mill, and all the people of Hell (Fire)
will gather around him and will say to him, ‘O so and so! Didn’t you use to order
others for Al-A-fa 'ritf (Islamic Monotheism and all that ]s good) and forbid them from
Al-Munkar (polytheism, disbelief, ami all that is evil)?' Thai man will say, ! T used to
order others to do Al-Mar '&/ (Islamic Monotheism and all that is good) hut l rnyself
never used to do it, and I used to forbid others from Al Munkar (polylheisns, disbelief,
and all that is evil) while 1 myself used to do A t- Munkar (polytheism, disbelief and all
that is evil)’*. {Sahih Ah Bukhari Vol.'h I Judith No. 2 1 IS ).
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was a mighty Irial from your Lord.
50. And (remember) when We separated the sea for yon and
saved you and drowned Eir l aun*s (Pharaoh) people while you
were looking (at them,, when the sea-water covered them),
5L And (remember) when We appointed for Musa (Moses)
forty nights, and (in his absence) you took the calf (for
worship), and you w r ere Zal\mu.n (polytheists and wrong-doers),
52. Then after that W r e forgave you so that you might he
grateful,
53. And (remember) when We gave Musa (Moses) the
Scripture [the Taurat (Torah)] and the criterion (of right and
wrong) so that you may be guided aright 15
54. And (remember) when Musa (Moses) said to his people:
“O my people! Verily, you have wronged yourselves by
worshipping the calf. So turn in repentance to your Creator
and kill yourselves (the innocent kill the wrongdoers among
you), that wall be better for you with your Creator.' 1 Then He
accepted your repentance. Truly, He is the One Who accepts
repentance, the Most Merciful.
55. And (remember) when you said: “G MQsii (Moses)! We
shall never believe in you until we sec Allah plainly, 11 But you
were seized with a thunder-bolt (lightning) while you were
looking.
56. then We raised you up after your death, so that you
might be grateful,
57* And We shaded you w r ith clouds and sent down on vnu
r i ■" l
Al-Manna ] and the quails, (saying): “Eat of the good lawful
tilings W r e have provided for you, 11 (hut they rebelled)* And
they did not wrong Us but they wronged themselves.
5&. And (remember) when We said: “Enter this town
(Jerusalem) and eat bountifully therein with pleasure and delight
wherever you wish, and enier the gate in prostralion (or bowing
■ L ^ (V.2: 57) Muj&hid said, "Al-Manna is a kind of sweet gum, and a kind of
b-Lid (i.e. quails) ”... Narrated Ka'Td bin Za id ^ : AlliaJrs Messenger ^
A-j L Thc Kam 'a (trufTlc i.c. a kind of edible fungus) is like the Manna (as it
is obtained without any effort) and its Water is a (medicine) cure for eye tremble.”
(Sahih Af-SiikMrt. VoJ. 6, Hadlih No. 5). (S.B..1714)
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with humility) an-cl say: ‘Forgive us/ and We shall forgive you
your sins and shall increase (reward) for the good-doers.”
59 + But those who did wrong changed the word from that
which had been tuid to them fur another, so We sent upon the
wrong-doers Rijz (a punishment) 11 111 from the heaven because of
their rebelling against Allah's obedience. (Tafsir At-Tahari),
6t) + And (remember) when Mflsa (Moses) asked for water
for his people, We said: “Strike the stone with your stick.”
Then gushed forth therefrom twelve springs. Each (group of)
people knew its own place for waler. ‘ k Eat and drink of that
which Allah has provided and do not act corruptly, making
mischief on the earth ”
61, And (remember) when yon said, “O Musa (Moses)! We
cannot endure one kind of food. So invoke your Lord for us to
bring forth for us of what the earth grows, its herbs, its
cucumbers, its Fum (wheat or garlic), its lentils and its onions.”
He said, fie Would you exchange that which is better for that
which is lower? Go you down to any town and you shall find
what you wanl!” And they were covered with humiliation and
misery, and they drew on themselves the Wrath of Allah. That
was because they used to disbelieve the Ayat (proofs, evidences,
verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah and killed the
Prophets wrongfully. That was because they disobeyed and
used to transgress Hie bounds (in their disobedience to Allah,
i.c. commit crimes and sins),
62. Verily, those who believe and those who are Jews and
Christians, and Sabiaus, 1 * 1 whoever believes in Allah and the
Last Day and docs righteous good deeds shall have their
reward w r ith their Lord, on them shall be no tear, nor shall they
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grieve.
11 (V.2:59) Narrated IJsImah bin Zsid^ Jj 1 : A Dili’s Messenger
said. “Plague was a means of torture sent on a group of Israelis (or on some people
before you). So if you hear of its spread in <t land, don’t approach it, and if plague
should appear in a land where you ate present, then don’t leave that land m order to
run away from it (i.c, plague).'" (Sahih Al Bukhari. Vol.4, Hadith No. 679).
■ z| (V. 2:62) A past nation used to live in Musa! (Iraq) and say Ld ildha iUalldh (none
lias the right Co he worshipped but Allah} and used to read Az-Zahur (the Psalms of
the Sabiaits) and they were neither lews nor Christians.
11 (V.2:G2) This Verse (and Verse 5i69), mentioned in the <2 U] ”an should not be
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63, And (G Children of Israel, remember) when We took
your covenant and W’c raised above you the Mount (saying):
"Hold fast to that which We have given you, and remember
that which is therein so that you may become Al-Muttaqun (the
pious — See V,2;2),
64, Then after that you turned away* Had it no< been for the
Crate and Mercy of Allah upon you, indeed you would have
been among the losers.
65, And indeed you knew those amongst you who
transgressed in the matter of the Sabbath (i.c. Saturday). We
said to them; "15c von monkeys, despised and rejected. ”
66, So W f e made this punishment an example to their own
and to succeeding generations and a lesson to those who are 41-
Muttaqun (the pious — Sec V.2:2).
67, And (remember) when Musa (Moses) said to his people:
"Verily* Allah commands you that you slaughter a cow*” They
said, "l>o you make fun of us?” He said, "1 take Allah’s Refuge
from being among Al-Jahilun (the ignorant or the foolish)*”
68, They said, "Call upon your Lord for us that He may
make plain to us what it is!” He said, "He says, ‘Verily, it is a
cow neither too old nor too young, but (it is) between the two
conditions', so do what you are commanded.”
69, They said, “Call upon your Lord for us to make plain to
us its colour. - ' He said, "He says, *It is a yellow cow, bright in
its colour, pleasing the beholders,”
70, They said* “Call upon your Lord for us to make plain to
us what it is. Verily, to ns all cows are alike. And surely, if
Allah wills, we will he guided,”
71, He [Musa (Moses)) said, "He says, ‘It is a cow neither
trained to till the soil nor water the fields, sound, having no
other colour except bright yellow,” They said, "Now you have
brought the truth,” So they slaughtered it though they were
misinterpreted by the reader as mentioned by Ibn ’Abbas AjI (Tqfsir Al-
Tabari) Ilia! the provision of this Verse was abrogated by the Verse 3; 85: “And
whosoever seeks a religion other than Is-ldrn, it will never be accepted of him, and m
the Hereafter, he will be one of the losers.'"' (i.e. after the coming of Prophet
Muhammad ?!*** ^ on the earth, no other religion except Islam, will be
accepted from anyone).
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near to not doing it.
7 2, And (remember) when you killed a man and fell into
dispute among yourselves as to the crime. But Allah brought
forth that which you were hiding,
73, So We said: “Strike him (the dead man) with a piece of it
(the cow}.” Thus Allah brings the dead to life and shows you
His Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations,
etc,) so that you may understand.
74, Then, after that, your hearts were hardened and became
as stones or even worse in hardness. And indeed, there are
stones out of which rivers gush forth, and indeed, there are of
them (stones) which split asunder so that water flows from
them, and indeed, there are of them (stones) which fall down
for fear of Allah. And Allah is not unaware of w hat you do.
75, l)n you (faithful believers) covet that they will believe in
your religion inspite of the fact that a party of them (Jewish
rabbis) used to hear the Word of AlLSh [the Taurat (Torah)],
then they used to change it knowingly after they understood it?
76, And when they (.lews) meet those who believe (Muslims),
they say, “We believe”, hut when they meet one another in
private, they say, “Shall you (Jews) tell them (Muslims) what
Allah has revealed to you [Jews, about the description and the
qualities of Prophet Muhammad , which are
written in the Taurat (Torah)] 111 , that they (Muslims) may
argue with you (Jews) about it before your Lord?” Have you
(Jews) then no understanding?
77, Know they (Jews) not that Allah knows w r haf they
conceal and what they reveal?
78, And there are among them (Jews) unleltered people,
who know not the Book, but they trust upon false desires and
they but guess,
79, Then w r oc to those who write the Book with their ow r n
hands and then say, “This is from Allah,” to purchase with it a
little price! Woe to them for what their hands have written and
woe to Ihem for that they earn (thereby),
80, And they (Jews) say, “The Fire (i.e. Hell-fire on the Day
11 (V.2:76) See the footnote of (V.2:42)
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of Resurrection) shall not touch us hut for a few numbered
days.” Say (O Muhammad fVj AaJt *iii to them}: “Have
vou taken a covenant from Allah, so that Allah will not break
II is Covenant? Or is it that you sav of Allah what you know
not?”
81* Yes! Whosoever earns evil and Ids sin has surrounded
him, they are dwellers of the Fire (i.e. Hell); they will dwell
therein forever.
82. And those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah — Islamic
Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds, they are dwellers of
Paradise* they will dwell therein forever* (See V*2:257)
83* And ( remember ) when We took a covenant from the
Children of Israel* (saying): Worship none but Allah (Alone)
and he dutiful and good to parents, and to kindred, and to
orphans and to Al-Masdkin 11 ' (the needy), and speak good to
people (i.e. enjoin righteousness and forbid evil, and say the
truth about Muhammad >kuj ajui and perform /Is*
Salat (fqamat-as-Saiat), and give Zakat. Then you slid hack,
except a few of von, while vow are backslider 5 .(TuMr 41-
Qurtuhi )*
84* And (remember) when We took your covenant (saying):
Shed not the blood of your (people), nor turn out your own
people from their dwellings. Then, (this) you ratified and (to
this) you bear witness.
85. After this, it is you who kill one another and drive out a
party of you from their homes, assist (their enemies) against
them* in sin and transgression* And if they come to you as
captives, you ransom them, although their expulsion was
forbidden to you. Then do you believe in a pari of the Scripture
and reject the rest? Then what is the recompense of those who
do so among you* except disgrace in the life of this world, and
un the Day of Resurrection they shall be consigned to the most
L ' (V.2t83) Narrated Abu llurairah ^ : Allah’s Messenger J-j.j Sjk- J* 1
said. “Al-Miskin (the needy) is not the one who goes round the people and ask them
for a mouthful or two (of meals) or a date or two* but Al-Miskin (the needy) is. that
who has not enough (money) to satisfy his needs and whose condition is not known to
other, that others may give him something in charity, and who docs not beg of
people.' 1 {S&hih Ai-Bnkhdn t Veil, 2, Uadith No. 557). [Please also see Tafsir At-Tuhari
(Verse 9:60)1
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grievous torment And Allah, is not unaware of what you do,
86. Those are they who have bought the life of this world at
the price of the Hereafter. Their torment shall not he lightened*
nor shall they he helped.
87, And indeed*, We gave Mus8 (Moses) the Book and
followed him up with a succession of Messengers, And We gave
Hsa (Jesus)* the son of Maryam (Mary)* clear signs and
supported him with Ruh-uI-Qudus [Jihrael (Gabriel) ?2taill *ul£| p
Is il that whenever Ihere came to you a Messenger wilh what
you yourselves desired not, you grew arrogant? Some you
disbelieved and some you kilted.
88* And they say, “Our hearts are w r rapped (i*e* do not hear
nr understand Allah’s Word)*” Nay, Allah has cursed them for
their disbelief, so Hide is that which they believe*
89* Anti when there came to them (the Jews), a Book (this
Qur'an) from Allah confirming what is with them (the Tuurat
(Torah) and the In j eel (Gospel)], although aforetime they had
invoked Allah (for coining of Muhammad pk-j *4^ in
order to gain victory over those who disbelieved, then when
there came to them that which they had recognised, they
disbelieved in it. So let the Curse of Allah be on the disbelievers*
91)* How had is that for which they have sold their
own selves* that they should disbelieve in that which Allah has
revealed (the Qur'an), grudging that Allah should reveal of
His Grace to whom He wills of His slaves. So they have drawn
on themselves wrath upon wrath. And for the disbelievers,
there is disgracing torment*
91* And when it is said to them (the Jews), ‘“■Believe in what
Allah has sent down, 1 ’ they say, “We believe in what was sent
down to us.” And they disbelieve in that which came after it,
while it is the truth confirming what is with them* Say (O
Muhammad *4^ to them): “Why then have you
killed the Prophets of Allah aforetime, if you indeed have been
believers?”
92* And indeed Musa (Moses) came to you with dear proofs,
yet you worshipped the calf after he left, and you were Zalimun
(polytheists and wrong-doers)*
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93. And (remember} when We took your covenant and We
raised above you the Mount (saying), “Hold firmly to what We
have given you and hear {Our Word).” They said, Lt \Ve have
heard and disobeyed, 14 And their hearts absorbed (the worship
of) the calf because of their disbelief* Say: “Worst indeed is that
which your faith enjoins on you if you are believers”
94. Say (1o them): “If the home of Ihe Hereafter with Allah
is indeed for you specially and not for others, of mankind., then
long for death if you are truthful*”
95. But they will never long for it because of what their
hands have sent before them (i.e. what they have done). And
Allah is All-Knnwer of the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-
doers),
96. And verily* you will find them (the Jews) the greediest
of mankind for life and (even greedier) than those who
ascribe partners to Allah (and do not believe in Resurrection
— Maj fist magi ans), pagans, and idolaters)* Everyone of them
wishes that he could be given a life of a thousand years. But the
grant of such life will not save him even a little from (due)
punishment. And Allah is Ail-Seer of what they do*
97. Say (0 Muhammad y 1 ^ 3 ) 1 ^Whoever is an
enemy to Jibrael (Gabriel) (let him die in his fury), for indeed
he has broughl it (Ibis Qur'an} down to your heart by Allah's
Permission, confirming what came before it [i.e. the Taurat
(Torah} and the In fed (Gospel)] and guidance and glad tidings
for the believers.
98. “Whoever is an enemy to Allah. His Angels, His
Messengers, .librae] (Gabriel) and Mikael (Michael), then
verily, Allah is an enemy to the disbelievers,”
99. And indeed We have sent down to you manifest Ayit
(these Verses of Ihe Qur^n which inform in detail about the
news of the .lews and their secret intentions, etc.), and none
disbelieve in them but A1 -FdsiqAn (those who rebel against
Allah's Command).
100. Is it not (the case) that every time they make a
covenant, some party among them throw it aside? May! (the
truth is:) most of them believe not*
101. And when there came to them a Messenger from AMh
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(i.e* Muhammadf^j AjJp m 1 confirming what was with
them, a party of those who were given the Scripture threw
away the Book of All&h behind their backs as if they did not
know!
102. And they followed what the Shayatin (devils) gave out
(falsely of the magic) in the lifetime of Suhitman (Solomon).
Su la ini an did not disbelieve, tint the Shayatin (devils)
disbelieved, teaching men magic and such things that came
down at Babylon to the two angels, Harut and Maruf but
neither of these two (angels) taught anyone (such things) till
they had said, w We are only for trial, so disbelieve not (by
learning this magic from us)/ 15 And from these (angels) people
learn tlial by which they cause separation between man and his
wife, hut they could not thus harm anyone except by Allah’s
Leave* And they learn that which harms them and profits them
not And indeed they knew that the buyers of it (magic) would
have no share in Ihe Hereafter. And how bad indeed was that
for which they sold their own selves, if they but knew.
103. And if Ihey had believed and guarded i hem selves from
evil and kept their duty to Allah, far better would have been
the reward from their Lord, if they but knew r !
104. O you who believe! Say not (to the Messenger
fiu,j 4 _ut) M t]l but say Uitzurna (make us understand) and
hear. And for the disbelievers there is a painful torment. (See
Verse 4:46)
105. Neither those who disbelieve among the people of the
Scripture (Jews and Christians) nor Al-Mushriktm (the
idolaters, polytheists, disbelievers In the Oneness of Allah,
pagans, etc.) like that there should be sent down to you any
good from your Lord. But Allah chooses for His Mercy whom
lie wills. And Allah is the Owner of Great Bounty,
106. Whatever a Verse (revelation) do We abrogate or cause
to be forgotten, We bring a better one or similar to it Know
you not that Allah is Abie to do all Ihings?
107. Know you not that it is Allah to Whom belongs the
(V.2:MM) Rd ‘ina: In Arabic means “Be careful; Listen to ns^ and we lislen to you",
whereas in Hebrew it means “an insult”,, and the Jews Used ta say it to the Prophet
<u!c ill with bad intentions. (See V.4:46)
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dominion of the heavens and the earth? And besides Allah you
have neither any Wait (protector or guardian) nor any helper*
108. Or do you want lo ask your Messenger (Muhammad
Aok- AS ^L«a) as Musi (Moses) was asked before (i.e. sliow r
us openly our Lord)? And he who changes Faith for disbelief.,
verily, he has gone astray from the Right Way,
10 *h Many of the people of the Scripture {Jews and
Christians) wish that if they could turn you away as
disbelievers after you have believed, out of envy from their
uwnselves, even after the truth (that Muhammad ^
pk'J is AilAh’s Messenger) has become manifest to them. But
forgive and overlook, till Allah brings His Command- 11 111 Verily,
Allah is Able to do all things.
110* And perform As-Sal&t (Iqamat-as-SaLSt), and give
Zakat T and whalever of good (deeds lhat Allah loves) you send
forth for yourselves before you, you shall find it with Allah.
Certainly, Allah is All-Seer of what you do*
111* And they say, “None shall enter Paradise unless he he a
Jew or a Chrislian.” These are their own desires* Say (O
Muhammad ^ j ^ “Produce your proof if you are
truthful.”
1 12- Yes, but whoever submits his face (himself) to Allah
(i.e* follows Allah’s Religion of Islamic Monotheism) and he is a
Muhsitt [21 then his reward is with his Lord (Allah), on such
shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. [See Tafsir Ibn Kathh\.,
1 13. The Jews said that the Christians follow nothing (i.e. are
not on the right religion); and the Christians said that the Jews
follow nothing (Le. are not on the right religion); though they
bolh recite the Scriplure. Like their word, said (Ihe pagans) who
know not. Allah will judge between them on the Day of
Resurrection about that wherein they have been differing.
114* And who are more unjust than those who forbid that
Allah’s Name be glorified and mentioned much (i.e* prayers
11 (V.2:109) The provision of tills verse has beet) abrogated by the (V.9:29). (Tafsir
At-Tabari )
{V.2:3 12) K M lib sin 1 ' a g wtl-docr who performs good deeds locally for Allah's sake
only without any show off or CO gain praise or fame, ect., and in accordance with the
Sumfl h of ALISIvs Messenger Muhammad ^ 1
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and invocations, etc,) in Allah’s mosques and strive for their
ruin? It was not fitting that such should themselves enter them
(Allah’s Mosques) except in fear. For them there is disgrace in
this world, and they will have a great torment in the Hereafter.
I IS. And to Allah belong the east and the west, so wherever
you turn (yourselves or your faces) there is the Face of Allah
(and fie is High above, over His Throne)* Surely! Allah is All-
Sufficient for His creatures 1 needs, All-Knowing.
lid* And they (Jews, Christians and pagans) say: Allah has
begotten a son {children or offspring) 111 . Glorified is He (Exalted
is He above all that they associate with Him)* Nay, to Him
belongs ail that is in the heavens and on earlh, and all surrender
with obedience (in worship) to Him.
117. The Originator of Ihe heavens and the earth. When He
decrees a matter, He only says to it : “Be!" — and it is.
118. And those who have no knowledge say: “Why does not
Allah speak to us {face to face} or why does not a sign come to
us?” So said the people before them words of similar import
Their hearts are alike, We have indeed made plain the signs for
a people who believe with certainty.
119. Verily, We have sent you (O Muhammad ^
A-ij) with the truth (Islam), a bringer of glad tidings (for those
who believe in what you brought, lhal they will enter Paradise)
and a wanner (for those who disbelieve in what you brought,
lhat they will enter Ihe Hell-fire)* 111 , And you will nol be asked
about the dwellers of the blazing Fire.
120. Never will Ihe Jews nor the Chrislians be pleased wilh
you (O Muhammad *il ^^°) till you follow I heir
religion. Say: “Verily, the Guidance of Allah (i.e. Islamic
Monotheism) that is the {only) Guidance* And if you {O
|J (V.2:l 1rt) “They (Jews, Christians and pagans) say: AU5h has begotten a son
(children, offspring). Glorified is tie ...Nay.,,.""
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas : Ihe Prophet A-j “A lA* 3 said. "Allah said,
'The son y l' Adam tells lies against Me though he has no righL to do so, and he abuses
Me though he has no right to ilo so. As for his telling lies against Me, he claims that .1
cannot rc-creatc him as I created him before; and as for his abusing Me; it is his
Statement that I have a Son (Of offspring). No! Glorified I am! I am far from taking a
wife or a son (or offspring). 1 ” (Sahth A l-Buk}i&ri Vol. 6, Hadi'ih No. 9).
11 (V.2: 1 19) See the footnote of (V. 3:8S).
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[VI iiham mad pVj Aalc *jai jl^) were fti> fallow their (.Jews and
Christians) desires after what you have received of Knowledge
(i.e* the Qiir’&ii), then you would have against Allah neither
any Wall (protector or guardian) nor any helper.
121. Those (who embraced Islam from Bani Israel) to whom
We gave the Book [the Taurat (Torah)] \or those
(Muhammad's pl*-j **' companions} to whom We have
given the Book (the Qnr‘an)| recite it {i.e. obey its orders and
follow its tea citings) as it should be recited (Le. followed), they
are the ones who believe therein. And whoso disbelieve in 11
(the Qur’an), those are they who are the losers. (Tajfsir A l-
Qurtuhl ).
122. O Children of Israeli Remember My Favour which I
bestowed upon you and that I preferred you to the 'Alamin
| mankind and jinn (of your time-period, in Ihe past)].
123. And fear the Day (of Judgement) when no person shall
avail another, nor shall compensation he accepted from bun,
nor shall intercession be of use to him, nor shall they be helped.
1 24. And (remember) when the Ford of Ibrahim (Abraham)
(i.e., Allah) tried him with (certain) Commands. 111 which he
fill filled. He (Allah) said (to him), “Verily, I am going io make
you an Imam (a leader) for mankind (to follow yon},” | Ibrahim
11 [V.2:124) 1c is said that chose commands were many. Some of diem are as follows:
(A) To invite mankind to the Tauhid (Islamic Monotheism),
(B) To show mankind die Manduk {See V. 2: 32,8}.
(C ) To practise the characteristics of AI-Fitrafi\
Narrated Abu Hurairah ^ : E heard the Prophet A-j -sA saying:
Five practices are characteristic of Al-Fifmh\
(1) Circumcision,
(2) Shaving die pubic hair,
(3) Cutting the moustaches short,
(4) Clipping the nails.
(5) and depi lating die hair of the armp its.
(Sahih Al-Bukhuri, ffadiih No. 779. Vol.7)
Narrated Ihn Umar 4-1 ^ j . Allah’s Messenger A-* SA ^ uA said: H, Cut die
moustaches short and leave the beard (as il is).” (Sahih Al Bukhari HadUh No. 781,
Vol.7)
(D) It also mentioned that Ibrahim *5ull qA was put to test: {].) When he .liU-J * 1 2 3 4 5 ^jLt
was thrown in the Fire. (2) When he SA was oidcrcd to slaughter his son.
fTufstr ibn Kalhtr)
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(Abraham)] said, “And of my offspring (to make leaders).”
(Allah) said, “My Covenant (Prophet hood) includes not
Zaliniun (polytheists and wrong-do'crs),"
125. And (remember) when We made the House (the Kabbah
at Makkah) a place of resort for mankind and a place of safety.
And take you (people) the Muqdm (place) of Ibrahim
(Abraham) [or the stone on which Ibrahim (Abraham)
stood while he was building the Ka { hah\ as a place of
prayer (for some of your prayers* e + g + two Rak'at after the
Tawaf of the Ka'hah at Makkah). and We commanded Ibrahim
(Abraham) and Isma'il (Istmiael) that they should purify My
House (the Ka'bah at Makkah) for those who arc
circumambulating it, or staying {Ptikaf)^ or bowing or
prostrating themselves (there, in prayer),
126. And (remem her) when Ibrahim (Abraham) said, “My
Lord, make this city (Makkah) a place of security and provide
its people with fruits, such of them as believe in AlLih and the
Last Day/* He (Allah) answered: “As for him who disbelieves, I
shall leave him in contentment for a while* then I shall compel
him to the torment of the Fire* and worst indeed is that
destination!”
127. And (remember) when Ibrahim (Abraham) and (his
son) lsma*il { Ishmael ) were raising the foundations of the
House (the Ka*htih at Makkah)* (saying)* “Our Lord! Accept
(this service) from us. Verily, You are the All-Hearer* the AIL
Knower/* 111
128. “Our Lord! And make m submissive to You and of our
offspring a nation submissive to You, and show us our
(all the ceremonies of pilgrimage — Hajj and "Lmrah)* and accept
our repentance. Truly, You arc the One Who accepts repentance*
the Most Merciful.
129. “Our Lord! And send amongst them a Messenger of
their own (and indeed Allah answered their invocation by
11 (V.2.127) See the footnote of ( V. 14:37).
2 1 i V.2: 128) Mutldxik'. i.e. Ihnirti; 7'tiwdf of the Ku'haii; Sa'v of A a Safa and Ai-
Marwah r stay at ‘Arafat, KfuzdaUfah and Mina; Ramy of Jamardt; slaughtering of
Uady Ultima 1), ttu. For details see Lt The Ftimk of Uayj and 'llmrah", {Sahih 41-
Bukhdn, Vol.2,3),
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sending Mu ham mud who shall recite to them
Your Verses and instruct them in the Book (this Qur'an) and Ai-
Hikmah (full knowledge of the Islamic laws and jurisprudence
or wisdom or Prophet’s sunnah — legal ways), and purify them.
Verily , You are the All-Mighty, Ihe All-Wise.”
130. And who turns away from the religion of Ibrahim
(Abraham) (Le. Islamic Monotheism) except him who befools
himself. Truly, We chose him in this world and verily, in the
Hereafter he will be among the righteous.
131. When his Lord said to him, “Submit (i.c, he a Muslim)!”
He said, “I have submitted myself (as a Muslim) to the Lord of
■Hi "
the 'Atam'in (mankind, jinn and all that exists).”
132. And this (submission to AMh, Islam) was enjoined by
Ibrahim (Abraham) upon his soils and by Ya h qub (Jacob)
(saying), “O my sons! Allah has chosen for you the (true)
religion, then die not except in the Faith of Islam (as Muslims
— Islamic Monotheism)/''
133. Or were you witnesses when death approached Ya'qub
(Jacob)? When he said to his sons, “What will you worship
after me?” They said, “We shall worship your )idh (God —
Allah) the Hah (God) of your fathers, Ibrahim (Abraham),
Ismael (Ishmael), Ishaq (Isaac), One Hah (God), and to Him we
submit (in hl£m).”
134. That was a nation who has passed away. They shall
receive the reward of what Ihey earned and you of what you
earn. And vnu will not be asked of what they used to do.
135. And they say, ”Be Jews or Christians, then you will be
guided.” Say (to them O Muhammad “ Nay,
(we follow) only the religion of Ibrahim (Abraham), llanff
[Islamic Monotheism, i.e. to worship none but AlUih (ALone)J,
and he was not of Al-Mitshrikun (those who worshipped others
along with Allah — see V.2: 1 05).” 11 1
,l] (V.2; 135) Narration about Zaid bin l Amr bin Nufail.
Narrated 'Abdullah bio ‘Umar Ai ; The Prophet met Zaid
bm 'Amr bn Nufail in the bottom of (the valley of) Eialdah before the descent of any
Divine revelation to the Prophet ^m=- ^ . A meal was presented to the
Prophet A * 3 'i 1 hut he refused to e&t Iforn it. (Then U was presented to Zaid)
who said, ”1 do not eat anything which yon slaughter on your Nusub* in the name of
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136* Say (O Muslims)* H \Ve believe in Allah and that which
h as been sent dawn la us and Ihiit which has been scnl down to
Ibrahim (Abraham}, Isnia'il (Ishmacl), Ishaq (Isaac), Ya’qitb
(Jacob), and 1o A I- As bat ft he offspring of I he twelve sons of
Ya'qub (Jacob) and that which has been given to Musa
(Moses) and 'Isa (Jesus), and tiiat which has been given to the
Prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any
of them, and to Him we have submitted (in Islam),”
137* So if they believe in the like of that which yon believe,
your idols, etc. I cal (inly [hone ( animals meat) on which Allah’s Name ban been
mentioned at the time of (their) slaughtering.” Zaid bin 'Ami used to criticise the way
Quraish used to slaughter their animals and used to say, “Allah has created the sheep
and He has sent the water tor it from the s-ky, and He bias grown tin; grasps for it from
the earth; yet you slaughter it in others than the .Name of Allah.” He used to say so,
for tie rejected that practice and considered it as Something abominable
Narrated Ibn L Umai - 4 ' 1 : Zaid bin L Amr bin Nufail went to Sham (the region
comprising Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and Jordan), enquiring about a true religion to
follow. He met a Jewish religious scholar and asked him about their religion. He said,
“T intend t<i embrace VOlft religion. SO tel] me Something about iL” The Jew- said, “YOU
will not embrace our religion unless you receive your share of AlldlTs Anger.” Zaid
said. “J do not run except from Allah's .Anger, and I will never bear a bit of it if I have
the power to avoid it. Can you tell me of some other religion?" He said, “I do not
know any other religion except Hiwif (Islamic Monotheism).' 1 Zaid enquired, “What
is HaniJ? " He said, “Ha mf is the religion of (the Prophet) Ibrahim {Abraham )
pull, he was neither a Jew tior a Christian, and he used to worship none hue Allah
(Alone) — Islamic Monotheism." Then Zaid went out and met a Christian religious
Scholar and lold hirn the same (as before), The Christian said, “You, will not embrace
our religion unless you get a share of Allah’s Curse.” Zaid replied, “1 do not run
except from Allah's Curse, and 1 will never bear any of Allah’s Curse and His Anger
if I have the power to avoid them. Will you tell me of some other religion?” He
replied, L 1 do not know any other religion except Htmif (Islamic Monotheism).” Zaid
enquired, ”Wh a I is IlurAp " Ho replied ■Hamf\n Ihe religion uRlhe Prophet) Thrlihim
(Abraham) V-S he was neither a Jew nor a Christian, and he used to worship
none but Allah (Alone) — Islamic Monotheism," When Zaid heard their statement
about (the religion ot) Ibrahim (Abraham), he left that place, and when he came out,
he raised both his hands and said, "O Allah! 1 make You my Witness that 1 am on the
religion of Ibrahim (Abraham)",
Narrated AsmsT bint Abi Bakr W** : l saw Zaid bin L Amr bin Nufail standing
with his back against the Ka'hah and saying, l 'C people of Quraish! By AllSh, none
amongst you is on the religion of Ibrahim (Abraham) except me." She added: He
(Zaid) used to preserve the lives ofliltle girls; if somebody wanted to kill his daughter
Jte would say to him, “Do not kill her for 1 will teed her on your behalf." So he would
lake her, and when she grew up nicely, he would say to her father, L Now if you will
(wish), E will give her to you, and if you will (wish), I will feed her on your bell all."
(Sahift Al-Bukhrfri Vol.5, Hadith No/l69).
** Nu&ub: See the glossary.
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tiieii they are rightly guided; hut if they turn away, then they
are only in (ippusiliim. So Allah will suffice for you against
them* And He is the All-Hearer, the AJI-Knower*
138. [Our Sihghah (religion) is] the Sihghah (Religion) of
Allah (Islam) and which Sihghah (religion) can he better than
Allah’s? And we are His worshippers* [ Tafstr Ihn Kathir.]
139. Say (O Mu hum in ad jLa to the Jews and
Christians), “Dispute you with us about Allah while He is our
Lord and your Lord? And w r e are to be rewarded for our deeds
“ r.i
and you for your deeds. And we are sincere to Him [in
worship and obedience (i.e. we worship Him Alone and none
else, and we obey His Orders)!.”
140. Or say you lhal Ibrahim (Abraham), Ismi'il (Ishmael),
IshSq (Isaac), Ya'qub (Jacob) and AI-Asbdt |the offspring of
the twelve sons of Ya^ub (Jacob)] were Jews or Christ ia ns?
Say, “Do you know better or does All5h (know belter*,* lhat
they all were .Muslims)? And who is more unjust than he wlio
conceals the testimony [i.e. to believe in Prophet Muhammad
111 (V. 2:139):
a) “Narrated Al-Mughtrah bin Sbu’bah: The Prophet ^ 4,1 .jA^used to pray so
much that his feel used to become edematous or swollen, and when he was asked as to
why he prays su much, he would say: “Shall I Ml he a thankful slave (to AUah)?”
{SakihAl-BnAhw-i. VoJ. 8, Hadith No! 478).
b) Narrated 'Aishah j : The Prophet A-j jL ' u^ 3 said. ”Do good deeds
property, sincerely and moderately, and receive good news because one's good deeds
will not make him enter Paradise.' 1 They asked, ‘"'Even you, O Allah's Messenger?*
He said. ‘"Even t, unless and until Allah protects or covers me with His pardon and
His Mercy,” (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol. 5, Hadith No, 474).
e) Narrated Abu TTurairah j : Allah’s Messenger A* j Al tT i«* said, “Tfl
had gold equal to the mountain of Uhud, it would not please me that anything of it
should remain with me aflcr three nights (i.e,, I would spend all of it in Allah's Cause)
except what I would keep lor repaying debts,” (Sahih A ! -Bukhari, Vn|. H, Hadltfi No.
432 ).
d) Narrated 'Abdullah ^ ^ j— 3 j : The Ihophet A^j ^ ^ ' lt- 3 said, ’'Who among
you considers the wealth of his heirs dearer 1o him than his own wealth?” They
replied, “O Allah’s Messenger] There is none among us hut loves his own wealth
more.” The Prophet said, h So his wealth is whatever he spends (in
Allah’s Cause), during his tile (on good deeds) while the wealth of his lieins is
wliatever he leaves after Ins death.” {Sahih Ah Bukhari, Vol. ft, Hadith No. 447)
e) Narrated Abu Hurairah <*. 4,1 : The Prophet 4-j ^ 4,1 ^ said. “While a
dog was going round a well and was about to die of thirst, an Israeli prostitute saw it
aqd took off her Shoes ami watered si, So Allah forgave her because of that good
deed.” (SaMh A l-Bvkhdri t Vol. 4, Hadith No. 673),
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fK) ^ J+* when he comes, as is written in their Bunks.
(See Verse 7:157)1 he has from Allah? And Allah is not
unaware uf what vuu do.”
+*
141, That was a naliun who has passed away. They shall
receive the reward of what they earned* and you of what you
earn. And yon will not be asked of what they used to do,
■’£ 142* The fools among the people (pagans, hypocrites, and
lews) will say, rt What has turned them (Muslims) from their
Qihiak (prayer direction towards Jerusalem) which they used
to face in prayer*” Say (Q Muhammad ^ “To
Allah belong the cast and the west* He guides whom He wills to
a Straight Way.”
143. Thus We have made you jlrue Muslims — real believers
of Islamic Monotheism, true followers of Prophet Muhammad
fVj Ai\ jJ** and his Surtnah (legal w r ays}|, a Just (and the
best) nation, that you be witnesses over mankind 1 " and the
Messenger (Muhammad A-aJ lA*) ^e a witness over you.
And We made the Qiblah (prayer direction towards Jerusalem)
which you used to face, only to test those who followed the
Messenger (Muhammad ,*Vj AjJp from those who would
turn on iheir heels (i.e. disobey the Messenger). Indeed it was
great (heavy) except for Ihose whom Allah guided. And Allah
w r ould never make your faith (prayers) to be lost (i.e. your
prayers offered towards .Jerusalem)* Truly, Allah is full of
Kindness, Most Merciful towards mankind.
ilJ (V. 2:143} Narrated Ahu Sa'Td A3-Khudri -I Allah's Messenger ^
A“J ■'-4* said, ' Nuh (Noah) will be called on the Day of Resurrection and he will say,
l.abbaik and So'daik, (1 respond to Your Call and t am obedient to Your Orders) O
ray Lord! Allah will say, 'Did you convey Our Message of Islamic Monotheism? 1 '
Nuh (Noah) will say, l Yc&\ His nation will then be asked* 'Did he convey Our
Message of Islamic Monotheism u> you? They will say, : \o Warner came to US , 3 Then
Alldh will say [to Nuh (Noah)], 'Who will bear witness in your favour? 3 He will say,
‘Muhammad Ai' .^L^. and hss followers, 1 So they (i.e,, Muslims) will testify
that he conveyed the Message — and the Messenger (Muhammad ^ )
will be a witness over you, and that is what is meant by the Statement of Allah j
We made you |_ LriJ ^ Muslims — real believers of Islamic Monotheism, true
followers of Prophet Muhammad and his Sunnuh (legal ways)] a just
(and the best) nation that you he witnesses over mankind, and the Messenger
(Muhammad ^* 1 ^* ) will ha a witness over you.” {Sahfh Al-Bukhdn, Vdl.6,
Hadiih No. 14).
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144. Verity, We have seen tlie turning of your (Muhammad's
^ face towards the heaven* Surely* We shall turn
you to a Qibtah (prayer direction) that shall please you, so turn
vour face in die direction of .4/-Masj id-AJ-1 tar am (the sanctuary
at Makkah). And wheresoever you people are, turn your faces
(in prayer) in that direction* Certainly, the people who were
given the Scripture (i*e* Jews and die Christians) know well that,
that {your turning towards the direction of the Ka 'huh at
Makkah in prayers) is the trntli from their Lord* And Allah is
not unaware of whal they do.
145* And even if you were to bring to the people of the
Scripture (Jews and Christians) all the Ayat (proofs, evidences,
verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc,}, they would not follow'
your Qihltih (prayer direction), nor are you going 1o follow
their Qihlak (prayer direction)* And they will not follow each
other’s Qihlah (prayer direction). Verily, if you follow their
desires after that which you have received of knowledge (from
Allah), then indeed you will he one of the ZatimQn (polytheists,
wrong-doers).
14h. Those to whom We gave the Scripture (Jews and
Christians} recognise him (Muhammad ^ or the
Ka ( bak at Makkah) as they recognise their sons. But verily, a
party of them conceal the truth while they know it — |i,c, the
(gualities of Muhammad ^ which are written in
the la u rat (Torah) and the Inject (Gospel)| |l] .
147* (This is) the truth from your Lord. So be you not one of
those who doubt.
148. For every nation there is a direction to which they fate
(in their prayers)* So hasten towards all that is good.
Wheresoever you may be, Allah will bring you together (on the
Day of Resurrection). Truly, Allah is Able to do all things.
149. And from wheresoever you start forth (for prayers),
turn your face in the direction of A t-M asj i d-A /- H a ra m (at
Makkah), that is indeed the truth from your Lord. And Allah is
nut unaware of w hat you do.
ISO* And from wheresoever you start forth (for prayers),
(V.2:\46) See the footnote of { V .2:42) (Qualities, of Muhammad r^j ^ )-
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turn your face iti the direction of A l-Masjid-A /-Harfl m (at
Makkah), and wheresoever you are, turn your faces towards it
(when you pray) so that men may have no argument against
you except those of them that are wrong-doers, so fear them
not, hut fear Me! — And so that I may complete My Blessings
on you and that you may be guided*
151. Similarly (to compiele My Blessings on you), We have
sent among you a Messenger (Muhammad pWj i**" 3 ) of
your own, reciting to you Our Verses (the Qur’an) and
purifying you, and teaching you Ihe Book (Ihe Qur’an) and the
Hikmah (he* Sunnah , Islamic laws and Fiqh — jurisprudence),
and teaching you that which you used not to know,
152* 1’hcrefore remember Me (by praying, glorify ing) [1 ^ I
will remember you, and be grateful to Me (for My countless
Favours on you) and never be ungratefui to Me.
153* O you who believe! Seek help in patience and As-Salat
(the prayer)* Truly! AliSh is with A&Sabir&rt (the patient)*
154. And say not those who arc killed in the Way of Allah,
“They are dead/’ Nay, they are living, but you perceive (it) not.
155* And certainly, We shall test you with something of fear,
hunger, loss of wealth, lives and fruits, but give glad tidings to
As-Sahirun (the patient).
156* Who, when afflicted with calamity, say: SL Trtdy! To
Allah we belong and truly, to Him w r c shall return/'
157* They are those on whom are the S&iawat (i*c, who are
blessed and will he forgiven) from their Lord, and (they are those
who receive His) Mercy, and it is they who are the guided ones*
158, Verily, As-Suja and Al-Marwah (two mountains in Makkah)
fLl (V. 2:352);
a) . Sec the footnote of (V. 13:2s).
b) . Narrated Abu Hurairah *=■ ■*' : The Prophet <4=- ^ said, ‘'Allah >
d*.j says, I am just as My slave thinks 1 am^Le. 1 am AhLe to da Ear him what he
thinks 1 can do for hint) and J am with him if he remembers Me. if he remembers Me
in himself, I loo, remember him in My self; and it he remembers Me in a group of
people, I remember him in a group that is better chan them; and if be comes one span
nearer to Me, 1 go one cubit nearer to him; and if he comes one cubit nearer to Me. I
go a distance of two outstretched arms nearer to him; and if he comes La Me walking,
I go to him running." (Sahih Al-Bukh&ri, VoL9, Hadith No.502).
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are of the Symbols of Allah, So it is not a sin on him who
performs Hajj or * ZJmrah (pilgrimage) of the House (the Ka'hati
at Makkah) to perform the going {Tawqf] between them {As-Sqfa
and Ai-Marway 1 J . And whoever does good voluntarily, then verily,
Allah is All-Recogniser, All-Knower.
159- Verily, those who conceal the clear proofs, evidences
and the guidance, which We have sent down, after We have
made it clear for the people in the Book, they are the ones
cursed by Allah and cursed by Ihe cursers.
16th Except those who repent and do righteous deeds, and
openly declare (the truth which they concealed)* These, I will
accept Iheir repentance. And I am the One Who accepts repen-
tance, the Most Merciful
161. Verily, those who disbelieve, and die while they are
disbelievers, it is thev on whom is the Curse of All&h and of the
.* V
angels and of mankind, combined.
162. They will abide therein forever (under the curse in
Hell), their punishment will neither be lightened, nor will they
be reprieved.
163. And your flak (God) is One Itah (God — Allah), La
if aha ilia Huwa (there is none who has the right to be
worshipped but He), the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
164. Verily, in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and
in the alternation of night and day, and the ships which sail
through the sea with that which is of use to mankind, and Ihe
water (rain) which Allah sends down from the sky and makes
Ihe earth alive therewith after its death, and the moving (living)
creatures of alt kinds that He has scattered therein, and in the
veering of winds and clouds which are held between the sky
and the earth, are indeed Ay at (proofs, evidences, signs, etc.)
for people of understanding.
165. And of mankind are some who take (for worship)
others besides Allah as rivals 1 " 1 (to Allah). They love them as
[ " (V.2:15K) See Ihe footnote of (V. 14:37).
Ijl {V, 2:165) Narrated ‘Abdullah 2.1 : The Prophet Jil said one
statement and 1 said another The Prophet ^ ^ said: “Whoever dies while
still invoking anything other than Allah as a rival to Allah, will cuter Hell (tire)." And
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they love Allah. But those who believe* love Allah more (than
anything else). If only* those who do wrong could see, when
they will see the tnrment. that all power belongs to Allah and
that Allah is Severe in punishment.
166. When those who were followed disown (declare them-
selves innocent of) those who followed (them), and Ihey see the
torment, then all their relations wilt be cut off from them.
167. And those who followed will say: “If only we had one
more chance to return (to the worldly life), w r e would disown
(declare ourselves as innocent from) them as they have
disowned (declared themselves innocent from) us.” Thus Allah
will show them their deeds as regrets for them. And they will
never get out of the Fire ,
168. O mankind! Eat of that w hich is Law ful and good on the
earth, and follow not the footsteps of Shaitan (Satan)* Verily, he
is to you an open enemy.
16*>. lie \Shaiidn (Satan) | com man ds you only what is evil
and Fuhshu' (sinful), and that you should say against Allah
what you know not.
170. When it is said to them: “Follow what Allah lias sent
down. 1 They say: “May! We shall follow what we found our
fathers following.” (Would they do that!) even though their
fathers did not understand anything nor were they guided?
171. And the example of those who disbelieve is as that of
him who shouts to those (flock of sheep) that hears nothing but
calls and cries. (They are) deaf, dumb and blind. So they do not
understand. {Tafsir Al-Qurtuhi ),
172. O you who believe (in the Oneness of Allah — Islamic
Monotheism)! Eat of the lawful things that YVc have provided
you |L| with, and be grateful to Allah, if it is indeed He Whom
I said, "Whoever dies without invoking anything as a rival to ALI£h, will enter
Paradise. fcK {SahihAl Bukhari, Vol.G, Had'ith NO. 24).
I|J (V. 2:172) Narrated An-Nu'man bin Bashir ^ : [ heard Allah's Messenger
,2— ij spying, ’"Both legal and illegal things are evident hut in between them
there are doubtful (unclear) dungs, and most of the people have no knowledge about
them. So whoever saves himself from these unclear things, he saves his religion and
his honour. And whoever indulges in these ur.lcear things is like a shepherd who
graven (his animals) near the JTtmd (private pasture) of someone else, and at any
moment he is liable to get in it. (O people!) Beware! Every king has a Himd and the
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you worship,
173. He has forbidden you only l he Maitah (dead animals),
and blood, and the flesh of swine, and that which is slaughtered
as a sacrifice for others than Allah (or has been slaughtered for
idols, on which Allah's Name has not been mentioned while
slaughtering), But if one is forced by necessity without willful
disobedience nor transgressing due limits, then there is no sin
on him. Truly, Allah is Oft- Forgiving, Most Merciful,
174. Verilv, those who conceal what Allah has sent down of
the Book, and purchase a small gain therewith (of worldly
things), they eat into their bellies nothing bul fire. Allah will
not speak to them on the Day of Resurrection, nor purify them,
and theirs will be a painful torment,
175. Those are they who have purchased error at the price
of Guidance, and torment at the price of Forgiveness, So how
bold they are (for evil deeds which will push them) to the Fire.
176. That is because Allah has sent down the Book (the
Qur’jln) in trulh. And verily, those who disputed as regards the
Book are far away in opposition,
177. K is not Al-Birr (piety, righteousness, and each and every
act of obedience to Allah, etc.) that yon turn your faces tow ards
the east and (or) the west (in prayers); bul Al-Birr is (the quality
of) the one who believes in Allah, the Last Day, the Angels, the
Book, the Prophets 111 and gives wealth, in spite of love for it, to
the kinsfolk, to the orphans, and to Al-Masakin (the needy), and
to the wayfarer, and to those w r ho ask, and to set slaves free, and
performs As-Salat {Iqamai-as-Salat)^ and gives the ZakaL and
who fulfil their covenant when they make it, and who are patient
in extreme poverty and ailment (disease) and at the time of
fighting (during the battles). Such are the people of the truth and
they are Al-Mutfaq&rt ( the pious — See V,2:2),
178. O you who believe! Al-Qisas (the Law of Equality in
punishment) is prescribed for you in case of murder: the free
Himu of Allah 7? j> on the eonth is His illegal, (.forbidden) things. Beware! There is
a piece of flesh in Ihc body if it becomes good (reformed), the whole body becomes
good, but if it gets npoilL, die whole b*dy gets spoilt and that in the heart. (Sahlh 41-
BukharL Vol.l, Hadlih ho.4^1.
Ll (V.2:177) See the footnote (b)of(VJ:S5).
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for the free, the slave for the slave, and the female for the
female. But if the killer is forgiven by the brother (or the
relatives, etc.) of the killed against blood -money, then adhering
to it with fairness and payment of the blood-money to the heir
should be made in fairness. This is an alleviation and a nierev
■M
from your Lord. So after this whoever transgresses the limits
(i.e. kills the killer after taking the blood-money), he shall have
a painful torment.
179. And there is (a saving of} life for you in AI-Qisas (the
Law of Equality in punishment). O men of understanding, that
you may become Al-Muttaqurt (the pious — See V.2:2).
ISO. It is prescribed for you, when death approaches any of
you, if he leaves wealth, that he makes a bequest to parents and
next of kin, according to reasonable manners. (1 his is) a duty
upon Al-Muttaqun (the pious — See V.2:2). |L|
181. Then whoever changes the bequest after hearing it, the
sin shall be on those who make the change. Truly, Allah is All-
Hearer, All-Kuo wer.
182. Bui he who fears from a testator some unjust act or
wrong-doing, and there upon he makes peace between the
parties concerned, there shall be no sin on him. Certainly,
Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
183.0 you who believe! Observing A.s-Saum (the fast) 111 is
prescribed for yon as it was prescribed for those before you,
that you may become yf/-\lMttaqfln (the pious — See V.2:2).
184. [Observing Saum (fast)] for a fixed nu mber of days, but
if any of you is ill or on a journey, the same number (should be
made up) from other days. And as for those who can fast with
difficulty', (e.g, an old man), they have (a choice either to fast
or) to feed a Mis km (needy person) (for every day missed). But
whoever docs good of his own accord, it is better for him. And
that vou fast is better for you if on I v you know.
||J (V.2:1S0} The provision of this Verse has been abrogated by the Verse of
inheritance (V.4; f ] ),
(V.2:I&3) As-Suarh means fasting i.e. not to eat or drink or have sexual relations
ete, from the Adhan of the Fair {early morning) prayer till the sunset,
|1j (V.2:1N4) The provision of this Verse has been abrogated by the next Verse: 1S5,
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185. The month of Ramadan in which was. revealed the
Qur'an* a guidance for mankind and clear proofs for the
guidance and the criterion (between right and wrong). So
whoever of you sights (the crescent on the first night of) the
month (of Ramadan i.e. is present at his home), he must
observe Suum (fast) that month, and whoever is ill or on a
journey, the same number fof days which one did not observe
Saum (fast) must he made up| from other days. Allah intends
lor you ease, and He does not want to make things difficult for
you. (He wants that you) must complete the same number (of
days), and that yon must magnify Allih (i.e. to say Takbir
{Allah i ( Akbar; Allah is the Most Great)! for having guided you
so that you may be grateful to Him. * 11
with few exceptions, i.e., very old person, or pregnancy, etc.
I|J (V.2:IH5);
(A} Narrated Tahrah bin TJhaidullSh- A bedouin with unkempt hair came to ALlSh’s
Messenger ji' mid said. “0 Allah's Messenger! Inform me what Allah
has made compulsory forme as regards the Salat (prayers)/' He replied r “You have to
offer perfectly the five compulsory Salat (prayers) m a day and night (24 hours),
unless you want to pray Nawdfil (praying or doing extra deeds besides what is
obligatory)”, The bedouin further asked,. “Inform me what Allah has made
compulsory for me as regards Sown (fast)/” He replied, '’ You have to fast during the
whole month of Ramadan, unless you want to fast more as Nawqfil" The bedouin
further asked, ‘Tell me how much Zakdt Allah has enjoined on me." The narrator
added: Then, Allah's Messenger A- j jL ' informed him all about the Laws (i.e,
fundamentals) of Mam, The bedouin then said, “By Him Who has honoured you, 1
will neither perform any Nawdfil nor will I decrease what Allah has enjoined on me."
Allah's Messenger said, “If he ls saying the truth, he will succeed (or
he will be granted Paradisic)." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, fiadith No. 1 J 5 „ VoL 1).
(11) Narrated Abfl Hutajfih ■'4* ^*1 : Allah's Me&ftefiger 4.1 said, “✓#.*-
Siydm (the fasting) is Jmmuh (protection or shield or a screen or a shelter from the
Hell-fire®). So, die person observing. Suum (fast) should avoid sexual relation with his
wife and should not behave foolishly and impudently, tuid if somebody Hghls with
him or abases him, he should say to him twice, ‘1 am fasting/ ” The Prophet 4ii
A-j added, * By Him in Whose Hands my 30ul is, the smell coming out from the
mouth of a lulling person is hotter with Allah 0 "*' : than the smell of musk, (Allah s::ys
about the fasting person), ‘He has left his food, drink and desires for My sake. The
Saum (fasl) is for Me.** So T will reward (the fasting person) for it and the reward of
good deeds is multiplied ten times. " [Sahth A l-Bukhdri, Hadith No. 1 18, Vol. 3).
* See Path Al-Bim, Vol. 5, Page A
*■ Although all pt act ices of worshipping are for Allah, here AllSh singles out Saum
(fast), because fasting cannot be practiced for the sake of sbo wing-off, as nobody except
Allah can know whether one is lasting or nut. Therefore, fasting is a pure performance
that cannot be blemished with hypocrisy, [Path Al-Bart, Vol. 5, Page 1 0)
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186* And when My slaves ask you (O Muhammad
concerning Me, then {answer them), I am indeed near
(lo them by My Knowledge). I respond to the invocations of the
supplicant when he calls on Me (without any mediator or
intercessor)* So let them obey Me and believe in Me* so that
they may he led aright 1 ".
187. It is made lawful for you to have sexual relations with
your wives on the night of As-Saum (the fast). They are Lib as
|i.c* body cover, or screen, or Sakan, (i,e, you enjoy the pleasure
of living with them — as in Verse 7 : 1 H 9) Tafiir At-Tabari\ , for
you and you are the same for them. Allah knows that you used
to deceive yourselves* so He turned to you (accepted your
repentance) and forgave you. So now have sexual relations with
them and seek that which Allah has ordained for you
(offspring), and cat and! drink until the white thread (light) of
daw n appears to you dislinct from I be black thread (darkness
of night)* then complete your Saum (fast) till the nightfall. And
do not have sexual relations with them (your wives) while you
arc in lUikdf ji.e. confining oneself in a mosque for prayers and
invocations Leaving the worldly activities) in the mosques.
These are the limits (set) by All&h, so approach them not. Tims
does Allah make clear Ills Aydt (proofs, evidences, lessons,
signs, revelations* verses. Laws* legal and illegal things* Allah's
Net limits, orders) to mankind that they may become Ai-
Muttaqun (the pious — See V,2:2).
(C) Narrated Abil IJurairah ^ ! Tilt Prophet ^1 u*— Said, “WhOfcVCt
docs not give up lying speech — false statements (i.e. telling lies) and acting on those
(lies), anti evil actions elc., then Allah is not in need of his leaving his food and drink
(Le. Allah will not accept his fasting* f . [Sahlh Al-Bukhtiri Hadiih No. 127, VoJ. 3").
" See Path Ai-Bdrt Vol. 5, Page 18.
11 1 (V. 2: ] 86) Narrated Abu Hurairah. aj* A 1 j : Allah’s Messenger i
•said. "Alldlt said, i will declare war against him who shows hostility to a pious
worshipper of Mine. And Ihe most beloved things with which My slave comes nearer
to Me, is whal 1 have enjoined upon him; and My slave keeps on coming closer to Me
through performing Nawafil till 1 love him. Then I become his sense of hearing with
which he hears, and his sense of sight with which he sees, and his hand with whieh he
grips, and his leg with which he walks; and if he asks Me, 1 will give him, and if he
asks My Protection (Refuge), \ will protect him; (i.e. give him My Refuge), and I do
Hoi hesitate to do anything as I hesitate to take the souj of the believer, for he hates
death, and I hate to disappoint hint.’” {Sahih AI-Bukhdri, Vol.K, Hadiih No. 509 1 ).
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1 88. And cat up not one another's property unjustly On any
illegal way c.g, stealing, robbing, deceiving, etc.), nor give
bribery to tie rulers (judges before presenting your eases) that
you may knowingly eat up a part of the property of others
sinfully.
189. They ask you (Q Muhammad ^ lj^ 3 ) about
tie new moons. Say: “They are signs to mark fixed periods of
time for mankind and for the pilgrimage 11 . It is not Al-Birr
(piety, righteousness) that you enter the houses from the back
but Ai-Birr (is the quality of the one) who fears Allah- So enter
houses through their (proper) doors, and fear Allah that you
may be successful.
190. And fight in the Way of Allah 111 those who fight you,
but transgress not the limits. Truly, Allah likes not the
transgressors- [This Verse is the First one that w r as revealed in
connection with Jihad - but it was supplemented by another
(9:36)].
191. And kill them wherever you find them, and turn them
I 1
out from where they have turned you out And Al-Fitnah is
worse than killing. And Fight not with them at Ai-Masjid-Al-
Hardm (the sanctuary at Makkah) 131 , unless they (first) fight
1,1 (V, 2: 1 90) Al-Jihdd (holy fighting) in Allah's Cause (with full force of numbers
and weaponry) is given the utmost importance in IsISm and is one of its, pillars (on
w r hich it stands). By Jihad Islam is established, Allah's Word is made superior, (His
Word being l A \taha itlalldk which means none has the right to be worshipped but
Allah), and His Religion (1 si Sin) ls propagated. By abandoning Jihdd {may Allah
protect us from thal) Islam is destroyed and the Muslims fall into an inferior position;
tbeLr honour is lose their lands are stolen, their rule and authority vanish, .hhdd is an
obligatory duty in Islam on every Muslim, and he who tries to escape from this duty,
or does nol in his innermost heart wish to fulfil this duly, dies with one of the qualities
of a hypocrite.
Narrated 'Ahdulldh bin Mas'Cid <#- At : [ asked Allah’s Messenger 4il
A-j > "O Allah's Messenger! What is the best deed?" He replied. ’To offer the Salat
{prayers) at their early fixed Slated limes.” I asked, “What is next in goodness?” Tie
replied, "To be good and dutiful to your parents.* 1 further asked. “What is next m
goodness?" He replied, L: To participate in Jihad in Allah's Cause." I did not ask
Allah’s Messenger vA 1 A1 anymore and if I had asked him more, he would
have told me more. (Sahih AI-Bukhdri, Vol.4, Hadiih No. 41 ).
1-1 (V. 2. : 1 1 > I ) Ai-Fitnah: polytheism, to disbelieve a tier one has believed in Allah, or a
trial or a calamity or an affliction.
l3] {V. 2:191) Narrated Abu-Bakrah ; The Prophet
dehevered us a A7 jj it bah (religious talk) oil the day of Nahr ( 1 Olh of Dhul Hijjah). He
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you there. But if they attack you, then kill them. Such Ik the
recompense of the disbelievers.
192. Bui ir they cease, then Allah is Oft -Forgiving, Most
Merciful.
193. And fight Ihem until (here is no more Fitnuh (disbelief
and worshipping of others along with Allah) and (all and every
kind of) worship is for Allah (Alone) 1 ' 1 . Bui if they cease, let
there be no transgression except against Az-ZMim^n (the
poly I heists, and wrong-doers)
194. The sacred month is for the sacred month, and for the
prohibited things, there is the Law of Equality (Qisas). Then
whoever transgresses the prohibition against you, you
transgress likewise against him. And fear Allah, and know that
AH3h is with Al-Muttaqun {(he pious — See V.2:2) .
195. And spend in the Cause of Allah (i.e. Jihad of all kinds)
and do not throw yourselves into destruction (by nol spending
your wealth in the Cause of Allah), and do good. Truly, Allah
said, “Do you know what is, the day today? 1 ’ We said, “Allgh and Has Messenger
know better." He remained silent till we thought that he might give that day another
name. He said, "Isn’t it the day of Nahr? " We said, “Tt is.” He further asked, “Which
month is this? 1 ’ We said.. "Allah and His Messenger know better." He remained silent
till wc thought that he might give it another name, He then said, "Isn’t it the month of
Dhut-Jfijfah? “ We replied: "'Yes, it in." He furfhrer asked, “What town is tJi Ls'. J ” We
replied, "Allah and His Messenger know it better." He remained silent till we thought
that he might give il another name, He then said, “Isn’t it the forbidden (sacred) town
(of Makkah)?” We said, "Yes, it is." He said, “No doubt, your blood and your
properties are sacred to one another like the sanctity of this day of yours, in this month
of yours, in this town of yours, till the day you meet your Lord, No doubt! Haven’t I
conveyed Allah’s Message to you? We said, ”Yes." He said, "O Allah! Be witness. So
il is incumbent upon those who arc present to convey it (this information) to those
who arc ahseni because the informed one might comprehend it (what j have said)
better than the present audience, who will convey it to him. Beware! Do not renegade
(as) disbelievers alter me by striking the necks (cutting the throats) of one another."
{Silhih A l-Bukhdrs, Vfal.2, iLdiik No. 797).
1,1 (V. 2: 193) (A) Narrated Ibn L L T mar a' : Allah’s Messenger v-uc.
said, “1 have been ordered (by AMh) ro fight against the people till they testify
that La tfdha iUalhih wa Anna Mutt ammmad-ur* Rasul Aildh (none has the right to be
worshipped but Allah .j and that Muhammad i A' is the Messenger
of .Allah), and perform As-Saldt ( Iqama t-as - Saldt ) and give ZaMt r so if they perform
all lhat, then they tave their lives, and properties from me except for Islamic laws, and
their reckoning (aecmints) will he with (done by) Allah. 1 ’ \Safuk AJ-Bukfwri, Vt>Ll,
Hadtth No. 24).
(B) See (V.8:39) and its footnote.
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loves AI-M uksinun ' 1 ' (the good-doers)
196. And perform properly (i.e. all the ceremonies according
to tiie ways of Prophet Muhammad the Hajj
and ‘ Umrah (i.e. the pilgrimage to Makkah) for Allah. But if
you arc prevented (from completing them), sacrifice a Hady
(animal, i*e. a sheep, a cow, or a camel) such as you can afford,
and do not shave your heads until the Hady reaches the place of
sacrifice. And whosoever of you is ill or has an ailment in his
+*
scalp (necessitating shaving), he must pay a Fidyah (ransom) of
either observing Suum (fast) (three days) or giving Sadaqah
(charily — feeding six poor persons) or offering sacrifice (one
sheep). Then if you are in safety and whosoever performs the
* Umrah in the months of Hajj t before (performing) the Hajj*
(he* Hajj-at-Tamattu * and /J/-Qiran), he must slaughter a Hady
such as he can afford, but if he cannot afford it, he should
observe Saam (fast) three days during the Hajj and seven days
after his return (to his home), making ten days in all. This is for
him whose family is not present at A l-Masj id- A I- Ha rdm (he.
non-re side nl of Makkah). And fear Allah much and know lhat
Allah is Severe in punish menial
197. The Hajj (pilgrimage) is (in) the well-known (lunar
year) months (he, the KJtli month, the 11th month and the first
ten days of the 1 2th month of the Islamic calendar, i.e, two
months and ten days). So whosoever intends to perform Haj/ yl
,l] tV.2:L95)Scc (V. 2:112).
Izj (V. 2:196) IslSm demolishes all the previous evil deeds and so dees migration (for
Allah's sake) and Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah). [Al Lu 'lu ’ wal \farjdn, Vol, I, Ch.52,
P.205J. The obligation of performing 'Umrah and its superiority. Jbn ‘Umar
said, "Hajj and 'Umrah are obligatory for everybody.” And ibn ’Abbas ^
said, 1 Umrah is mentioned in conjunction w-'i tU Hajj in the Rook of Allah j=-
: ‘’And perform properly Hajj and "Umrah for Allib.” (2.19b).
Narrated Abu llurairah ^ Jil Allah’s Messenger fU-j vJt A 1 said, “(The
performance of) "Umrah is an expiation for the sins committed (between it and the
previous one). And the reward of Hajj Mabrdr (the one accepted by Allah) Is nothing
except Paradise.” {Sahib Al- Bukhari, Vo 1.3, Hadiih No.l).
Ii] (V. 2:197) What is said regarding Hajj At-Tamattu\ Hajj Ai-Qirdn t and Hajj Al-
Sfriid. And whoever has not brought a Hady with him, lie should finish the Ihrdm of
Hajj and make it as ‘Umrah, (and then assume another Ihrdm for Hajj from Makkah,
etc.) There ate three ways of performing Hajj — as follows:
a) Hajj At-Tamattu': ft means that you have no Hady with you and you assume ihrdm
only for ‘Umrah first and after 'Umrah you finish your I hr am and assume another
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therein {by assuming Ihram), then he should not have sexual
relations {with his wife), nor commit sin, nor dispute unjustly
during the Hajj. And whatever good you do* (tie sure) Allah
knows it. And take a provision (with you) for the journey* but
the best provision is At-Taqwa (piety, righteousness). So fear
Me, O men of understanding!
198. There is no sin on you if you seek the Bounty of your
Lord (during pilgrimage by trading). Then when you leave
‘Araja^\ re mem tier Allah (hy glorifying His Praises* i.e.
prayers and invocations) at Al- Mash W-il-Haram^ J . And
remember Him (by invoking Allah for all good.) as He has
guided you. and verily, you were, before, of those who were
astray.
199. Then depart from the place whence all the people
depart and ask Allah for His Forgiveness. Truly, Allah is Oft-
Forgiving, Most Merciful.
200. So when you have accomplished your Manasik^\
remember Allah as you remember your forefathers or with a
far more remembrance. But of mankind there are some who
say: “Our Lord! Give us (Your Bounties) in this world!” and
for such there will be no portion in the Hereafter.
201. And of them there are some w r ho say: “Our Lord! Give
us in this world that which is good and in the Hereafter that
w hich is good, and save us from the torment of the Fire!”
202. Those for them there will be alloted a share for what
they have earned. And Allah is Swift at reckoning.
Ihram (or performing from Makhah, but you have to slaughter a liady.
b) Hajj Ai-Qirdn: It moans that one should have u Hady with him and should perform
‘Ummh and then Hajj with the same state of Ihrdrn.
e} Hajj Al-Ifrdd: It means that one assumes liirdm with the intention of performing
Hajj only and docs not perform 'Umrah.
111 (V. 2: ] 9W) ‘Arajdt: a weli known place near Makkah where pilgrims have to spend
the 9th day of Dhul Hijjah.
(V. 2.19K) Al-Mask’ar a-Hurdm, i.e. Muzduiifah, a well-known place near
Makkah* where pilgrims, have to stop and stay for the whole night of the 10th of Dhul
Hijjah, or a great part of it.
ts| (¥.2:290) “Mandsik" i.e. Ihrdm , Tawdf of the Ka'bah and As-Safd and Al-
Marwah-, Stay at 'Arafat, Muzdahftih and Mina, Ramy of Jamardt (Stoning of the
specified pillars in Mina), slaughtering of ttudy (animal).
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203. Ami remember Allah during the appointed Days 111 . But
whosoever hastens to leave in two days, there is no sin on him
and whosoever stays on, there is no sin on him, if his aim is to
do good and obey Allah {fear Him), and know that you will
surely be gathered to Him.
204. And of mankind there is he whose speech may please
you (O Muhammad in this worldly life, and
he rails Allah to witness as to that which is in his heart, yet he is
the most quarrelsome ot the opponents.
205. And when he turns away (from you H 0 Muhammad
fWj ”), his effort in the land is to make mischief
therein and to destroy the crops and (he cattle, and A115h likes
not mischief.
206. And when it is said to him, “Fear Allah 4111 , he is led by
arrogance to (more) crime. So enough for him is Hell, and
worst indeed is that place to rest!
21)7. And of mankind is he who would sell himself, seeking
the Pleasure of Allah. And Allah is full of Kindness to (His)
slaves.
2(W. O you who believe! Enter perfectly in Islam (by obeying
all the rules and regulations of the Islamic religion) and follow not
the foolsleps of Shaitan (Salan). Verily, he is to you a plain enemy.
209. Then if you slide back after the clear signs (Prophet
Muhammad fWj ^ and this Qur’an, and Islam) have
come to you, then know that AMh is All-Mighty, All-Wise.
111 (V. 2:203) These ate the three days of staying at Mina during the Hajj; 1 Lth, 1 2th
and 13lh days of the month of Dhul-HijjaK by saying AUAhu Akbar (Allah is the Most
Great) much, and while slaughtering Matiy (animals) and during the Ramy Qi'Jamarat.
,1] (V.2:204) : ^
(a) Narrated ‘Aisbah '-*4^ ■*' The Prophet ^ ^ said, “The most haled
person to AllSli is. die one who ]S most quarrelsome of the opponents.” [Sahib Ai-
Bukhdn. VoL3, Hadith No.637).
(b) Narrated Abu Utnamah ^ ^ : Allah's Messenger 'SA jil said: ”(a) I
guarantee a home in Faradise for a person who gives up arguments and disputes even
if he is on die tmth. (b) And [I (also} guarantee a home in the middle of Paradise for
a person who gives up lying (false statements) even while joking. (c> And fl (also)
guarantee 1 a home in the highest part of Paradise for a person who has a high standard
of good character.”
(This Hatifth is quoted by A bu LMwud r At-Tir/titihf, Nasd'i mdlbn Miyuh ) .
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210. Do they then wait for anything other than that Allah
should come to them in the shadows of the clouds and Ihc
angels? (Then) the ease would he already judged. And to Allah
relurn all matters (for decision).
211. Ask the Children of Israel how many clear Ayat (proofs,
evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) We gave
them. And whoever changes Allah's Favour after it had come
to liiin, le.g. renounces the Religion of Allah (Islam) and accepts
Kufr (disbelief)] then surely, Allah is Severe in punishment.
212. Beautified is the life of this world for those who disbelieve,
and they muck at those who believe. But those who obey Allah's
Orders and keep away from what He has forbidden, will be
above them on the Day of Resurrection* And Allah gives (of His
Bounty, Blessings, Favours, Honours on the Day of Resurrection)
to whom He w ills w ithout limit
213. Mankind were one community and Allah sent Prophets
with glad tidings and warnings, and with them He sent down
the Scripture in truth to judge between people in matters
wherein they differed* And only those to w r hom (the Scripture)
was given differed concerning if afler clear proofs had come 1o
them through hatred, one to another. Then Allah by His Leave
guided those who believed to the truth of that wherein they
differed. And Allah guides whom He wills to a Straight Path.
214. Or think you that yon will enter Paradise without such
(trials) as came to those who passed away before you? They
were afflicted with severe poverty and ailments and w r ere so
shaken that even the Messenger and Ihose who believed along
with him said, “When (will come) the Help of Allah?” Yes!
Certainly, the Help of Allah is near!
215. They ask you (O Muhammad 4*-j *4^ ^ what
they should spend. Say; Whatever von spend of good must be
for parents and kindred and orphans and Al-Masakm (the
needy) and the wayfarer, and whatever you do of good deeds,
truly, Allah knows it well.
216. Jiha(f u (holy fighting in Allah's cause) is ordained for
you (Muslims) though you dislike it, and it may be that you
111 (V. 2'.2M) See the footnote of (V.2: 190).
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dislike a thing which is good for you and that you Like a thing
which is bad for you. Allah knows hut you do not know.
217. They ask you concerning fighting in the Sacred Months
(Le. 1st, 7lh, Ilth and 12th months of the Islamic calendar).
Say, “Fighting therein is a great (transgression) 11 hut a greater
(transgression) with Allah is to prevent mankind from
following the Way of Allah, to disbelieve in Him, to prevent
access to Al-Masjid-Al-Hardm (at Makkah), and to drive out its
inhabitants, anti Al-Fittuth 2] is worse than killing. Anti Ihey
will never cease fighting you until they turn you hack from
your religion (Islamic Monotheism) if they can. And whosoever
of you turns back from his religion and dies as a disbeliever,
then his deeds will he lost in this life and in the Hereafter, and
Ihey will be (he dwellers of I he Fire. They will abide therein
forever. - '
218. Verily, I hose who have believed, and those who have
emigrated (lor Allah's Religion) and have striven hard in the
Way of Allah, all these hope for Allah’s Mercy. And Allah Is
Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
219. They ask you (G Muhammad fVj j&I concerning
alcoholic drink and gamhiing , Say: “In them is a great sin, and
[|| ■ r-.
(V. 2:217) The proviso!! o!' this Vcr&e has been abrogated by Verst 9:36 Jihad cf„
(V. 2:216).
(V,2:2I7) Fitnah; polytheism arn.1 to disbelieve after one has believed in Allah, or a
trial or a calamity or an affliction or to set up rivals in worship with Allah, etc.
Eit (V, 2:2 19):
a) Narrated Abu Hurairah Ai j-ij, : Allah's Messenger A' said,
“Whoever takas an oath in which he (forgetfully), mentions Lut and 'Uzz a (i.-e. two
idols of Arab pagans) should say: “ La ihiha iUalldh " fuone has the right to be
worshipped but A I llih), and whoever says to his companion. L Cdnie along, let os
gamble/ must give alms (as an expiation).” (Sahth Al-Bukhdrf, V 0 I. 6 , ffadtth
No. 3 83).
b) Narrated Ibn 'Umar *■ j : Allah's Messenger A- ] said,
“Whoever drinks alcoholic drinks in this world and does nth repent (Le. stops drinking
alcoholic drinks, and begs Allah to forgive him before his death) will be deprived of it
in the Hereafter.” (Sahih Al-Bvkhdri, Vol.7, lladlth No.481).
e) Narrated Anas J heard from Allah's Messenger J-s a
narration which none other than I will narrate to you. The Prophet •-£*- “- 1
said, “From among the portents of the Hour arc the following: General ignorance (in
religious affairs) Will prevail, (religious) knowledge will decrease,, illegal sexual
intercourse will prevail, alcoholic drinks will be drunk (in abundance), men will
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(some) benefits for men, but the sin of them is greater than their
benefit.” And they ask you what they ought to spend. Say: “Thai
which is beyond your needs,” Thus Allah makes dear to you His
Laws in order that you may give thought 111 H
220, In (to) this worldly life and in the Hereafter- And they
ask you concerning orphans. Say: “The best thing is to work
honestly in their property, and if you mix your affairs with
theirs, then they are your brothers. And Allah knows him who
means mischief (e-g- to swallow their property) from him who
means good (e.g. to save their property). And if Allah had
wished, He could have put you into difficulties. Truly, AlMh is
All-Mighty, All-Wise.”
221. And do not marry /M-Mushrikat (idolatresses, etc.) till
they believe (worship Allah Alone). And indeed a slave woman
who believes is better than a (free) Mushrikah (idolatress), even
though she pleases you. And give not (your daughters) in
marriage to Ai-M ushrikim 12 1 till Ihey believe (in Allah Alone) and
verily, a believing slave is better than a (free) Mu&hrik (idolater),
even though he pleases you. those ( Al-Mushrikftn ) invite you to
the Fire, hut Allah invites (you) to Paradise and Forgiveness by
His 1 „cavc, and makes His Ay at (proofs, evidences, verses,
lessons, signs, revelations* etc.) dear to mankind that they may
rcmcmber-
222- They ask you concerning menstruation- Say: that is an
decrease anti women will increase SO much SO that for every fitly women there wit] be
one man to look after them." (Sahih Ai-Bukhtin, VoL 7, Hadith No. 483}
d) Narrated Aba Hurairah ^ The Prophet A-'j said. "An
adulterer- fornicator- at the time he it committing illegal sexual intercourse is not a
believer; and a person, at the ti me of drinking an alcoholic drink is not a believer; and
a thief, at the time of stealing, is not a believer.”
Ibn Shibib said: ‘Abdul Malik bin Abi-Baki bin 'Abdur Rahman bin A1 Hirith bin
E iisiL&Tn lohl me lhy.1 Abu Rakr used to narrate that narration to him on the authority of
Abu Einrairalt. He used to add that Aim Bakr used to mention, besides the above
cases: iL And he who robs (takes illegally something by force) while the people arc
looking at him, is not a believer at the time be is robbing (taking it).'" (Sahsh .41-
Bukhtm. Vol.7, Hadith No. 484).
1 1 I
(V.2;2]9) The provision of this Verse concerning alcoholic drinks ami gambling
has been abrogated by the Verse 5:5)0.
It I r . .
' (V.2:221) Al-Musnrikun: polytheists, pagans, idolaters, and disbelievers in the
Oneness of Allah and in His Messenger Muhammad Aj A jii .
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Aifhti (a harmful thing for a husband lo have a sexual
intercourse with his wife while she is having her menses),
therefore keep away from women during menses and go not 1o
them till they are purified (from menses and have taken a
balh). And when they have purified 1 hem selves, then go in to
them as Allah has ordained for you (go in to them in any
manner as long as it is in their vagina). Truly, Allah loves those
who turn to Him in repentance and loves those who purify
themselves (by taking a hath and cleaning and washing
thoroughly their private parts, bodies, for their prayers).
223. Your wives are tilth for you, so go to your tilth, 111 when
or how r you will, and send (good deeds, or ask Allah to bestow
upon you pious offspring) for your owns elves beforehand. And
fear Allah, and know that you are to meet Him jin the
Hereafter), and give good tidings to Ihe believers (O
Muhammad -J^).
224, And make not Allah’s (>iame) an excuse in your oaths
against your doing good and acting piously, and making peace
among mankind. And Allah is All-Hearer, ALl-Knower (i.e. do
not swear much and if you have sworn against doing something
good then give an expiation for the oath and do good) 111 ,
225, Allah will not call you to account for that which is
unintentional in your oaths, hut He will call you to account for
that which your hearts have earned. And Allah is Oft-Forgiv-
i ng, M o s t-Kor hear iug .
226. Those who take an oath * 1 * * 1 not to have sexual relation
r 1 1
(V, .2:223): have sexual relations with your wives in any manner as. long as it is in
the vagina and not in the anas.
(V.2;224) See Ihe footnote of (VJ:89).
I ' 1 (V. 2:226) Narrated NaiV: [bn H Umar used to say about Al-'l which
Allah defined (in the Holy Book), iL lf the period of Al- 7 Id' expires, then the
husband has either to retain his wife in a handsome manner or to divorce her as Allflh
i^j j*-) has ordered. 1 ’ Ibn ‘Umar added, "When the period of four months has
expired, the husband should divorce his wile, but the divorce does not occur unless
the husband himself declares it. Phes has been mentioned by "Udiman, ’Alt, Abu Ad-
Darda\ 'Aishah and twelve other Companions of the Prophet jU< iJ L^. " (Sahib
At-Bvkharf, Vol.7, liaditk No, 213).
* At- 'fid' means the oath taken hy a husband that tie would not approach bis
wife tor a certain period.
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with llioir wives musl wail for four months, then if they return
(change their idea in this period), verily, Allah is Oft-Forgiving,
Most Merciful.
227 . And if they decide upon divorce, then Allah is All-
Hearer, All-Knower.
228* And divorced women shall wait (as regards their
marriage) for three menstrual periods, and it is no I lawful for
them to conceal what Allah has created in their wumbs, if they
hclievc in Allah and the Last Day. And their husbands have the
-v ' ' '
better right to take them back in that period, if they wish for
reconciliation. And they (women) have rights (over their
husbands as regards living expenses! similar (to those of their
husbands) over them (as regards obedience and respect) to
what is reasonable, but men have a degree (of responsibility)
over them. And Allah is All-Mighty, All- Wise.
229. The divorce is twice, after that, either you retain her on
reasonable terms or release her with kindness. And it is not
lawful for you (men) to take back (from your wives) any of
your Mahr (bridal-money given by the husband to his wife at
the time of marriage) which you have given them, except when
both parties fear thal they would he unable to keep the limils
ordained by Allah (e.g. to deal with each other on a fair basis).
Then if you fear that they would not be able to keep the Limits
ordained by Allah, then there is no sin on either of them if she
gives back (Ihe Mahr or a part of it) for her Ai-KhuV
(divorce) 111 , These are the limits ordained by Allah, so do not
transgress them. And whoever transgresses the limits ordained
by Allah, then such are the Zalimun (wrong-doers).
230. And if he has divorced her (the third time), then she is
11 1 (V. 2:229) jtl-KhuI'* and how a divorce ls given according to ic.
Narrated I bn 'Abbas. ■ The wife of '['habit bin Qais came to the
Prophet A*** and said. <E 0 Allah’s Messenger! 1 do not blame Thabil for
defects in bis character or his religion, but I, being a Muslim, dislike to behave in an
ilii Islamic maimer (if 1 remain with him).' 1 On that Allah's Messenger A~j ^
said (u> tier), “Will you give back the garden which your husband hus given you (us
Mahr)?” She said, “Yes/ 1, Then the Prophet A^j said to 1Mbit, “O Thabtt!
Accept your garden, and divorce her once." {Sahib A l-Bukkdri r Vol.7, Hadfth
No. 197),
* 'At-Khut ' giiS 1 means the parting Of a wife from her husband by giving him a certain
compensation.
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not lawful to him thereafter until she has married another
husband. Then, if the other husband divorces her, it is no sin
un both of them that they reunite, provided they feel Ihul they
eon keep the limits ordained by AlJsih. These are the Limits of
Allah, which He makes plain for the people who have
knowledge.
231. And when you have divorced women and they are
about to fulfill the term of (heir prescribed period, either take
them back on reasonable basis or set them free on reasonable
basis. But do not take them back to hurt them, and to treat
them unjustly and whoever does that, then he has wronged
himself. And treat not the Verses (Laws) of Allah as a jest, but
remember Allah's Favours on you (i.e. Islam), and that which
fie has sent down to you of the Book (i.e. the Quran} and Al-
Hikmah (the Prophet’s Sttnnah — legal ways — Islamic
jurisprudence) whereby He instructs you. And fear AMh, and
know that Allah is A 11-Know er of everything.
232. And when you have divorced women and they have
fulfilled the term of their prescribed period, do not prevent them
from marrying their (former) husbands, if they mutually agree
on reasonable basis, This (instruction) is an admonition for him
among you who believes in Allah and the Last Day. That is more
virtuous and purer tor you. Allah knows and you know not.
233. The mothers shall give suck to their children for two
whole years,, (that is) for those (parents) who desire to complete
the term of suckling, but the father of the child shall bear the
cost of tile mother’s food and clothing on a reasonable basis. No
person shall have a burden laid on him greater than he can
bear, No mother shall be treated unfairly on account of her
child, nor father on account of his child. And on the (father’s)
heir is incumbent the like of lhat (which was incumbent on the
father). If they both decide on weaning, by mutual consent, and
after due consultation, there is no sin on them. And if you
decide on a foster suckling-mother Cor your children, there is
no sin on you, provided you pay (the mol her) what you agreed
(to give her) on reasonable basis. And fear Allah and know that
Allah is All-Seer of what you do.
234. And those of you who die and Leave wives behind them,
they (the wives) shall wait (as regards their marriage) for four
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months and ten (days)* then when they have fulfilled their
term, there is no sin on you if they (the wives) dispose of
themselves in a just and honourable manner (i,e. they ran
marry). And Allah is Well-Acquainted with what you do.
235. And there h no sin on you if you make a hint of betrothal
to women or conceal it in yourselves, Allah knows that you will
remember them, hut do not make a promise (of contract) with
them in secret except that you speak an honour able saying
(according to the Islamic law). 111 And do not consummate the
marriage until the term prescribed is fulfilled. And know that
Allah knows what is in your minds, so beware of Him. And
know that Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Forbearing*
236. There is no sin on you, if you divorce women while yet
you have not touched (had sexual relation with) them, nor
appointed to them their Mahr (bridal -money given by the
husband to his wife al the time of marriage). Bui bestow on
them (a suitable gift), the rich according to his means, and the
poor according to his means, a gift of reasonable amount is a
duty on the doers of good.
237. And if you divorce them before you have touched (had a
sexual relation w r ith) them, and you have appointed to them the
Mahr (bridal-money given by the husband to his wife at the time
of marriage), then (pay) half of ihal (MaAr) t unless they (the
women) agree to forego it, or he {the husband), in whose hands is
the marriage tic, agrees to forego {and give her Full appointed
Mahr). And to forego (and give her the full Mahr ) is nearer to
A i-Taqwa (piety, righteousness). And do nol forget liberality
between yourselves. Truly, Allah is AlFSeer of what you do.
238. Guard strictly (five obligatory) AsSalaw&t (the
prayers) especially (he middle Salat (i.e. Ihe best prayer -
*Asr) ll \ And stand before Allah with obedience [and do not
111 (V.2'235) c.g. you cat] say co her, "If one finds a wife like you. he will be happy H .
|,,J (V.2r238) a) Chapter: Abandoning of prayer is disbelief. Narrated Jabir bin
Abdullah vj*. ■A 1 : 1 beared Allah’s Messenger ^4*-* saying : Verily,
between a man (i.e. a Musi im,beU ever of Islamic Monotheism )and between Ash-shirk
(polytheism) and kufr (disbelief) is the abandoning of As-Salat (prayer). (Sahfh
Muslim, hadith No. 82-5. 5, M.H 20 A)
b) The sin of one who Tnisines the *A$r prayer (intentionally):* Nutrated Ibn "Umar
Allah's Messenger "4^ jdi ' ^ said, "Whoever misses ihe Asr
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speak to others during the Salat (prayer) |,
239, And if you fear (an enemy), perforin Salat (prayer) on
loot or riding 111 . And when you are in safety, offer the Salat
(prayer) in the manner He has taught you. which you knew not
(before).
240, And those of you who die and leave behind wives
should bequeath for their wives a year’s maintenance and
residence without turning them out, but if they (wives) leave,
there is no sin on you for that which they do of themselves,
provided it is honourable (e.g. lawful marriage). And Allah is
All-Mighty, All-Wisc pl ..
241, And for divorced women, maintenance (should be
provided) on reasonable (scale). This is a duty on ,4/-Muttaq0n
(the pious — See V.2:2).
242, Thus Allah makes clear Mis Ayat (Laws) to you, in
order that you may understand.
243, Have you (O Muhammadf^j ^ not seen of
those who went forth from their homes in thousands, fearing
death? Allah said to them, "Die”. And then tic restored them
to Me. Truly, Allah is full of bounty to mankind, but most men
thank not.
prayer (intentionally), then it is as if he lost his family and property,” (Sahih Al-
Bukhdri, Vol ■ 1 , Hadith No. S 27 ).
(c) One who omits (does not offer) the Vi sr prayer (intentionally)::* *
Narrated Aha Al-Malih. We were with Eiuraidah in a battle mi a cloudy day and he
said. “Offer the 'Asr prayer early as the Prophet A^j aijl lA“° said, “Whoever omits
the 'Asr praver, all his (good) deeds will be lost.' 1 (Sah ih A l-Bukhari, Vol, I , ffadith
No. 528).
* Le. The one who omits (does not offer) die 'Axr prayer intentionally until its stated
time is over and if he prays after that time, then it is useless.
11 J (V. 2:2 3 9) Narrated SSI ill Khawwat oi Sail I bin Abl Hallitnah concerning those who
witnessed ihc Fear Prayer that was performed in the battle of Dhat urkit jd‘ in the
company of Allah's Messenger A— j 4l k A-*: One hatch Lined up behind him while
another batch (lined up) facing the enemy. The Prophet ^ led the batch
that was with him in one Rak 'ah, and he stayed in the standing posture while thal
hatch completed their (two RtA Vri) prayer by themselves and went away, lining in the
face of the enemy, while the other batch came and he (i.c. the Prophet 4ii
ollered his remaining Rafc 'ah with them, and then, kept on siLting till they completed
their prayer by themselves:, and lie then finished his prayer with Tmiim along with
them. [Sahib Ai Bukhari, Vol. 5. Harfith No. 451).
m
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244* And fight in the Way of Allah and know that Allah is
All-Hearer, All-Know cr.
245. Who is he that will lend AllHh a goodly loan so that He
may multiply it to him many times? And it is Allah that decreases
or increases (your provisions), and to Him you shall return.
246* Have you not seen the group of the Children of Israel
alter (the time of) Musa (Moses)? When they said to a Prophet
of theirs, “Appoint for us a king and we will fight in Allah T s
Way.” He said, “Would you then refrain from fighting, if
fighting was prescribed for you?” They said, “Why should we
not fight in Allah's Way while we have been driven out of our
homes and our children (families have been taken as
captives)?” But when fighting was ordered for them, they
turned away, all except a few of Ihcm. And Allah is All-Knowcr
of flic Zafimun (polytheists and wrong-doers)*
247. And their Prophet (Samuel said to them,
“Indeed, Allah has appointed Taint (Saul) as a king over you.”
They said, “How can he be a king over us when we are filler
than him for the kingdom, and he has not been given enough
wealth.” He said: “Verily, Allah has chosen him above you and
has increased him abundantly in knowledge and stature. And
Allah grants His kingdom to whom lie wills* And Allah is All-
Sufficient for His creatures’ needs, All-Knower.”
248* And their Prophet (Samuel pSLufl -USc) $aid to them:
Verily, the sign of his kingdom is that there shall come 1o you
.1 /-Tab fit (a wooden box), wherein is Saklnah 111 (peace and
reassurance) from your Lord and a remnant of that which the
household of Musa (Moses) and the household of Harfin
(Aaron) left behind, carried by the angels. Verily, in this is a
sign for you if you are indeed believers*
249. Then when Taint (Saul) set out with the army, he said:
^ (V. 2:2^&) Narrated Al-Eiarf.': A mart was reciting Surat At-Kahf jkn& his horse was
tied with two ropes beside him. A cloud came down and spread over that man, and it
kept on coming closer and closer to him till bis horse Started jumping (>s if afraid of
someth i tsg). When it was morning, the man came to the Prophet Ao and
told him of that experience. The Prophet A“j " 1 said. “That was As Saklnah
(tranquillity ur peace and reassurance along with angels), which descended because of
(the recitation of) the Qur'an.” {Sahth Af-Bvkhdrt, Vol.6, Hadfth No. 551).
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“Verily. Allah will try you by a river. So whoever drinks thereof,
he is not of me, and whoever tastes it not, he is of me, except him
who takes (thereof} in the hollow of his hand.” Yet, they drank
thereof, all, except a few of them. So when he had crossed il (the
river), he and those who believed with him, they said: “Wc have
no power this day against Jalut (Goliath) and his hosts. 1,1 But
those who knew with certainty that they w r ere going to meet
Allah, said: "How often a small group overcame a mighty hnst
by Allah's Leave?” And Allah is wilh.d,¥-iSsftim/i (the patient h
250. And when they advanced to meet Jalut (Goliath) and
his forces, they invoked: “Our Lord! Pour forth on us patience,
and set firm our feet and make us victorious over the
disbelieving people.”
251. So they routed them by Allah's Leave, and Oawud
(David) killed Jalut (Goliath), and Allah gave him fDawud
(David)] the kingdom j after the death of Talul (Saul) and
Samuel] and AI-Hikmah (Prophet hood) 111 , and taught him of
that which He willed. And if Allah did not check one set of
people by means of another, the earth would indeed he full of
mischief. But Allah is full of bounty to the ‘Alamtn (mankind,
jinn and all that exists),
252. These are Ihe Verses of Allah, We recite them to von
7 u
(O Muhammad if**) in truth, and surely, you are
one of ihe Messengers (of Allah/ 21 .
I|J (V. 2.25] ) See Tafcir At-Tahuri, Vul. 2, Page 632.
121 (V. 2-2 52)
A, Narrated Jabir bin Abdullah ^ The Prophcl 2il said, LI I
have heen given five (things) which were not given to any one else before me:
a) AMh made me victorious by awe, {by His frightening my enemies) for a distance
of one month's journey,
b) The earth has been made for me {and for my followers’) a place for praying and a
thing La purity {perform Tayammum ), therefore anyone of my followers can pray
wherever he i s, at the time of prayer.
e) The booty has been made lialui (lawful) to me yet it was not lawful to anyone else
before me.
d) I have been given the right of intercession {on the Day of Resurrection).
e) Every Prophet used to be sent to his nation only, but I have been sent to all
mankind,” {Suhih Al-Bukkari, Vo], ] f Iladith No.,13 1).
B Narrated Abu Ifuralrab <&■ & Allah's Messenger sA 1 y2—* saiti, “My
similitude in comparison with the other Prophets before me is that of a mart who has
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253, Those Messengers! We preferred some of them to
others; to some of them Allah spoke (directly); others He raised
to degrees (of honour); and to *lsft (Jesus), the son of Maryam
(Mary), We gave clear proofs and evidences, and supported
him with Ruh-ul-Qudus [Jihrael (Gabriel)]. If Allah had willed,
succeeding generations would not have fought against each
other, after clear Verses of Allah had come to them, but they
differed — some of them believed and others disbelieved. If
Allah had willed, they would not have fought against one
another, hut Allah does whal He wills,
254, O you who believe! Spend of that with which We have
provided for you, before a Day comes when there will be no
bargaining, nor friendship, nor intercession, And it is the
disbelievers who are the Zalimun (wrong-doers).
255, Allah! lit Uah a iUa lluwa (none has the right to he
worshipped but He), Al-liayyuI-Qayyuum (the Ever Living, the
One Who sustains and protects all that exisls). Neither slumber
built a house nicely and beautifully, except for a place of one brick in a comer. The
people go round about it and wonder at its beauty, but say: "Would that Ibis brick be
pur iti its place]’ So E am that brick, and I am die last {end) of the Prophets.” {Sahih
A! Bukhari, Vol. 4, Hadtth No. 735).
C. Narrated Ibn Mas ’fid 4,1 As if I saw the Prophet M talking
about one of tbs Prophets whose nation bad beaten hirn and Caused him In bleed,
while lie was cleaning the blood off his face and saying, "O Allah! Forgive my nation,
for Ihcy have no knowledge, 1 ' (Suhih Al-Bnkhdii , Vol. 4, UadUh No, 683),
D. Narrated 4 Aishah *Ll and Ibn ‘Abbas W* Chi his death-bed,
Allah's Messenger put a sheet over bis face and when be celt hot, he
would remove it from his face. When in that state (of putting and removing the sheet)
be said, “May Allah’s Curse be on the Jews and the Christians fur they built places of
worship at the graves of their Prophets. 11 (By that) he intended to warn (the Muslims)
from wbat they {i.e., Jews and Christians) had done. (Suhih Bukhari, Vol. 4. Hatfilh
No, 660 ),
E. Narrated Abu Hucdirah <*■ Ai The Prophet pi—.j -yd* Al said, “The Israelis
used to be ruled and guided by Prophets. Whenever a Prophet died, another would
take over his place. There will be no Prophet after me, but there wilt be caliphs who
will increase in number.” The people asked, "O Altdlvs Messenger! What do you
order us (to do)?” He said, "Obey the one who will be given the Bai J a (pledge) first.*
Ful lit their (i.e,, the caliphs') rights, fur Allah will ask them about (any shortcomings
in) ml i rig those whom Allfih has put under their guardianship.” (Sahih Al-Bukhiirf,
Vol. 4, Hadilh No. 661).
* If the BaVa (pledge) is given to a caliph and after a while another caliph is given the
Rai'a {pledge) by some members of the society, (he common Muslims should abide
by the Bai 'a (pledge) given to the first caliph, for the election of the second is invalid.
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nor sleep overtakes Him* To Him belongs whatever is in the
heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is he that ean
intercede with Him except with His Permission? He knows
what happens to them {His creatures) in this world, and what
will happen to them in the Hereafter, And they will never
compass anything of His Knowledge except that which He wills*
His Kursi * 1 extends over the heavens and the earth, and lie
feels no fatigue in guarding and preserving them* And He is the
Most High, the Most Great. [This Verse 2:255 is called Ayut-ul-
Kitrsi. ]
256, There is no compulsion in religion* Verily, the Right
Path has become distinct from the wrong path* Whoever
disbelieves in Tdghut l2] and believes in Allah* then he has
grasped the most trustworthy handhold that will never break*
And Allah is All-Hearer, All-Know er.
Til
(V. 2:255). Kursf: literally a footstool or chair, and sometimes wrongly translated
as Throne. ITil: Kursi mentioned in this Verse should he distinguished from the ‘A rah
(Throne) mentioned in V. 7:54. L0:3 : 85:15 and elsewhere. Prophet Muhammad
i ^ dtl said; L The Kursi compared to Ihc 'Anh i b. nothing hut like a ring thrown
out upon ope]] space of the desert.' 1 If the Kursi extends over the entire universe, then
how much greater is the ' Arsh . Indeed Allah* the Creator of both the Kursi and the
Ar.sh, is the Most Great. Ibn Taimiyab said:
a} To believe in the Kursi.
b) To believe in the 'Arsh (Throne). It is. narrated from Muhammad bin 'Abdullah and
from other religious scholars dial the Kursi is in front of the ‘Arsh (Throne) and it is at
the level of the Feet [Fatawa Ibn Taimiyah> Vol.5, Panes 54,55]
Narrated Abu Hurairab 4ii ; Allah's Messenger A*j ^ *jii ordered me to
guild the y.uktii revenue of Ramadan. Then somebody eame to me and started stealing
of the foodstutY. L caught him and said, T will take you to Allah's Messenger ^
A-j 1” Then Abu Hurairah described the whole narration anti said: That person
said (to me), "(Please don’t take me to Allah’s Messenger jLl and ] will
tell you a few words by which Allah will benefit you). When you go to your bed,
recite Ayut -ui-KurVi. (2:2.55) for then there will be a guard from Allah who will
protect you all night long, and Satan will not be able to come near you till dawn."
(When Ihe Prophet 4il heard Ihe story) he said (to me), “He (who eame to
you at night) told you the truth although he Is a bar; aud it was Satan." (Sahih AJ-
Bukharf, Vol.6. Hadith No, 530),.
(V. 2:25 6) The word Tdghut covers a wide range of meanings: It means anything
worshipped other than the Kcal God (Allah), i.e. all the false deities. It may be satan,
devils, idols* stones, sun, stars* angels, human beings, who w'ere falsely worshipped
arid taken as Tdghuts. Likewise saints, graves, rulers, leaders* etc., are falsely
worshipped and wrongly followed, but the one who dots not accept to be worshipped
will not be considered, as a Taghul Sometimes ^Taghui" means a false judge who
gives a false judgement (see V.4:6G). [See Tafsir Ibn Kathfr, and f V .4:51)1.
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257, Allah is the Walt (Protector or Guardian} of those who
believe* He brings them out from darkness into light* But as for
those who disbelieve, their Aullya 1 (supporters and helpers) are
Taghut | false deities and false leaders], they bring them out
from light into darkness* Those are the dwellers of the Fire,
and they will abide therein forever* (See V*2:81,S2)
258. Have you not seen him who disputed with Ibrahim
(Abraham) about his Lord (Allah), because Allah had given
him the kingdom? When Ibrahim (Abraham) said (to him):
“My Lord (Allah) is He W r ho gives life and causes death.’' He
said, “I give life and cause death*" Ibrahim (Abraham) said,
“Verily, Allah brings the sun from the cast; then bring it you
from rlie west.” So the disbeliever w-as utterly defeated* And
Allah guides not Ihe people, who are Zalimun (wrong-doers).
159. Or like the one who passed by a town which had
tumbled over its roofs. He said: “Ob' How r will Allah ever bring
it to life after its death?” So Allah caused him to die for a
hundred years, then raised him up (again). He said: “How long
did you remain (dead)?" He (the man) said: “(Perhaps) 1
remained (dead) a day or part of a day” He said: “Nay, you
have remained (dead) for a hundred years, look at your food
and your drink, they show no change; and look at your
donkey! And thus We have made of you a sign for the people*
And look at the bones, bow We bring them together and clothe
them with flesh”. When this was clearly shown to him, he said,
“I know (now) that Allah is Able to do all things."
260, And (remember) when Ibrahim (Abraham) said, “My
Lord! Show me how You give life to the dead,” He (All£h) said:
“Ho you not believe?” He | Ibrahim { Abraham)! said: “Yes (I
believe), but to be stronger in Faith*” He said: “Take four
birds, then cause them to incline towards you (then slaughter
(hem, cut them into pieces), and I hen pul a portion of them on
every hill, and call them, they will come to you in haste. And
know that Allah is All-Mighty, A II- Wise."
261. The likeness of those who spend their wealth in the
Way of Allah, is as the likeness of a grain (of corn}; it grows
seven ears, and each ear has a hundred grains. Allah gives
manifold increase to whom He wills* And Allah is All-Sufficient
for His creatures’ needs, AU-Knower.
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261, Those who spend their wealth in the Cause of Allah,
and do not follow up their gifts with reminders of their
generosity or wilh injury, their reward is wilh their Lord. On
them shall he no fear, nor shall they grieve.
263. Kind words and forgiving (of faults) are beller lhan
Sadaqak (charity) followed hy injury. And Allah is Rich (Free
of all needs) and He is Most-For hearing.
264. O you who believe! Do not render in vain your Sadaqat
(deeds of charity) hy reminders of your generosity or hy injury,
like him who spends his wealth to be seen of men, and he does
not believe in Alkih, nor in the Last Day. His likeness is the
likeness of a smooth rock on which is (a little) dust; on it falls
heavy rain which leaves it bare* They are not able to do
any tiling with what they have earned* And Allah does not guide
the disbelieving people.
265. And the likeness of those who spend their wealth
seeking Allah's Pleasure while they in their own selves are sure
and certain that Allah will reward them (for their spending in
His Cause), is the likeness of a garden on a height; heavy rain
falls on it and it doubles its yield of harvest And if it does not
receive heavy rain, light rain suffices it. And Allah is All-Seer
(knows well) of what you do.
266. Would any of you wish to have a garden with date-
palms and vines, with rivers flowing underneath, and all kinds
of fruits for him therein, while he is striken with old age, and
his children are weak (not able to look after themselves), then it
is struck wilh a fiery whirlwind, so that il is burnl? Thus does
Allah make clear His Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses) to you
that you may give thought 131 .
267. O you w ho believe! Spend of the good things w hich you
have (legally) earned, and of that which We have produced
from the earth for you, and do not aim at that which is bad to
spend from it, (though) you would not accept it save if you close
your eyes and tolerate therein. And know that Allah is Rich
1-1 (Y.2:266) ‘Umar J- 1 said, "This is an example lor a neb man who docs
good deeds out of obedience to Al lah, and then Allah sends him Satan whereupon he
commits sins till all his ^L )C] d. deed*; are last." [Sahih AI-Bjtkhdri, Vol,6 h Haditk No.
62 ).
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(Free of all needs), and Worthy of all praise.
268* Shaitan (Satan) threatens you with poverty and orders
you to commit Fahsha* {evil deeds, illegal sexual intercourse,
sins); whereas Allah promises you Forgiveness from Himself
and Bounty, and Allah is All-Sufficient for llis creatures*
needs, Alli-K mower.
269. He grants Hikrnah^ to whom He pleases, and he, to
whom Hikmah is granted, is indeed granted abundant good.
But none remember (will receive admonition) except men of
understanding.
270. And whatever you spend for spendings (c.g., in Saduqah
— charity for Allah's Cause) or whatever vow you make, be
sure Allah knows it alL And for the ZMimun (wrongdoers)
there arc no helpers,
271 * if you disclose your Sadaqat (alms-giving), it is well;
but if you conceal them and give them to the poor, that is better
for you* (Allah) will expiate you some of your sins* And Allah is
Well- Acquainted with what you do*
272. Not upon you (Muhammad ^ is their
guidance, but Allah guides whom He wills* And whatever you
spend of good, it is for yourselves, when you spend not except
seeking Allah's Countenance. And whatever you spend of good,
it will he repaid to you in full, and you shall not he wronged*
273. (Charity is) for Fuqarti' (the poor), w r ho in AllSh*s
Cause arc restricted (from travel), and cannot move about in
the land (for trade or work)* The one who knows them not,
thinks that they are rich because of their modesty. You may
know them by their mark, they do not beg of people at all. 111
And whatever you spend of good, surely, Allah knows it well.
274. Those who spend their wealth (in Allah’s Cause) by
night and day, in secret and in public, they shall have their
1,1 (V. 2:269) Hikmah: literally means wisdom, but Lc means, here the knowledge, and
the understanding of the Qur'an, and the Surmah mid one's ability to &pcak and act in
the correct and right way,
131 (V. 2:273) The Arabic word llhafa literally means: '"to beg with importunity,"' but
Imam Tabari in his Tafsir and the majority yl' the religious scholars agree lhaL the
Verse means: “They do not beg of people at all.*
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reward with their Lo ni. On them shall he no fear, nor shall
they grieve, 1 11
275, Those who eat Riba * 1 * ^ (usury) will not stand (on the Day
of Resurrection) except like the standing of a person heafen by
Shaitan (Satan) leading him to insanity. Thai is because they
say: “Trading is only tike Riha (usury),** whereas Allah has
permitted trading and forbidden Riba (usury). So whosoever
receives an admonition from his Lord and stops eating Riha
(usury) shall nut he punished for the past; his case is for Allah
(to judge); hui whoever returns |to Riha (usury)!* such arc the
dwellers of the Fire — they will abide therein forever,
276. Allah will destroy Riha (usury) and will give increase
for Sadaqat (deeds of charity, alms, etc.) And Allah likes not the
disbelievers, sinners,
277, Truly those who believe, and do deeds of righteousness,
and perform As-Saidt (Iqamat-as-Saiat)^ and give Zakdt ? they
will have their reward with their Lord, On them shall he no
fear, nor shall they grieve.
278. O you who believe! Be afraid of Allah and give up what
remains (due to you) from Riha (usury) (from now onward), if
1,1 (V, 2:274) Narrated Abu Huiairah uAi : The Prophet A-j \A Ai\ said.
"Seven people will he shaded by AllSh Header His Shade on the Day (i.e.. the Day of
Resurrection) when there will be no shade except His. They arc;
a) a just mlcr;
b) a young man who has been brought up in the worship of Allah, [i.e. worships Allah
(A feme) Sincerely from his childhood];
c) a man whose heart is attached to the mosques (who offers the five compulsory
congregational prayers In the mosques);
d) two persons who love each other only for Allah’s sake* and they meet and part in
Allah's Cause only;
c) a man who refuses the call of a charming woman of noble birth for illegal sexual
intercourse with her and says; I fear Allah;
I) a person who practises charity so scerelly that his left hand does not know' whaL his
right hand has given (i.e., nobody knows how much he has given m charity),
g) a person who remembers Allah m seclusion and his eyes become flooded with
tears."
(SahihAl Bukhari Vol.2, Hadith No.504).
|2J {V. 2:275) Riha : Usury ls of two major kinds, (A) Riba Att-Nasi’a i.e. interest on
lent money; (B) Ribd Al Fodl, i.e. taking a superior thing of the same kind of goods
by giving more of the same kind of goods of interior quality, e.g,* dates of superior
quality for dates of inferior quality in great amounts.
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you &rv (really) believers 11 ®.
279. And If you do uot do it, then take a notice of war from
Allah and His Messenger ) 121 but if you repent,
1,1 (V. 2;27£) a) Narrated "Aim bin Abu Juhaifah ^ Al ; My father bought a
Slave who practised the profession Of capping, (My father broke the slave’s
instruments of cupping). 1 asked my father why he had done so. He replied, “The
Prophet A - 1 “kA ■*' j4~° forbade the acceptance of the price of a dog or blood, and also
forbade the profession of tattooing, oj getting tattooed and receiving ot giving Rihd
(usury). and cursed the picture makers."' (SahshAl Bukhari, Vol.3, Hadtfh No.299).
b) Narrated Abu Juhaifah that he had bought a slave whose profession was cupping
and. then said: The Prophet A* J* 1 l.A* forbade taking the price of blood and the
price of a dog. and the earnings of a prostitute, and cursed the one who took or gave
Riba (usury), and Ihc lady who tattooed olhcrs or got herself tattooed, and Ihc picture-
maker, ( Rahih Ai-Bukhdri, Vol.7, Hadith No,if4.5),
|jl (2:279) a> Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudii : Once Bilal brought Burnt (a
kind of) dates to the Prophet A.r A' and rhe Prophet Aj asked
him, "From where have you brought these':''" Bilal replied, "I had some inferior kind
of dales and exchanged two 1 of it for one Sd' of Barni dates, in order to give it to
the Prophet A-+ ■yA Al ^A- to eat.” Thereupon the Prophet A^ ^ A- said,
“Beware f Beware! This is definitely Riba (usury)! This is definitely Riba (usury)’
DonT do so, but if you want to buy (a superior kind of dates) soil the inferior kind of
dates for money and then, buy the superior kind of dates with that money.” (SahFh Al-
BukharU Vol.3, HatiUh No, 5 1)6).
b) Narrated Samura bin Jundub ^ : Allah "s Messenger Aj A 0, ^ A 3 very
often used to ask his companions, “Did anyone of you see a dream?” So, dreams
w r ould be narrated to him by those whom Allah willed to relate. One morning the
Prophet A - > Al A° said, “Last night two persons (angels) came to me (in a
dream) and woke me up and said to me, 1 Proceed!’ 1 sot out with them anil we came
across a man lying down, and behold, another man was standing over his head,
holding a big rock, Behold, he was throwing the rock at the man’s head, smashing it,
The rock rolled away and the thrower followed it and took it back. By the time he
reached the man, his head returned lo its normal stale. The thrower then did the same
as he had dime be tore. 1 said to my two companions, 'Suhhan Aildh! Who are these
two persons?" They said, 'Proceed!' So we proceeded and came to a man lying in a
prone position, and another man standing over his head with an iron hook, and behold,
he would put the hook in one side of die man’s mouth and tear off that side of bis face
to the back (of the neck), and similarly tear his nose from front to back, and his eye
from front lo hack. Then ho turned to the other (second) side of the man’s face and did
just as he had done with the first side. He hardly completed that (second) side when
the first side returned to its normal state. Then he returned to it to repeat what he had
done before. 1 said Lip my two companions, 'Sub baft Aildh! Who are these two
persons?’ They said to me, ' ITocccd !' So wc proceeded and came across something
like a Tam wr <a kind oi" baking oven, a pit usually day-lined for baking bread).” 1
think die Prophet Aj J A ^ lA* said, “in that oven there was much noise and
voices. 1 ' The Prophet Aj A <&' .^L^, added, “We looked into it and found naked men
and women, and behold, a Fame of fire was reaching to them from underneath, and
when it readied them, they cried loudly, f asked them, 'Who are these?’ 1 hey said to
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me., 'Proceed]' And .to we proceeded and came across a river.'' I think he said, "" —
red like blood. " The Prophet A-J ji ' L A— added. ”And behold, m the river there
was a man swimming, and on the bank then: was a man who Had collected many
stones. Behold, while the other man was swimming, he went near him. The former
opened his mouth and the latter {on the bank) threw a stone into his mouth whereupon
he went swimming again. Then again he (the former} returned Lo him (the latter), and
every time cite former returned, he opened his mouth, and the latter threw a stone into
his mouth, (and so on) the performance was repeated I asked my two companions,
4 Who are the.ee. two persons?’ They replied, ''Proceed! Proceed!' And we proceeded
Ull we came to a man with a repulsive appearance, the most repulsive appearance you
ever saw a man having 1 Beside him there was a fire, and he was kindling it and
running around it. I asked my companions, 'Who is tills, (man)?’ They said to me.
‘Proceed! Proceed!'' So wo proceeded till we reached a garden of deep green dense
Vegetation, having all .sorts of spring colours, In the midst of the garden there was a
very tali man, and l could hardly see Ills head because ol' has gicat height, and around
him there were children in such a large number as I have never seen, L said lo my
Companions, ‘Who is this?’ They replied, "Proceed! Proceed!’ St) we proceeded till
we came to a majestic huge garden, greater and better than 1 have ever seen! My two
companions said to me, ‘Ascend up’ and I ascended up." The Prophet ^f“
added, "So we ascended till we reached a city built of gold and silver bricks, and we
went to its gate and asked (the gatekeeper) to open the gate, and it was opened and we
entered the city and found in it men with one side of their bodies as handsome as the
most handsome person you have ever seen, and the other side as ugly as the ugliest
person you have ever seen My two companions ordered those men to thrown
themselves into the river. Behold, there was a river (lowing across (the city), and its
water was like milk In whiteness. Those men went and tlirew themselves in it and then
returned Lo us after the ugliness (of their bodies) bad disappeared, and they became in
the best shape.” The Prophet A-j SA further added, "My two companions
(angels) said to me; ‘This place is the 'Adn Paradise, and that is your place,' I raised
up my sight, and behold, there I saw a palace like a white cloud! My two companions
said to me. "That (palace) is your place' 1 said to them. 'May Allah bless you both!
Lei me enter it.' They replied,. 'As for now. you will not enter it, but you shall enter it
(one day).’ I said to them, 'I have seen many Wonders tonight. What does all that
mean which I have seen?' They replied. ‘We will inform you. As for the first man you
came upon whose head was being smashed with the rock, he is the symbol of the one
who studies the Qur'dn, and then neither recites it, nor acts oti its orders, and sleeps,
neglecting the enjoined prayers. As for the man you came upon, whose sides of
mouth, nostrils, and eves were tom off from front to back, he is die symbol of the man
who goes out of his house it) the rooming and tells lies that aie spread all over the
world. And those naked men and women whom you saw in a construction resembling
an oven, they arc the adulterers- fornicators and the adultcrcsSes-fnrnicALrcsscs, and
the man whom you saw swimming m the liver, and was given a stone to swallow, is
Ibe ealcr of Ribd (usury), and the bad looking man whom you saw near the fire
kindling it and going around it. is Malik; the gatekeeper of Hell, and die tall man
whom you saw in the garden, is Ibrahim (Abraham), and lhc children around him arc
those who die on Al-Filrah (the Islamic Faith of Monotheism ),’ 11 The narrator added:
Some Muslims asked the Prophet Am J A- ,il .AA"Q ALlSh's Messenger] What about
lhc children of Ai-Mushrikfin7*'‘ The Prophet Av^A ■*' ..A 3 replied, "And also the
children of AI-Mufh rilt&to" The Prophet A-si added, "‘My two
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you shall have your capital sums, Deal not unjustly (by asking
more than your capital stuns), and you shall not he dealt with
unjustly (by receiving less than your capital sums).
280. Anti if the debtor is in a hard lime (has no money), then
grant him time till it is easy for him to repay, but if you remit it
by way of charity, that is better for you if you did but know J l1
281 . And be afraid of the Day when you shall be brought
back to Allah. Then every person shall be paid what he earned,
and they shall not be dealt with unjustly* *
282* O you w r ho believe! When you contract a debt for a
fixed period, write it down* Let a scribe write it down injustice
between you* Let not the scribe refuse to write as Allah has
taught him, so let him write. Let him (the debtor) who incurs
the liability dictate, and he must fear Allah, his Lord, and
diminish not anything of what he owes. But if the debtor is of
poor understanding, or weak, or is unable to dictate for
himself, then let his guardian dictate in justice. And get two
witnesses out of your own men. And if there are not two men
(available), then a man and two women, such as you agree for
witnesses, so that if one of them (two women) errs, the other
can remind her. And the witnesses should not refuse when they
are called (for evidence). You should not become weary to
write it (your contract), whether il be small or big, for its fixed
term, that is more just with Alliihi more solid as evidence, and
more convenient 1o prevent doubts among yourselves, save
when it is a present trade which you carry out on the spot
among yourselves, then there is no sin on you if you do not
write it down. But take witnesses whenever you make a
commercial contract* Let neither scribe nor witness suffer anv
companions added, 'The men you saw half handsome and half ugly were those
persons who had mixed fin ad that was good with another that was evil, but Allah
forgave them. 1 ” [Sahib Al-Btikhdr?, Vol. 9, Hudlth No. 171).
* Al-MuakrikAn'. polytheists, pagans, idolaters, and disbelievers in the Oneness of
Allah and in His Messenger Muhammad ^ ji 1 .
11 J (V.2:2K0) Narrated Abu HoraimEi ^ A' : Allah’s Messenger yf—
said; fL A man used to give loans to the people, and used to say to his servant. "If the
debtor is poor* forgive him, so thuL Allah may forgive us. 1 So when he met Allah
(after his death), Allah forgave him.'' [Sahib Al -Bukhari, Vol. 4, Hadlth No.687).
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harm, but if you do {.such harm), it would bo wickedness in you.
So bo afraid of Allah; and Allah teaches you* And Allah is Ail-
Knowor of each and ovory thing*
283. And if you are on a journey and cannot find a scribe*
then let there be a pledge taken (mortgaging) 111 ; then if one of
you entrust the other, let the one who is entrusted discharge his
trust (faithfully), and lei him be afraid of Allah, his Lord. And
conceal not the evidence for he, who hides it, surely his heart is
sinful. And AlLSh is All-Knower of w hat you do,
284. To AlHh belongs all that is in Ihe heavens and all that is
on the earth, and whether you disclose what is in your
own selves or conceal it, Allah will call you to account for it.
Then He forgives whom He wills and punishes whom He wills.
And Allah is Able to do all things,
285. The Messenger (Muhammad V*- &*+) believes
in what has been sent down to him from his Lord, and (so do)
the believers. Each one believes in Allah, His Angels, His
Books, and His Messengers. (They say), “We make no
distinction between any of His Messengers” — and they say,
“We hear, and we obey. (We seek) Your Forgiveness, our Lord,
and to You is the return (of all).”
2 8 (p, Allah burdens not a person beyond his scope. He gets
reward for that (good) which lie has earned, and he is punished
for that (evil) which he has earned. “Our Lord! Punish us not if
we forget or fall into error, our Lord! Lay not on us a burden like
that which You did lay on those before us (Jews and Christians);
our I nrd! Put not on us a burden greater than we have strength
to hear. Pardon us and grant us Forgiveness, Have mercy on us.
You are our Maula (Patron, Supporter and Protector, etc.) and
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give us victory over the disbelieving people. ”
111 {V. 2:2 S3) Narrated ’ALsbab +*■ ^ . The Prophet bought some
foodstuff on credit for a limited period and mortgaged his armour for it. (Sahik A!
Riikhdri, Vo 3, 3, Hatfith No.6^6)
(V.2:2&6) Narrated Abu Mas L ud Al-Badri 2il j— *j. Allah’ & Messenger
A* , said, “Whosoever recites; the last two Verges, of Surat Ai-Boqar&h at night,
thaL will be sufficient for him.” (Suhih Al-BukhtM. VoJ.o, Hadith >1 0.345).
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In the Name of Allah?
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
1. Alif-Ldm-Mim. [These letters are one of the miracles of
the Qur an, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings!.
2. Allah! La ilahd ilia Huwa (none has the right to he
worshipped but He), Al-flayyul-Qayyum (the Ever laving, the
One Who sustains ami protects all that exists).
3. It is He Who has sent down the Book (the Qur’an) to you
(Muhammad ^ with truth, confirming what
came before it. And He sent down the Taurat (Torah) and the
Inject (Gospel),
4. Aforetime, as a guidance to mankind. And He sent down
the criterion [of judgement between right and wrong (this
Qur’an)!. Truly, those who disbelieve in the Ay at (proofs,
evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah, fur
them there is a severe torment; and Allah is All-Mighty, All-
Able of Retribution.
5. Truly, nothing is hidden from Allah, in the earth or in the
heaven.
b. He it is Who shapes you in the womhs as He wills. La
ildha ilia Huwa (none has the right 1o be worshipped but He),
the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.
7. It is He Who has sent down to you {Muhammad ^
fW V&) the Book (this Qur'an). In it are Verses that are
entirely clear, they are the foundations of the Book |and those
are the Verses of Al-Ahkdm {commandments), Al-Fara’id
(obligatory duties) and Al-Hudud (legal laws for the
punishment of thieves, adulterers)]; and others not entirely
clear. So as for those in whose hearts there is a deviation (from
the truth) they follow that which is not entirely clear thereof,
seeking Al-Fitnah (polytheism and trials), and seeking for its
hidden meanings, but none knows its hidden meanings except
Allah, And those who are firmly grounded in knowledge say;
H We believe in it; (he whole of it {clear and unclear Verses) are
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from our Lord-” And none receive admonition except men of
understanding. (Tafsir At- Taban\.
8. (They say): “Our Lord! Let not uur hearts deviate (from
the truth) after You have guided us, and grant us mercy from
You, Truly* You are the Bestow er,”
9, “Our Lord! Verily, it is You Who will gather mankind
together on the Day about which there is no doubt. Verily *
Allah never breaks His Promise”.
It), Verily, those who disbelieve, neither their properties nor
their offspring will avail them whatsoever against Allah; and it
is they w ho will be fuel of the Fire.
11, Like the behaviour of the people of Firtaun (Pharaoh)
and those before them; they denied Our Ayat (proofs,
evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.). So Allah
seized (destroyed) them for iheir sins. And Allah is Severe in
punishment,
12, Say (O Muhammad flw. j ^ to (hose who
disbelieve: “You will he defeated and gathered together to Hell,
and worst indeed is that place of rest.”
13, There has already been a sign for yon (O Jews) in the
two armies that met (in combat Le. the battle of Badr). One was
fighting in the Cause of Allah, and as for the other, (they) were
disbelievers. They (the believers) saw them (the disbelievers)
with their own eyes twice their number (although they were
thrice their number). And Allah supports with His Victory
whom He wills. Verily, in this is a lesson for those who
understand. {See Verse 8:44), (Tafsir At-Tahari)
14, Beautified for men is the love of things they covet;
women, children, much of gold and silver {wealth), branded
beautiful horses, cattle and well-tilled land. This is the pleasure
of the present world's life; but Allah has the excellent return
(Paradise with flowing rivers) with Him,
15, Say: “Shall I inform you of things far better rhan those?
For Al-Miittuqun (the pious — See V.2:2) there are Gardens
(Paradise) with their Lord, underneath which rivers flow.
Therein (is their) denial (home) and Azwajun MuUthharutun^
m
(V.jS:l5) i.e. they will have no menses, urine, or scool. See Tafsir ]bn Kathtr and
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(purified mates or wives}* And Allah will lie pleased with them*
And Allah is All-Seer of (His) slaves",
16* Those who say; “Our Lord! We have indeed believed, so
forgive us our sins and save us from the punishment of the
Fire.”
17, (Tiiey are) those who are patient* those who are true (in
Faith, words, and deeds), and obedient with sincere devotion in
worship to Allah. Those who spend |give the Zakat and alms in
the Way of AU&h] and Ihose who pray and beg Allah's Pardon
in the last hours of the night
IS. Allfih bears witness that La ilaha ilia Hitwa (none has the
right to he worshipped hut He), and the angels, and those
having knowledge (also give this witness); (He always)
maintains His creation in Justice. La ilaha ilia Huwa (none has
the right to he worshipped but He), the Ail-Mighty, the All-
Wise.
19* Truly, the religion with Allah is Islam, Those who were
given Ihe Scripture (Jews and Christians) did not differ except
out of mutual jealousy, after knowledge had come to them. And
whoever disbelieves in the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, signs,
revelations, etc.) of Allah, then surely, Allah is Swill in calling
to account
29, So if they dispute with you (Muhammad fk-j
say: “I have submitted myself to Allah (in Islam), and (so have)
those who follow me.” And say to those who were given the
Scripture (Jews and Christians) and to those who are illiterates
( Arab pagans): “Do you (also) submit yourselves (to Allah in
IslSim)?” If they do, they are rightly guided; but if they turn
away, your duty is only to convey the Message; and Allah is
All-Seer of (His ) slaves' 1 ^.
21* Verily, those who disbelieve in the Ayat (proofs,
evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah and
kill the Prophets without right* and kill those men who order
just dealings, — then announce 1o (hem a painful torment.
22, They arc those whose works will he lost in this world and
also sfc footnote of (V, 29; 64),
111 (V.3-20) See the footnote of (V.3:85).
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in the Hereafter, and they will have no helpers.
23. Have you not seen those who have been given a portion
of the Scripture? They are being invited to the Book of Allah to
settle I heir dispute, I hen a party of them turn away, and they
arc averse.
24. This is because they say: “The Fire shall nut touch us but
for a number of days." And that which they used to invent
regarding their religion has deceived them.
25. How (will it he) when We gather them together on the
Bay about which there is no doubt (Le + the Day of Resurrec-
tion). And each person will he paid in full what he has earned?
And they w ill not be dealt with unjustly,
26. Say (O Muhammad fVj *■*!& yL*): “O Allah!
Possessor of the kingdom, You give the kingdom to whom You
will, and You take the kingdom from whom You will, and You
endue with honour whom You will, and You humiliate whom
You will In Your Hand 111 is the good. Verily, You are Able to
do all things.
27. You make the night to enter into the day, and You make
the day to enter into the night (i.e, increase and decrease in the
hours of the night and the day during winter and summer), and
You bring the living out of the dead, and You bring the dead
out of the living. And You give weallh and sustenance to whom
You will, without limit (measure or account),
28. Let not Ihe believers take the disbelievers as Auliya*
(supporters, helpers) instead of the believers, and whoever docs
that will never he helped by All III in any way, except if you
indeed fear a danger from them. And Allah warns you against
Himself (His punishment) 111 , and to Allfth is the final return.
Ij (V.3:26) See tile fortnrteaf(V.3:73)
1:1 (V.3'2®) The Statement of Allah j j* ’’But Allah warns you against Himself (l.c.
His Punishment}, 11 (3:25).
Narrated 'Abdullah^ & ***& The Prophet A*f ^ said, “There is none who
has a greater seme of Ghairah* than Allah, and for that reason He has forbidden Al-
Famihish, (the shameful deeds and sins, c.g. illegal sexual intercourse). And there is
noriE who Likes to he praised more than Allah does. 11 (Sahik Ai-fiukhdri, Vol, 9,
tiadith No. 51 Hj).
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29. Say (O Muhammad Al “Whether you
hide what is in your breasts or reveal it, Allah knows it, and He
knows what is In the heavens and what is in the earth. And
Allah is Able to do all things/’
50. On the Day when every person will be confronted with
all the good he has done, and ail the evil he has done, he will
wish that there were a great distance between him and his evil.
And Allah warns you against Himself (His punishment) anil
Allah is full of kindness to (His) slaves.
31. Say (O Muhammad auI <o mankind): “If
yon (realty) love Allah then follow me (i.c. accept Islamic
Monotheism, follow the Qur'an ail< j the Sunnah) t Allah will
love you and forgive you vour sins. And All&h is Of t-For giving.
Most Merciful.”
32. Say (O Muhammad fl*4j ^ “Obey Allah and
the Messenger (Muhammad But if they turn
away, then Allah does not like the disbelievers * 111 ,
33* Allah chose Adam, Nfili (Noah), the family of Ibrahim
(Abraham) and the family of 1 Imran above the i Alamin (man-
kind and jinn) (of their times).
34, Offspring, one of the other, and Allah Is All-Hearer, All-
Know er*
35* (Remember) when the wife of ‘Imran said: “O my Lord!
I have vowed to You what (Ihe child lhat) is in my w r omb to be
dedicated for Your services (free from all worldly work; to
serve Your Place of worship), so accept this from me* Verily,
You are the All-Hearer, the All-Knower*”
36. Then when she gave birth fo her [child Maryam (Mary)]*
she said: “O my Lord! I have given birth to a female child,” —
and Allah knew better what she brought forth, — “And the
male is not like the female, and 1 have named her Maryam
(Mary), and I seek refuge with You (Allah) for her and for her
offspring from Shaitan (Satan), the outcast*”
37. So her Lord (Allah) accepted her with goodly acceptance.
irtjurc.il or challenged.
111 (V.3:32) See the footnote of (V. 3; 85).
171 (V.3:36) Maryam in ) literally means: maidservant of Allah.
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Tie made her grow in a good manner and put her under the care
of Zakariya (Zecharmh). Every time he entered Al-Mihrah^ to
(visit) her , he found her supplied with sustenance. He said: *‘0
Mar yarn (Mary)! From where have you got this?” She said,
“This is from Allah*” Verily, Allah provides sustenance to whom
He wills, without limit.
38* At that time Zakariya (Zechariah) invoked his Lord,
saying: “Q my Lord! Grant me from You, a good offspring.
You are indeed the All-Hearer of invocation.”
39* Then the angels called him, while he was standing in
prayer in Al-Mihruh (a praying place or a private room),
(saying): “Alliih gives you glad tidings of Yahya (John),
confirming (believing in) the word from Allah fl.e. the creation
of Tsa (Jesus) the Word from Allah (^Be!” — and lie
was!)], no hie* keeping away from sexual relations with women,
and a Prophet* from among the righteous.”
40. He said: “O my Lord! How can 1 have a son when I am
very old, and my wife is barren?” (Allah) said: ”1 bus Allah
does what He wills.”
41. He said: fil, Q my Lord! Make a sign for me.” (Allah) said:
“Your sign is that you shall not speak to mankind for three
days except with signals* And remember your Lord much (by
praising Him again and again), and glorify (Him) in Hie
afternoon and in the morning. 131 ”
42* And (remember) when the angels said: “O Maryam
(Mary)! Verily* Allah has chosen you, purified you (from
polytheism and disbelief}* and chosen you above the women of
the * Ala mm (mankind and jinn) (of her lifetime).”
43. O Mary! “Submit yourself with obedience to your Lord
(Allah* by worshipping none but Him Alone) and prostrate
yourself, and Irka't (bow down) along with Ar-Riki*un (those
who bow down)*”
44* This is (a part) of the news of the Gkaib (unseen* i.c. the
news of the past nations of which you have no knowledge)
which We reveal to you (O Muhammad ^ lj^)* You
111 (V, 3:37) Al-Mihrdb: a praying place or a private room,
|7j (V. 3:41) See Yafsir Al-QurtuM, Vol.4, Pag.e.82.
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were not with them, when they cast lots with their pens as to
which of them should he charged with the care of Maryam
(Mary)' nor were you with them when Ihey disputed.
45 + (Remember) when tire angels said: “O Maryam (Mary)!
Verily ? Allah gives you (he glad tidings of a Word [“Be!” —
and he was! i.e. 4 ls& (Jesus) the son of Maryam (Mary)] from
Him, his name will be the Messiah £ tsa (Jesus)* the son of
Maryam (Mary), held in honour in this world and in the
Hereafter* and will he one of those who are near to Allah.”
46* ^He will speak to the people in the cradle 111 and in
manhood, and he w ill be one of the righteous. "
47* She said: “G my Lord! How shall I have a son when no
man has touched me.” He said: tL So (it will be) for Allah creates
what He wills* When He has decreed something, lie says to it
only: “Bel”— and it is.
4$. And Me (Allah) will teach him | L is& (Jesus)] the Book and
At-Hikmah (i.e. the Sunnah, the faultless speech of the Prophets,
wisdom), and the Tan rat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel).
1,1 (V.3:46) Narrated Abu Hurairah ^ The Prophet ^ said,
“None spoke in cradle but three: (The first was) Jesus, (the second child was): There
was a mail from Bam Israel called Juraij. While he was offering prayer, his mother
came and called him He said (to himself), '"Shall 1 answer her or keep on praying?"
(lie went on praying arid did not answer her). His mother said, “O Allah] Do not let
him die till he secs the faces of prostitutes. 1 ' So while be was in his hermitage, a lady
came and sought Ly seduce him, but he refused So she went to a shepherd and
presented herself to him to commit illegal sexual intercourse with her, and then later
she gave birth to a child and claimed that it belonged to Juraij. The people, therefore,
came to him and dismantled his hermitage and expelled him out of it and abused him.
Juraij per formed ablution and offered prayer, and then came to the child and said: "O
child' Who b your father?" The child replied, "The shepherd 11 (after hearing ihisl the
people said, “We shall rebuild your hermitage of gold,” hut he said: "No, of nothing
but mud." (The third was the hero of the following story): A Lady from Bam Israel
was nursing her child yl her breast, when a handsome rider passed by her. Shu said, “O
AllSh! Make my child like him.” On that the child left her breast and facing die rider
said; "O Allah' Do not make me like him,” The child then started to suck her breast
again. [Abu llurairah further said, “As if 1 were now looking at the Prophet
sucking his finger (in way of demonstration.”")]. After a while they (some
people) passed by, with a lady slave and she (i.e. the child's mother) said,“0 Allah!
Do not make my child Uke this (slave-git 1)1” On that the child left her breast, and said,
“0 Allah! Make me tike her." When she asked why, the child replied. L Thc rider is
oat of the tyrants while this slftve-girl is falsely accused of theft and illegal sexual
intercourse.” (Sahib A l- Bukhari, Vol. 4, Hadith No. 645).
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49* And will make him pisa (Jesus)] a Messenger to the
Children of Israel {saying): “I have come to you with a sign
from your Lord, that I design for you out of clay, a figure like
that of a bird, and breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by
Allah's Leave; and I heal him who was horn blind, and the
leper, and 1 bring the dead to life bv Allah's Leave* And I
inform you of what you eat, and what you store in your houses.
Surely, in that is a sign for you, if you are believers*
50* And 1 have come confirming’ that which was before me
of the Taurat (To rah}, and to make lawful to you part of what
was forbidden to you, and I have come to you with a proof
from your Lord. So fear Allah and obey me.
5L Truly! Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so wwship Him
(Alone). This is a Straight Path.
f.
52. r I’hcn when *lsa (Jesus) came to know of their disbelief,
he said: “Who will be my helpers in All£UTs Cause?" Al-
J/awariyyun (the disciples) said: “We arc the helpers of Allah;
we believe in Allah, and bear witness that we are Muslims (i.e.
we submit io Allah).”
53* Our Lord! We believe in what You have sent down, and
we follow the Messenger plsii (Jesus)]; so write us down among
those who hear witness jto the truth i.e. La ilaha illallah —
none has the right to be worshipped but Allah).
54* And they (disbelievers) plotted [to kill 4 Isa (Jesus)
and Allah plotted too* And AllSh is the Best of those who
plot*
55* And (remember) when Allah said: “O Hsa (Jesus)! I will
make you steep and raise you to Myself and clear you |of the
forged statement that *isa (Jesus) is Allah's son] of those who
disbelieve, and I will make those who follow you {Monotheists,
who worship none but Allah) superior to those who disbelieve
[in I he Oneness of A113h, or disbelieve in some of His
Messengers, e.g. Muhammad fWj Ajfe- «ul ‘IsS (Jesus),
Musa (Moses), etc,, or in llis Holy Books, e.g* the Taurat
(Torah), the Injeel (Gospel), Ihe Qur'an] till the Day of
Resurrection 11 * Then you will return to Me and I will judge
( V. 3:55) The advetit (descent) of 1 hi (Jesus), [soti of Maryam (Maiy)l ■‘'mJ ^ .
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bcftvccn you in the matters in which you used to dispute^ 1
56. “As to those wiin disbelieve, I will punish them with a
severe torment in this world and in the Hereafter, and they
will have no helpers.”
57. And as for those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah)
and do righteous good deeds, Allah will pay them their reward
in lull. And Allah does not like the Zalimih i (polytheists and
wrong-doers).
58. Tills is what We recite to you (O Muhammad ^1
pW) of the Verses and the Wise Reminder (i.e. the Qur’&n).
59. Verily, the likeness of Tsa (Jesus) before Allah is the
likeness of Adam. He created him from dust, then (Me) said to
him: “Be!” — and he w-as.
60. (This is) the (ruth from your Lord, so be not of those
who doubt.
61. Then whoever disputes w r ith you concerning him f Isa
(Jesus)] after (ail this) knowledge that has come to you ji.e. 'Isa
(Jesus) being a slave of Allah, and having no share in Divinity],
say: (O Muhammad pVj <uk> alii jlua) “Come, let us call our
a 1 ) Narrated Ahu Hurairah <&- ^ L r^j: Al lib’s Messenger ^ JJ said,“By
Him in Whose Hand my soul is. surely f'isci (Jesus)], the son of Maryam (Mary) SfL
will shortly descend amongst you (Muslims ), anti will judge mankind justly hy
the law of the Qur’an (as a just ruler); he will break the cross and kilt the pigs and
there will be no Jfayah* (i.e. laxalion taken from non-Muslims), Money wilt tit in
abundance so that nobody will accept it, ami a single prostration to Al Luh (in prayer)
will he belter than the whole world and whatever is in it. 4 ’ Abu Hurairah added: 'if
you wish, you can recite (this Verse of the Qur’an): “And there is none of the people
of the Scriptures (Jews anil Christians) but must believe in hmt [i.e. L lsa (Jesus) yA-
as a Messenger of Allah and a human being] before his f'isa (Jesus) A-Jl or
a Jew's or Christian's] death, and on the Day of ReKUtTeelum, he [‘Ifni (JeSUS)
will he a witness against them.’' (4:159).
(See Fath AI-Bart Vol.7, E ] age No.302) According to the quotation of Kushmaihani
there is the word Ai-Jiiyah instead of Al-Harb , {Sahib Al-Rukhari. Vo], 4, Hadith
No P 657) r
b) Narrated Abu Hurairah ^ A‘ ^r^.y Altdtfs Messenger d-.j cli said.; “How
will you be when die son of Maryam (Mary) [i.e. 'Isa (Jesus) -ui^] descends
amongst you. and he will judge people by Lhe Law of the Qur’an and not by the law of
the Irneel (Gospel).” {Fall r Ai-tian. Vol. 7. Pages 304 and 305) {Sahih Al Bukhdn r
VolA Hadsth No. 658).
* The Jtzyah (a tax imposed on non Muslims who would keep their own religion,
rather than embrace Liam) will not he accepted hy ! Tsu (Jesus) hut ail
people will be required to embrace Islam and there will be no other alternative.
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sons and your sons, our women and your women, an r selves and
yourselves — then we pray and invoke (sincerely) the Curse of
Allah upon those who lie.”
62. Verily, this is the true narrative 1 about the story of isa
(Jesus)], and, La ilaha ilia II ah (none has the right 1o be
worshipped but Allah, the One and the Only True God, Who has
neither a wife nor a son)* And indeed. Allah is the All-Mighty, the
All-Wise.
63. And if they lurn away (and do not accept Ihese true
proofs and evidences), then surely, Allah is All-Aware of those
who do mischief.
64. Say (O Muhammad “O people of the
Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Come to a word that is just
between us and you* that we worship none but Allilh (Alone),
and that we associate no partners with Him, and that none of
us shall take others as lords hesides Allah 111 . Then, if they turn
11 1 (V,3:64) Narrated ibn 'Abbas Abu Sutyan narrated to me personalty,
saying, "I set out during the true* that hud been concluded between me and AllSh’s
Messenger d-j J -A ^4^. While 1 was in Sham, a letter sent by the Prophet ^
A-j was brought to Hcraelius. Dihya A'l-Kalbi had brought and given it to the
governor of Busra, and the tatter forwarded it to HeracEius. Heraclius said, 'Is there
anyone from the people of this man who claims to be a Prophet?’ The people replied,
‘Yes,’ so, along with some other Qurttishi men. I was called and we entered upon
Heradius, and we were seated in front of him. Then he said, 1 Who amongst you ls the
nearest relative to the man who claims to be a Prophet?' I (Abu Sufyan) replied: 'I am
the 1 nearest. relative to him from amongst the group,’ So they made me sit in front of
him and made my companions SLt behind me. Then he called upon his translator and
said (to him). ‘Tell them (i.e. Abu Sufyan 1 s companions) that 1 am going to ask him
{i.e. Abu Sufydn) regarding thaL man who claims to be a Prophet, So, If he tells me a
lie, they should contradict him {instantly).* By Allah, had I not been afraid that my
companions would consider me a liar, l would have told lies, llemelius then said to
tus translator. ‘Ask him: What is his (i.e. the Prophet’s} family status amongst you? 1 I
said. "He belongs to a noble family amongst us." Ucraclius saidj, AVas any of his
ancestors a king?' I said, ‘Nci’. He said, ‘Did you ever accuse him of telling lies
before his saying what lie has said?* 1 said, "No*. He said, 'Do the nobles follow him
or the poor people? 1 I said. Tt is the poor who follow him, 1 He said. Is the number of
his followers increasing or decreasing? 1 1 .said, 'They are increasing.’ He said, 'Does
anyone renounce his religion (i.e. Islam) after embracing it, being displeased with it?’
I said, ‘No. 1 He said, 'Did you light with him?’ I replied, 'Yes.’ He said, 'How was
your fighting WLth him? 1 1 said, 'The fighting between us was undecided and victory
was shared by him and us in ttuus, He inflicts casualties upon us and wc inflici
casualties upon him.’ He said, ‘Did he ever betray?’ [ said, 'No, but now We are away
from him in this truce and wc do not know what he will do in it.’ “ Abu Sufyan added.
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“TCy Allah, I was ttOl able to insert in my speech a word (against him) except that
Heraehus said, 'Did anybody else (amongst you) ever claim the same (i.e. to he
Allah's Prophet) before him?’ I said, : No\ Then Hnadius lold his translator to tell
me (i.e. Abu Sulyanl, 'I asked you about his family status amongst you, and you told
me that he comes from a noble family amongst you. Verily* all Messengers come
from the noblest family among their people. Then \ asked you whether any of his
ancestors was a king, and you dented that. Thereupon 1 thought that had one of his
forefathers been a king, I would have said that he (i.e. Muhammad j-*.j )
was seeking to rule the kingdom of his foretfttbetS- Then 3 asked you regarding his
followers, whether they were the noble or Lite poor among the people, and you said
that they were only poor (who follow him). In fact, such arc the followers of the
Messengers. ’ITren [ asked you whether you have ever accused him of telling lies
before he said what he said, and your reply was in the negative. Therefore, 1 took for
granted that a man who did not tell a lie about others, could never tell a lie about
Alldh. Then l asked you whether anyone of his followers had renounced his religion
(i.e. Islam) after embracing it, being displeased with it, and you denied thai, And such
is I kith when its delight enters the heart and mixes with it completely. Then I asked
you whether his followers were increasing or decreasing. You claimed that they were
increasing, that is the way of true faith till it is complete. Then I asked you whether
you had ever fought with him, and you claimed that you had fought with him and the
battle between you and him was undecided and the victory was shared by you and him
in turns" he inflicted casualties upon you and you inflicted casualties upon him. Such
is the ease with the Messengers, they are put to trials and the final victory is for them.
Then .1 asked you whether he has ever betrayed anyone: you claimed that he had never
betrayed. Indeed, Messengers never betray. Then I asked you whether anyone had
said this statement before him: and you denied that. Thereupon 1 thought if somebody
had said that slatcmcnt before him, then 1 would have said that he was but a man
copying some sayings said before him. 1 Abu Sufydn said, Ll lleraelius then asked me,
'What does he order you to do? f 1 said, 'lie orders us (to offer) prayers and (to pay)
7akai h and to keep good relationship with the kith and kin, and to be chaste." Then
He radius said. If whatever you have said is true, then he is really a Prophet. 1 knew
that he (i.e, the Prophet ) was going to appear, but I never thought that
he would be from amongst you. If r were certain that 3. tan reach him, I would like to
meet him and if I were with him, 1 would wash his feet; and his kingdom will expand
(surely) to what is undcT my feet.’ Then Heradius asked for Ihc letter of Allah’s
Messenger ^ j ho read it, wherein w^as written:.
In the Name oj A Hah, the Moxl Gracirms, the Mast Merciful,
(This letter is) from Muhammad, Messenger of Allah, to Heradius, the sovereign of
Byzantine
Peace be upon him who follows the Right E 3 ath. Now then, I call you to embrace
Islam. Embrace Islam and you will be saved (from Allah’s punishment): embrace
I si dm, and Allah will, give you a double rew^ard, but if you reject this, you will be
responsible for the sins of ah the people of your kingdom: (Allah's Statement):
"O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Come to a word that is just between
us and you, that we worship none but Allah (Alone) ... bear witness thai we are
Muslims.” (1:64).
“When he finished reading the letter, voices grew louder near him and there was a
great hue and cry, and we were ordered to go out,” Abu SuIySn added, “While coming
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away, say: “Rear witness that we are Muslims,-'
65, O people of (he Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Why do
you dispute about Ibrahim (Abraham), while the Taurat
(Torah) and the Injccl (Gospel) were not revealed till after
him? Have you then no sense?
66 + Verily, you are those w r ho have disputed about that of
which you have knowledge* * Why do you then dispute
concerning that of w r hich you have no knowledge? It is Allah
W ho knows, and you know not
67, 1 hr ilium (Abraham) was neither a Jew nor a Chris) ian,
but be was a true Muslim Haiti/ (Islamic Monotheism — to
worship none but All&h Alone) and he was not of Al-
M ushrik un (See V. 2 : ! 05) 1 1 ] .
68, Verily, among mankind w r ho have the best claim to
Ibrahim (Abraham) are those who followed him, and this
Prophet (Muhammad ^ and those who have
believed (Muslims). And Allah is the Wall (Protector and
Helper) of the believers.
69* A party of the people of the Scripture (Jews and
Christians) vyish to lead you astray. But they shall not lead
astray anyone except themselves, and they perceive (it) not,
70. “O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! W hy
do you disbelieve in the AyaJ of A113h, [the Verses about
Prophet Muhammad Al present in the Taurat
(Torah) and die Injeel (Cospel)| [21 while you (yourselves) bear
out, I said to mv compiinions, The matter oflbn Abu Katshah* (i,.e. Muhammad
"I ) has become so prominent that even the king of Bairn Al-Asfar (i.e. the
Romans) is afraid of him/ So I continued to believe that Allah’s Messenger
A*J would he victorious, liil Allah made me embrace r I :I : r : . " Az-Zuhri said,
“Heraclius then invited all the chiefs of the Byzantine and had them assembled in his
house and said, 'O group of Byzantine! Do you wish to have a permanent success and
guidance and that your kingdom should remain with you? 7 (Immediately after hearing
that), they rushed towards the gate like onagers, but they found them closed. Heraelius
then said, 'Bring them back to me,’ So he called them and said, l I just wanted to test
the strength of your adherence to your religion. Now I have observed of you that
which I like/ Then the people fell in prostration before him and became pleased with
him.” {SM Al-Bukharl VoU, Uadith No.75).
* Abu Kabhhah was not the father of the Prophet A- j J A 1 «1 but it was a mockery
done by Abu SufySn out of hostility against the Prophet A-j Ai lA^ .
] ' J (V.3:67) See the footnote of(V.2:135).
|aj (VJ:70) See ( V. 7:157)
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witness (to their truth).
71, “O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Why
do you mix tiiith with falsehood and conceal the truth while
you know?” 111
72. And a party of the people of the Scripture say: ^Believe
in the morning in fhaif which is revealed to the believers
(Muslims), and reject (il) at the end of the tiay^ so lhat they
may turn hack,
73. And believe no one except the one who follows your
religion.” Say (O Muhammad aJp ^Verily, right
guidance is the Ciiidance of Allah” and do not heltevc that anyone
ean receive like that which you have received, otherwise they
would engage you in argument before your Lord”. Say (O
Muhammad AJe “AM the bounty' is in the Hand t;| of
<l| (V. 3:71) a) see (V. 7:157).
b) Narrated Anas j ; Then: was a Christian who embraced Islam and read
Surat- Al- Elaqara and Al-'rmrgn, and he used to write (the revelations) for the Prophet
tic, iii . Later on he reverted to Christianity again, and he used to
say;“Muhammad A-j ^ knows nolhing but what l have written for him.' 1
Then Altlh caused him to die, and the people buried hint, but in the morning they saw
that the earth had thrown his. body out. They said/This is the act of Muhammad
sJt- Ji' and bis companions. They dug tbs grave of OUr companion and took his
body out because he had nut away from them.” They again dug the grave deeply for
him. but in Ihe morning they again saw chat the earth had thrown his body out. "They
saidfThis is an act of Muhammad atLd his companions. They dug the
grave of our companion and took his body outside it, for he had run away front them.”
They dug Hie grave for him u s deep as I hey eaidd, but iu the morning they again saw
that the earth hail thrown his body out. So they believed chat what had befallen him
was not done by human beings and had lo leave him thrown (on the ground). (Sahth
At-Hukhdrl Vol.4, Hadilh No. R]4),
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Al] that has been revealed in Allah’s Rook 'the Qur'an j as regards the Qualities
of Allah cW j jp , the Most High, like His Face, Eyes, Hands, Shins, (Legs), His
Coming, His (Istawa) rising over His Throne and others, or all that Allah's Messenger
-Qk Ui 1 jLi qualified Him in the true authentic Prophet's Ahddiih (narrations) as
regards His Qualities like [jVv^wJ], His Descent or His laughing and others, the
religious scholars of Lbe Qur'an and Lbe Surmak believe in these Qualities of Allah
and drey confirm that these are really His Qualities, without Ta'wil (interpreting their
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Allah; He grants to whom He wills. And Allah is All-$utTicient for
His creatures’ needs. All-Knower.”
74. He selects for His Mercy (Islam and the Qur'an with
Prophethood) whom He wills and Allah is the Owner of Great
Bounty.
75. Among the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) is
he who* if entrusted with a Qiutir (a great amount of wealth, etc.),
will readily pay it back to youi and among them there is he who, if
entrusted with a single silver coin, will not repay it to you unless
you constantly stand demanding, because they say: ‘'There is no
blame on us to betray and take the properties of the illiterates
(Arabs) ” But they tell a lie against AMh while they know it.
76. Yes, whoever fulfils his pledge and fears Allah much;
then verily, Allah loves those who are Al-Muttaqtin (the pious
— See V.2i2).
77. Verily, those who purchase a small gain at the cost of
Allah’s Covenant and their oaths, they shall have no portion in
the Hereafter (Paradise). Neither will Allah speak to them, nor
look at them nit the Day of Resurrection, nor will Etc purify
them, and they shall have a painful torment.
78. And verily, among them is a party who distort the Book
with their tongues (as they read), so that you may think it is
from the Book, hut it is not from the Book, and they say: “This
is from Allah,” but it is not from Allah; and they speak a Lie
against Allah while they know it.
19. It is nut (possible) for any human being to whom Allah
has given the Book and 4/-Hukm (the knowledge and
understanding of the laws of religion) and Prophethood to say to
the people: “Be my worshippers rather than Allah’s/' On the
contrary (he would say}: “Be you Rahhaniyyun (learned men of
religion who practise what they know and also preach others),
because you are teaching the Book, and you arc studying it.”
80. Nor would he order you to lake angels and Prophets for
meanings into different things) or Taafih ill (giving resemblance or similarity to any of
the creatures) or Ta 'til, (completely ignoring w denying them i.e,. there is no Face, or
Eyes or Hands, or Shins. for A] I alt). These Qualities befit only for All&fo Alone, and
He does not resemble any of\His) creatures. As Allah L s Statement (in the Qur'an): (1)
“There is nothing like Him, and TTe is the All-Hearer, ihe All-Seer " (V.42:l 1 ) (2)
T here is none co-equal or comparable to Him (V.l 12:4).”
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lords (gods)* * 111 Would he order vow to disbelieve after you have
submitted to Allah’s Will? (Tafslr At-Tabari).
81, And (remember) when Allah took the Covenant of the
Prophets, (saying): “Take whatever I gave you from the Book
and Hikmati (understanding of the Law's of Allah), and
afterwards there will come to you a Messenger (Muhammad
^ i^ 0 ) confirming whai is with you; you musk then,
believe in him and help him.” (Allah) said: “Do you agree (to it)
and will you take up My Covenant (which I conclude with
you)?” They said: “We agree.” He said: “Then bear witness;
and 1 am with you among the witnesses (for this).”
82- Then whoever turns away after this* they are the Fas iq fin
(rebellious: those who turn away from Allah's Obedience)*
83, Do they seek other than the religion of Allah (the true
Islamic Monotheism — worshipping none but Allah Alone), while
to Him submitted all creatures in the heavens and the earth,
w illingly or unwillingly, And to Him shall they all he returned*
84, Say (O Muhammad fVj ^ J- 3 ): “We believe in
Allah and in what has been sent down to us, and what was sent
down to Ibrahim (Abraham), Ismail (Ishmael), Ishaq (Isaac),
Wqub (Jacob) and Al-Asbut (the offspring of the twelve sons
of Ya £ qub (Jacob)] and what was given to Mfisa (Moses), isa
(Jesus) and the Prophets front their Lord, We make no
distinction between one and another among them and to Him
(Allah) we have submitted (in Islam).”
85, And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will
never be accepted of him, and in the Hereafter tie will he one of
the losers 121 ,
111 (VJlMO) Narrated l Uinar ^ : ] beard the Prophet A-j A-* 1 saying,
“Do not exaggerate in praising me as Ihc Christians praised Ihc son of Marram
(Maty)*, for I am only a slave. So call me the stave of A 1 1 ah and His Messenger.”
(Sahlh Al-Bukhdri. VoJ.4, Hadiih No. 654).
* The Christians overpraised ‘Isa [ J csLiai * 4 ^ till they took him as a god besides
Allah.
^ (Y.3:S5). a) It is obligatory to have Belief in the Me.5seng.ersh ip of the Prophet
(Muhammad A- j ^ J|1 A-*). Narrated Abu Hnrairah ^ &'• Allah's Messenger
Aj ^ A^ said: "By Him (Allah) in Whose Hand Muhammad’s soul is., there is
none from amongst the Jews and the Christians (of these present nations) who hears
about me and then die* without believing in the Message with which I have been sent
(i.e. Islamic Monotheism), hut he will he from the dwellers of the (Hell) Fire.” {Sahih
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86. How »hall Allah guide a people who disbelieved after
their belief and after they bore witness that the Messenger
(Muhammad Ajj* Is true and after clear proofs
had come to them? And Allah guides not the people who are
Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers}.
Muslim* the Book ol' Faith. VoLl, Hadl'Sh No. 153. S.S.M.H 20). [See also (V.3:1 16)]
b) The asking of (an got) Jibrael (Gabriel) from the Prop he l ^ ,.-A“ about
Belief Islim, Ihsdn (perfection) and die knowledge of the Hour (Doomsday), and
their explanation given to him by the Prophet d-j ^ *j' 1 Then Ihc Prophet
A*j A 1 said (to bis companions)- “Jibrael (Gabriel) tame to teach you
your religion." So the Prophet jil regarded all that as a religion. And all
that which the Prophet A* i ^ explained to the delegation of ‘Abdul-Qais was
a part of Eaitb. (Sea Sa.h'ih Ai-Bukkdri, Vol. E,. liudi'ih No.50 and H7) And the
Statement of Allah j jpi "And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will
■never be accepted of him ” (3:R5).
Narrated Abu Tlurairah 4i One day while the Prophet A* * ^ A1 was
sitting in the company of some people, (The angel) Jibtael (Gabriel) came
and asked, "What is Faith? 1 ’ Allah's Messenger A*j ^ replied, “Faith is to
believe in Allah, Hi« ungels, (the) meeting with Him, EEis messengers, and to believe
in Resurrection."* Then he further asked, "What is Islam?" Allah's Messenger 4,1
A- 1 “-A replied. “To worship Allah Alone and none else, to perform As-Saldt
{Jqumdi-cis-Sulrif), to give the Z-akat and to observe Sunni (fast) during the month of
Ramadan/ 1 ** then he further asked. "What is Ihsdn (perfection)?" Allah's Messenger
A** St* 1 replied, l To worship A]l(Lh lI* j > as if you see Him, and if you
cannot achieve this state of devotion then you must consider that Me is Looking at
you." Then he further asked, “When will the Hour be established?" Allah’s
Messenger A-j 4il replied, L The answerer has no better knowledge than the
questioner. But 1 will inform you about its portents:
( 3 ) When a slave (lady) gives birth to her master.
(2) W r hcn die shepherds of black camels start boasting and competing with others in
the construction of higher buildings. And the Hour is one of the five things which
nobody knows exee.pt Alldh.
The Prophet A'J 4' [ _ I S^ then recited: “Verity, the knowledge of the Hour is with
Allah (Alone)." 1:34), Then that man (Gabriel left and the Prophet 4i
asked his Companions to call him back, but they could not see him. Then the
Prophet A'J z,i saL ^ "'That was (angel) Gabriel who came to teach
the people their religion."
Abu 'Abdullah 'rtt 41 said: He (the Prophet J| A- 4! ) considered all that
as a part of faith. (S&hth Ai-Bukhdri, Vol.], Uiidiih No, 47).
" In this tiadith, only 4 articles are mentioned, while in another Hadith, 6 articles are
mentioned: (1) Allah, (ii) His Angels, (iii) His Books (The Torah, The Gospel, The
Qur'an and all Ihc other Holy Books revealed by Allah), (iv) His Messengers, (v) Day
of Resurrection and (vi) Al-Qadat [Divine Pre-ondainments). i.e. whatever Alt&h has
ordained, must come to pass.
“* Again the principles of Islam mentioned here arc 4, but in other narrations, they arc
5 — 5th is the pilgrimage illajj) to Makkuh for the cine who can afford it once in a
lifetime.
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87* They are those whose recompense is that on them {rests)
the Curse of Allah, of the angels, and of all mankind.
88. They will abide therein (Hell). Neither will their torment
be lightened, nor will it he delayed or postponed (for a while)*
89* Except for those who repent after that and do righteous
deeds. Verily, Allah is Oft -Forgiving, Most Merciful.
90. Verily, those who disbelieved after their Belief and then
went on increasing in their disbelief (i.e. disbelief in the Qur'an
and in Prophet Muhammad AJt — never will
their repentance be accepted [because they repent only by their
tongues and not from their hearts! . And they are those who are
astray.
91. Verily, those who disbelieved, and died while they were
disbelievers, the (whole) earth full of gold will not be accepted
from anyone of them even if they offered it as a ransom' 1 ^ For
them is a painful torment and they will have no helpers*
92. By no means shall you allain A 1-Birr (piety, righteous-
ness — here it means Allah's Reward, i.e. Paradise), unless you
spend (in Allah's Cause) of that which you love; and whatever
of good you spend, Allah knows it well.
# 93. All food was lawful to the Children of Israel, except w hat
Israel made unlawful for himself before the Taurat (Torah)
was revealed* Say (O Muhammad fVj aJc “Bring
here the Taurat (Torah) and recite it, if you are truthful.”
94, Then after that, whosoever shall invent a lie against
Allah, — such shall indeed he the Z&Iimun (disbelievers)*
95* Say (O Muhammad fVj AJ& dll M Allah has spoken
the truth; follow' the religion of Ibrahim (Abraham) Hanif
(Islamic Monotheism, i.e* he used to worship Allah Alone), and
he w as not of A l-Afushrik tin .” {See V*2:105)
96. Verily, the first House (of worship) appointed for mankind
* ' ( V . j: 9 1 ) Narrated Anas bin Malik ^ Allah's Prophet A-j ■SA ^ A 3 used
to say, “A disbeliever will be asked: ‘Suppose you bad as mu eh gold as to ■fill the
earth, would you offer it to ransom yourself (from the Hell-Fire)? 1 He will reply,
‘Yes.' Then it will be said to- him. ‘You were asked for something easier than that (to
join none in worship with A Hub i,e. lo uceepL Islam. but you refused ). 1 " (SaMft Ai-
Bukhdri, VoL 8, Hadtih No. 546).
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was that at Bakkah (Makkah), full of blessing, and a guidance
for the ‘Alamin (mankind and jinn).
97, In It are manifest signs (for example), the Maqam (place)
of Ibrahim (Abraham); whosoever enters it, he attains security.
And Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah) tu the House {Ka'hah) is a
duty' that mankind owes to Allah, those who can afford the
expenses (for one’s conveyance, provision and residence); and
whoever disbelieves [i.e. denies Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah),
then he is a disbeliever of Allah], then Allah stands not in need
of any of the 'Alumw (mankind, jinn and all that exists) .
9H. Say: 4< 0 people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Why
do you reject the Ayat of Allah (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons,
signs, revelations, elc.) while Allah is Witness 1o what you do?”
99, Say: **C people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)!
Why do you stop those who have believed, from the Path of
AMh, seeking to make it seem crooked, while you (yourselves)
are witnesses |1o Muhammad ^ as a Messenger
of Allah and Islam (Allah's religion, i.e. to worship none but
Him A lone) |? And Allah is not unaware of what yon do,”
100.0 you who believe! If you obey a group of those who
were given the Scripture (Jews and Christians), they would
(indeed) render you disbelievers after you have believed!
10 1 . And how would you disbelieve, while to you are recited
the Verses of Allah, and among you is Ilis Messenger
(Muhammad aWj ah) And whoever holds firmly to
AMh, (i,e, follows Islam — Allah’s religion, and practically
obeys all thal Allah has ordered), then he is indeed guided to a
Right Path.
102, O you who believe! Fear Allah (by doing all that He has
111 (V.3:97)
a) The performance of Hajj is an enjoined duty and its superiority, and the Statement
of Allah j Je: "Hajj (pilgrimage) to the House {Ka'hah) t ls a duty that mankind
owes to Allah, those who can afford the expenses (for one's conveyance, provision
and residence); and whoever disbelieves [i.e. denies Hajj (pilgrimage u> Math ah), then
lie is a disbeliever of Allah];, then Allah stands not in need of any of die ‘Alatnin
(mankind, jinn and all that exists)." (V.3:97) {Sohik Al-Bnkhdn, Vol.2. Chapter 1, The
Bonk id" Hajj, P. 344).
b) Islam demolishes all the previous evil deeds and so do migration (for Allah’s sake)
and Hiijj (pilgrimage to Makkah) [AlAA'lu' n-al-Siarj&n] (Sahib Muslim).
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ordered and by abstaining from all that lie has forbidden) as
He should be feared, [Obey Him, be thankful to Him, and
remember Him always], and die nol except in a slate of Islam
fas Muslims {with complete submission to AIlAh}|.
1 03. And hold fast, all of you together, to the Rope of Allah
(i.e. Ihis Qur'an), and be not divided among yourselves, 111 and
remember Allah's Favour on you, for you were enemies one to
another but He joined your hearts together, so that* by His
Grace, you became brethren (in Islamic Faith), and you were
on the brink of a pit of Fire, and He saved you from it Thus
Allah makes His Ay at (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs,
revelations, etc.,) clear to you, that you may be guided,
104, Let there arise out of you a group of people inviting to
all that is good (Islam), enjoining Al-Ma'ruf (he* Islamic
Monotheism and all that Islam orders one to do) and
forbidding AI-Munkar (polytheism and disbelief and all that
Isl£m has forbidden). And it is they who are the successful*
105* And be not as those who divided and differed among
themselves after the clear proofs had come to them. It is they
for w hom there is an awful torment*
H)6* On the Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection) when some
faces will become white and some faces will become black; as
for those whose faces will become black (to them will be said):
“Did you reject Faith after accepting it? Then taste the torment
(in Hell) for rejecting Faith.”
107* And lor those whose faces will become white, they will
be in Allah's Mercy (Paradise), therein they shall dwell forever.
108. These are the Verses of Allah: We recite them to you (O
Muhammad aJp in truth, and AH3h wills no
injustice to the ^Atamln (mankind, jinn and all that exists).
109* And to Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and all
111 (V3:103) Ti has. hceti narrated by Abu Elurairah in the Hadftk Boob
{Al-Tmnidhl Ibn Mdjah and Abu Ddwikf) that the Prophet A*j &'• said: "The
Jews and Chri Btianii were divided into seventy-one or seventy- two religious sects, and
this- nation will be divided into seventy-three religious sects- — all in lleli, except one,
and that one is the one on which f and my Companions are today |i.c. following the
Qur'an and the Prophet's Surnmh (legal ways h orders, acLs of worship, statements of
the Prophet A*j ))/*
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that is m the earth* And all matters gn back (for decision) to
Allah.
110. You |lrue believers in Islamic Monotheism, and real
followers of Prophet Muhammad A**j and his
Sunnah] are the best of peoples ever raised up for mankind;
you enjoin Al-Ma'ruf (i.e. Islamic Monotheism and ail that
Islam has ordained) and forbid At-Munkar (poly theism,
disbelief and all that Islam has forbidden), and you believe in
Allah 1 1] - And had the people of the Scripture (Jews and
Christians) believed, it would have been heller for them;
among them are some who have faith, but most of them are Al-
Fasiqun (disobedient to AlL3h and rebellious against Allah's
Command).
111. They will do you no harm, barring a trifling annoyance;
and if they fight against you, they will show you their backs,
and they will not be helped.
112. Indignily is put over them wherever they may be, except
w r hcti under a covenant (of protection) from Allah, and from
men; they have drawn on themselves the Wrath of AlL3h, and
destitution is put over them. This is because they disbelieved in
the Ay at (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations,
etc.) of Allah and killed the Prophets without right. This is
because they disobeyed (Allah) and used to transgress beyond
bounds (in .Allah's disobedience, crimes and sins)*
115. Not all of them are alike; a party of the people of the
|J| (v.yjtft)
a) Narrated Abo Hurairah^ -W The Verse:
“Yfiu [iru-e believers in fc]£mic Monotheism and real fiilluwefiS (if Prophet VI ahifnrtud
Aj An jii 1 ji— and his Sunnah } arc the best of peoples ever raised up for mankind”
means*. the best of the people for the people, as you briny them with chains on their
necks till they embrace Islam (and thereby save them from the eternal punishment in
the Hell fire and make them enter Paradise in the Hereafter). (Stihih AI-Bukhdri, Vo-1.
6, Itadiih No. SO).
b) CHAPTER 144 The prisoners of war in chains.
Narrated Abu TTuwrah -it : The Prophet At A=- A** said. LL Allab
wonders at those people who will enter Paradise in chains.'’ (Suhlh Al-BukMri. Vol. 4,
Harfith No. 254).*
* The people referred to here may be the prisoners of war who were eaptucrcd and
chained by the Muslims and [heir imprisonment was Hie cause of their con vers inn to
lslim. So, it is as if their chains were the means of winning Paradise.
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Scripture stand for the right, they recite the Verses of Allah
during the hours of the night, prostrating themselves in prayer.
114. They believe in Allah and the Last Day; they enjoin Al-
Ma‘nif (Islamic Monotheism, and following Prophet Muhammad
^ ^ J*- 3 ) and forbid Al-Munkar (polytheism, disbelief and
opposing Prophet Muhammad "d and they hasten
to (all) good works; and they are among the righteous*
115* And whatever good they do, nothing will be rejected of
them; for Allah knows well those who are Al-Multaqftn (the
pious — See V*2;2}*
1 16* Surely, those who reject Faith (disbelieve in Allah and
in Muhammad , AjJ& ^ as being Allairs Messenger and
in all that which he has brought from Allah),
neither their properties, nor their offspring will avail them
aught against Allah* They are the dwellers oi' the Fire, therein
they will abide/ 11 (Tqfsir Ai-TabarQ*
117* The likeness of what they spend in this world is the
likeness of a wind which is extremely cold; il struck the harvest
of a people who did wrong against themselves and destroyed it,
(i*e* the good deed of a person is only accepted if he is a
monotheist and believes in all the Prophets of Allah, including
the Christ Ajle and Muhammad Allah
wronged them not, but they wronged themselves*
118. O you who believe! Take not as (your) Bitanuh (advisors,
consultants, protectors, helpers, friends) those outside your
religion (pagans, Jews, Christians, and hypocrites) since they
will not fail to do their best to corrupt you. They desire to harm
you severely. Hatred has already appeared from their mouths,
bul what their breasts conceal is far worse. Indeed, We have
made plain to you the Ay at (proofs, evidences, verses) if you
understand.
119* Lo! You are the ones who love them, but they love you
not, and you believe in all the Scriptures jic* you believe in the
Taurit (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel), while they disbelieve in
your Book, the Qur’an]. And when they meet yon, they say,
“We believe* 1 * But when they are alone, they bite the tips of
11 1 (V.3:l 3 6} See the footnote of (V.SiSS), and also see (V.4:47) and nts. footnote.
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their fingers at you in rag** Say: “Perish in your rage*
Certainly, Allah knows what is in the breasts (all the secrets).”
120. If good befalls you, it grieves them, but if some evil
overtakes you, they rejoice at it. But if you remain patient and
become Ai-Muttaqun [the pious — See V*2:2], not the least
harm will their cunning do to you. Surely, Allah surrounds all
that they do.
121. And (remember) when you (Muhammad *4^
plwj) left your household in the morning to post the believers at
their stations for the battle (of t hud). And ALliih is All-Hearer,
AH- Kuo we r.
122. When two parlies from among you were about to Lose
heart, but Allah was their Wq$ (Supporter and Protector). And
in Allah should the believers put their trust.
123. And Allah has already made you victorious at Badr,
when you were a weak little force* So fear Allah much 111 that
you may be grateful
124. (Remember) when you (Muhammad ^
said to the believers, “Is it not enough for you that your Lord
(Allah) should help you with three thousand angels sent dow n?”
125. “Yes, if you hold on 1o patience and piety, and Ihe
enemy comes rushing at you: your Lord will help you with Five
thousand angels having marks (of distinction). 11
126. Allah made it not but as a message of good new r s for you
and as an assurance to your hearts. And there is no victory
except from Allah, the All-Mighty, the A II- Wise*
127. That He might cut off a part of those who disbelieve, or
expose them to infamy, so that they retire frustrated.
128. JNot for you (O Muhammad J**, hut for
Allah) is file decision; whether He rums in mercy to (pardons)
them or punishes them; verily, they are the Zaiimun (polytheists,
disobe clients, and wrong-doers),
129. And to Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and all
that is in the earth. He forgives whom He wills, and punishes
111 '! V. V I 2 "i ) i.e. absduin Irani all kinds; a ['sins; and evil deeds; whiLti Fie has forbidden
and love Allah much, perform all kinds, of good deeds which He has ordained
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whom He wills. And AMh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful* *
130. O you who believe! Eat not Riba (usury) 111 doubled and
multiplied, hut four Allah that you may he successful.
131* And fear the Fire, which is prepared for the
disbelievers.
132* And obey Allah and the Messenger (Muhammad a
fWj Ajle) that you may obtain mercyJ^
133. And march forth in the way (which Leads to) forgiveness
from your Lord, and for Paradise as wide as the heavens and the
earth, prepared for Al-Muttaqun {the pious — See V.2:2).
134, Those who spend (in Allah’s Cause) in prosperity and
in adversity, 1 "* 1 who repress anger, 141 and who pardon men;
verily, Allah loves Al-Muhsin&n ^ (the good-doers)*
111 ( V. 3:130) a) See (V.2: 275) and its footnote.
b) Narrated Abu Huiairah ^ The Prophet <Ac. ^ said, “Avoid the
seven great destructive sins. 11 The people enquired, “0 Allah's Messenger! What are
they 7” He said, "(1) To join others m worship along with Allah, (2) to practise
sorcery, (3) to kill a person which Allah has forbidden except for a just cause
(according to Wam it law), (4) u> cal up Rihd (usury), (5) to eat up an orphan F S wealth,
(6) to show one’s back to the enemy and fleeing bom the battlefield at the tune of
fighting, (7) and to accuse chaste women, who never even think of anything touching
their chastity and are true believers”, {Sahih Al-Bukhdri, VoL 4. ifadith No. 2k),
c) See the footnote (A) uf the (V.2: 278).
d) See the footnote (R-) of the (V.2: 27 8),
111 (V. 3:132) Sec the footnote of (V.3:85),
' 3J (V.3.134) Narrated Abu Hurairah ^ u^j: The Prophet r^j A' said,
“Charity is obligatory everyday on every joint of a human being*. If one helps a
pcrHon in matters concerning his riding anirriiil hy helping kirn Id ride do it Dr by
lifting his luggage on to it, ail this will be regarded as charity. A good word, and every
step one takes to offer the compulsory congregational prayer is regarded as charity:
and guiding somebody on die mad is regarded as chanty.” {Sahlh A l- Bukhari, VoL.4,
Hadiih No. 141).
* To show gratitude to Allah for keeping your body safe and sound, you should give
in charity or do charitable deeds.
^ (V.3:134) Narrated Abu Huiairah Allah's Messenger A*j ^ jil
said, “The strong ls not the one who overcomes the people by his Strength, but the
strong is the one who controls himself while m anger.” (Sahih A i- Bukhari, VoLX,
Hadiih No. 135).
ljJ (V.3:134) Al-MukitittQn-' Doers of good, those who perform good deeds totally for
Allah’s sake only without any show off or to gain praise or fame and they do them in
accordance with the Su/mah (legal ways) of Allah's Messenger, Muhammad A'i tr i«*
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135, And those who, when they have committed Fahishah
(great sins as illegal sexual intercourse) or wronged themselves
with evil, remember Allah and ask forgiveness for I heir sins; —
and none can forgive sins tint Allah — and do not persist in
what (wrong) they have done, while they know* 111
13b. For such, the reward is Forgiveness from their Lord, and
Gardens with rivers flowing underneath (Paradise), wherein
they s Ik all abide forever. How excellent is this reward for the
doers (who do righteous deeds according to Allah's Orders).
137. Many similar ways (and mishaps of life) were faced by
nations (believers and disbelievers) that have passed away
before you (as you have faced in the battle of Uhud), so travel
through the earth, and see what was the end of those who
disbelieved (in the Oneness of AMh. and disobeyed Him and
His Messengers).
138. This (the Qur’an) is a plain statement for mankind, a
guidance and instruction to those who are Al-Muttaqun (the
pious — See V.2:2h
139. So do not become weak (against your enemy), nor he
sad, and you will be superior (in victory) if you are indeed
(true) believers.
140. If a wound (and killing) has touched you, be sure a
similar wound (and killing) has touched the others. And so are
the days (good and not so good), We give to men by turns, that
Allah may test those who believe, and that He may take
martyrs from among you. And Allah likes not the Zalimun
(polytheists and wrong-doers).
141. And lhal Allah may test (or purify) the believers (from
sins) and destroy the disbelievers.
142. Or do you think that you will cnler Paradise before
Allah tests those of you who fought (in His Cause) and (aiso)
tests those who are As-Sdbirutt (the patient)?
143. And you had indeed longed for death (A sh-Shahddah —
martyrdom) before you met it. Now yon have seen it openly
with your own eyes.
144. Muhammad ^4^ 4i*1 J^) is no more than a
1,1 ( V.3: 1 35) See the footnote of (V. 42:25).
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Messenger, and indeed (many) Messengers have passed away
before him. If he dies or is killed, will you then turn back on
your heels (as disbelievers)? And he who turns hack, on his
heels,, not the least harm will tie do to Allah; and Allah will give
reward to those w r hn are grateful,
145. And no person ran ever die except by Allah’s Leave
and at an appointed term. And whoever desires a reward in
(Ibis) world, We shall give him of if; and whoever desires a
reward in the Hereafter, We shall give him thereof. And We
shall reward the grateful.
146. And many a Prophet (i.e. many from amongst the
Prophets) fought (in Allah's Cause) and along with whom
(fought) large bands of religious learned men. But they never
lost heart for fhal which did befall them in Allah’s Way, nor
did they weaken nor degrade themselves. And Allah loves As-
Sabir un (the patient),
147. And they said nothing but; “Our Lord! Forgive us our
sins and our transgressions (in keeping our duties to You),
establish our feet firmly, and give ns victory over the disbeliev-
ing folk.”
148. So Allah gave them the reward of this world, and the
excellent rew r ard of the Hereafter. And Allah loves Af-Muhsmutt
(the good-doers — See the footnote of VJ:134 and of V.9:120).
149. O you who believe! If you obey those who disbelieve,
they will send you back on your heels, and you will turn back
(from Faith) as losers.'^
150. Nay, Allah is your Maula (Patron, Lord, Helper,
Protector), and He is the Best of helpers,
151. We shall east terror into the hearts of those who
disbelieve, because they joined others in worship with Allah,
(V.3: ] 49} Wliat is said about residence (staying) in the land of Ash-Shirk
(polytheism ix, the land where polytheism it practised). Narrated Samurah bin
Jundub Allgh’s Messenger j ^ said: “Anybody (from among
the Muslims) who meets, gathers together, lives, and stays (permanently) with a
Wushrik (polytheist or a disbeliever in the Oneness of Allah, etc.) and agrees to his
ways, opinion, etc. and (enjoys) bis living with him (Mushttk) then lie (that Muslim)
is like him (Mushrik). (This Hadtih indicates that a Muslim should not stay in a non
Muslim country, lie must emigrate Ui <i Muslim country, where Isliim is practised-)”
[The Book of Jihad, Abu Dawtid ].
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for which He had sent m> authority; their abode will lie the Fire
and how evil is the abode of the Zulimiin (polytheists and
wrong-doers).
152. And Allah did indeed fulfil His Promise to vuu when
+■'
you were killing them (your enemy) with His Permission; until
(the moment) you lost your courage and fell to disputing about
the order, and disobeyed after He showed you (of I lie booly)
which you love. Among you are some that desire this world and
some that desire the Hereafter. Then He made you flee from
them (your enemy), that He might test yon. But surely, He
forgave you, and Allah is Most Gracious to the believers.
153. (And remember) when you ran away (dreadfully) without
even easting a side glance at anyone, and the Messenger
(Muhammad AJp 41 I J**) was in your rear calling you back.
There did Allah give you one distress after another by way of
requital to teach you not to grieve for that which had escaped
you, nor for that which had befallen you. And Allah is
Well-Aware of all that you do.
154. Then after the distress, He sent down security' for you.
Slumber overtook a party of you, while another party was
thinking about Ihemselves (as how to save their ownselves,
ignoring the others and the Prophet A-j ^ and
thought wrongly of Allah — the thought of ignorance. They
said, “Have w r e any part in the affair ?" Say (O Muhammad
M “Indeed the affair belongs wholly to Allah,"
They hide within themselves what they dare not reveal to you,
saving: “If we had anything to do with the affair, none of us
would have been killed here." Sav: “Even if vou had remained
■r h
in your homes, those for whom death was decreed would
certainly have gone forth to the place of their death," hut that
Allah might test what is in your breasts; and to purify^ that
which was in your hearts (sins), and Allah is All-Knower of
what is in (your) breasts.
155. Those of you who turned back on the day the two hosts
met (i.c. the battle of Lhud), it was Shaitan (Satan) who caused
them to backslide (run away from the battlefield} because of
111 (Y J:!M) The Arabic- word yurrtahhfc has three meanings: (1) To test, (2) To
purify, (3) To get rid of {Tqfstr AI-Qurtubfy
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some {sins) they had earned. But Allah* indeed , has forgiven
them. Surely* Allah is Oft-Forgiving* Most Forbearing.
150. Q you who believe- ! Be not like those who disbelieve
(hypocrites) and who say about their brethren when they travel
through the earth or go out to fight: tf If they had stayed with
us* they would not have died or been killed*” so that Allah may
make it a cause of regret in their hearts. It is Allah that gives
life and causes death* And Allah is All-Seer of what you do,
157. And if you are killed or die in the Way of Allah,
forgiveness and mercy from Allah arc far better than all that
they amass (of worldly wealth)*
15N. And whether you die, or arc killed, verily, to Allah you
shall he gathered*
159. And by the Mercy of Allah, you dealt with them gently.
And had you (Muhammad been severe and
harsh-hearted, they would have broken away from about you;
so pass over (their faults), and ask (Allah's) Forgiveness for
them; and consult them in the affairs. Then when you have
taken a decision, put your trust in Allah, certainly, Allah loves
those who put their trust (in Him)*
160. If Allah helps you, none can overcome you; and if He
forsakes you* who is there after Him that can help you? And in
Allah (Alone) let believers put fheir trust
161. It is not for any Prophet to take illegally a part of the
booty iCihulfil), ' and whosoever deceives his companions as
(V, Si 161) A l- Ghulttl: (Stealing from die war booty before its. distribution), and Lhe
Statement of Allah “And whosoever deceives his companions as regards booty,
be shat] bring forth on the Day of Resurrection that which he cook (illegally)’'.
Narrated Abu Hutaiiah The Prophet J-j Jl1 got up amongst us
and mentioned Al-Ghulul, emphasized its magnitude and declared that it was a great
sin saying, “Don't commit GhuhV for I should not like to see anyone amongst you on
the Day of Resurrection, carrying over bis neck a sheep that will be bleating, or
tarrying over his neck a horse that will be neighing, Such a man wilt be saying; ‘O
Allth’s Messenger! Intercede with Allah for me,’ and T will reply, l l can't help you,
for 1 have conveyed Allah's Message to you.' Nor should 1 like to see a man carrying
Over His neck* a camel that will be grunting. Such a man will say, £ G Allah's
Messenger! Intercede with Allah for me,' and I will say, ‘l can't help you for ! have
conveyed Allah's Message to you": or one carrying over his neck gold and silver and
saying* ‘O Allah’s Messenger! Intercede with Allah lor me.’ And 1 will say* ‘f ean’L
help you, for 1 have, conveyed Allah's Message to you, or ojic carrying clothes that
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regards the booty, he shall bring forth on the Day of
Resurrection that which he took (illegally). Then every person
shall be paid in full what he has earned, and they shall not be
dealt with unjustly,
162* * Is then one who follows (seeks) the good Pleasure of
Al!3h (by not taking illegally a part of the booty) like the one
w r ho draws on himself the Wrath of Allah (by taking a part of
the booty illegally — Ghulul)? — his abode is Hell, and worst,
indeed is that destination!
163* They are in varying grades with Allah, and Allah is
All-Seer of what Ihey do.
164* Indeed, Allah conferred a great favour on the believers
whei) He sent among them a Messenger (Muhammad ^
pW aJcq from among themselves, reciting to them His Verses
(the Qur’an), and purifying them (from sins by their following
him), and instructing them (in) the Book (the Qur’an) and
Al-Hikmah [the wisdom and the Suntiafi of the Prophet
fko (Le* his legal ways, statements, ads of worship)], w hile
before thal they had been in manifest error, 111
will be fluttering, and the man will say, '0 Allah’s Messenger? Intercede with AtlSh
for me.* And I will say, ’I can f t help you, for 1 have conveyed Allah's Message to
you,’ 11 (Sahth Al-ButtuH Vol. 4. Hadiih No. 307),
* |J (V.3:l64) Following the Stmnah (legal ways) of the Prophet *4° Al 1<r i~n And
the Statement of Allah ii> > > - "And make us leaders for the righteous” (V 25:74f,
Mujabid said, “(Make us) a community lhat follows the Muttaqun (righteous) people
who preceded us, and whom those succeeding may follow.” Ihn 'Aun said, “(There
are) three things which I love for myself and for my brothers, i.e. this Sumtah (the
legal ways oflhe Prophet w ) which they should leam and ask about* the
Qur’dn which they should understand and ask die people about; and that chey should
leave the people except when intending to do good (for them)." (Sakih Al Bukhari
Vol- 9* Chap. 2* P. 2K2i
A) Narrated Hudhflifah: Allah’s Messenger ■Qt- Ai ^2^ said to us, “Certainly Al-
Amdttah (the Oust or die moral responsibility or honesty, and all the duties whielr
Allah has ordained) descended from the heavens and settled in the roots ol' the hearts
of men (faithful believers), and then the Qur’an was revealed and the people read the.
Qur'an, (and leant AI-Amdnah horn it) and also learnt it from the Sunnah. [Both the
Qur’an and Az-Sunnah strengthened their (Lhc Ikithl'ul believer’s) Arndnah\," (Sahih
Ai- Bukhari, Vo 1.9, Hadiih No .381).
13} Narrated Abu Hurairah ■ i| Alldh’s Messenger Lj !^ s^d, "All my
followers will cuter Paradise except Ihosc who refuse." 'They said, “O Allah's Messenger?
Who will I fe said, “Whoever obeys me will enter Paradise, and whoever disobeys
me is the one who refuses (to enter it).'' {Sahih A /-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadith No. 3 84).
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165. (What is the matter with you?) When a single disaster
smites you, although you smote (your enemies) with one twiee
as great, you say: “From where does this come to us?” Say (to
them), “It is from your selves (because of votir evil deeds)*” And
AllSh has power over all Ihings.
166* And w r hat you suffered (of the disaster) on the day (of
the battle of Uhud when) the two armies met, was by the leave
of Allah, in order that He might test the believers*
167. And that He might test the hypocrites, it was said to
them: “Come, fight in the Wav of Allah or (at least) defend
yourselves*” They said: “Had we known that fighting will take
place, we would certainly have followed you*” They were that
day, nearer to disbelief than to Faith* saying with their mouths
what was not in their hearts. And AMh has full knowledge of
what they conceal.
C) Narrated Jabir bin 4 Abdullah ^ Some angels came to Prophet
Muhammad J-j ^ while tic was sleeping. Some of them said* “Ik is
sleeping.’’ Others said, "His eyes are sleeping but bis bean is awake.” Then they said,
“There is an example for this companion of yours, 1 ' One of them said, “Then set forth
an example tor him,” Some of them said, "Fk is sleeping.” The others said, “His eyes
are sleeping but his heart is awake," 1 Then they said, “His example is that of a mail
who has built a house and then offered therein a banquet and sent an invilcr
(messenger) to Invite the people. So whosoever accepted the invitation of the in viter,
entered the house and ate of the banquet, and whoever did not accept the invitation of
the inviLcr* did not enter the house, nor did be ear of the banquet. 1 " Then the angels
said, "interpret this parable to him so that he may understand it.” Some of them said,
“He is sleeping, 11 The others said, “His eyes arc sleeping but his heart is awake." And
then they said, “The house stands tor Paradise and die call- maker is Muhammad
A-_, Al and whoever obeys Muhammad ^ , obeys Allah; and
whoever disobeys Muhammad A - 1 > *Si‘ ,^1— „ disobeys Allah, Muhammad ^ ^
Sk separated the people (I.e., tbtougb Ins message; the good is distinguished
from the bad, and the believers from the disbelievers).' 1 (Sahib Al Bukhari. Vot. 9,
Uaditk No, 3 85),
D) Narrated Abu Musa a 1 j ; The Prophet ^ A said, “Mv example,
and the example of what 1 have been sent with, is that of a man who came to some
people and said, ‘O people I have seen the enemy's army with my own eyes, and lam
the naked wanner; so protect yourselves!’ Then a group of bis people obeyed him and
fled at night proceeding stealthily till they were safe, while another group of them
disbelieved him and stayed at their places till morning when the army came upon
them, and killed and ruined them completely. So this is the example of that person
who obeys me and follows that truth which I have brought (the Qur'an and the
Sunn ah), and the example of the one who disobeys me and disbelieves the LruLh l have
brought." (Sahih AI-Bukhart, Vot. 9, JsW/rA No. 3S7).
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168* (They are) the ones who said about their killed brethren
while Ihey themselves sat (a! home): “If only they had listened
to u$, they would not have been killed,” Say: “Avert death from
your ownselves, if y ou speak the truth.”
169. Think not of those who are killed in the Way of Allah as
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dead, Nay, they are alive, with their Lord, and they have
provision.
170. They rejoice in what Allah has bestowed upon them of
His Bounty and rejoice for the sake of those who have not yet
joined them, but are left behind (not yet martyred) that on
them no fear shall come, nor shall they grieve.
171. They rejoice in a Grace and a Bounty from Allah, and
that Allah w ill not waste the reward of the believers.
172. Those who answered (the Call of) Allah and the
Messenger {Muhammad A“j *4^ after being wounded;
for those of them w ho did good deeds and feared Allah, there is
a great reward.
173. Those (i.e. believers) to whom I he people (hypocrites)
said, “Vcriiy, the people (pagans) have gathered against you (a
great army), therefore, fear them,” But it (only) increased them
in Faith, and they said: “Allah (Alone) is Sufficient for us, and
He is the Best Disposer of affairs (for us). 111 ”
174. So they returned wilh Grace and Bounty from Allah.
No harm touched them; and they followed the good Pleasure of
AMh, And AMh is the Ow r ner of Great Bounty.
175. It is only Shaitan (Satan) lhal suggests to you (he fear of
1,1 (V,3;173) Allah's Statement;- “Those (i,c. believers) to whom the people
(hypocrites) said, ‘Verily, the people (pagans) have gathered against you (a great
army), therefore, fear them. ’
a) Narrated Ibn ’Abbas (The saying:) "Allah (Alone) is Sufficient for us,
and He is the Best Disposer of affairs (for us)” was said by Ibrahim (Abraham)
when he was thrown into the fire; and it was said by Muhammad ^ j. Ai
when they {i.e. hypocrites) said, ‘'Verily, the people (pagans) have gathered against
you (a great army), therefor^, fear them," but it (only) increased them in Faith and
they said: “Allah (Alone) is Sufficient for us, and lie is the Best Disposer of affairs
(Torus)." (V, 3:173) {Sah'ih AI-BiMdti, Vol. 6, Haditk No. 86).
b) Narrated Ibn Abbas The last statement of Ibrahim (Abraham) ^
^wji when he was thrown info the tire, was: “Allah (Alone) is Sufficient for me and
He is the Best Disposer (of my affairs)." {Sahih Al-Bukhdri, Vol, 6, Hadith No. 87).
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hh Aitliyd’ [supporters and friends (polytheists, disbelievers in
the Oneness of Allah and in His Messenger, Muhammad ^
fXiMj so fear them not, but fear Me, if yon are (true)
believers,
176. And let not those grieve yon (G Muhammad *4^
who rush with haste to disbelieve; verily, not the least
harm will they do to Allah. It is Allah’s Will to give them no
portion in the Hereafter. For them Ihore is a greal torment.
177* Verily, those who purchase disbelief at the priee of
Faith, not the least harm will they do to Allah. For them, there
is a painful torment,
17®, And let not the disbelievers think that Our postponing
of their punishment is good for them. We postpone the
punishment only so that they may increase in sinfulness. And
for them is a disgracing torment
179, Allah will not leave the believers in the state in which
you are now, until He distinguishes the wicked from the good.
Nor will Allah disclose to you the secrets of the Ghmh (unseen),
but Allah chooses of His Messengers whom He wills. So believe
in Allah and Elis Messengers. And if you believe and fear Allah,
then for you there is a great reward,
ISO. And let not those who covetously withhold of that which
Allah has bestowed on them of His Bounty (Wealth) think lhat
it is good! for them (and so they do not pay the obligatory
Zakuiy Nav, it will he worse for them; the things winch they
covetously withheld shall lie lied to Ihcir necks like a collar on
the Day of Resurrection 111 , And to Allah belongs the heritage of
the heavens and the earth; and Allah is Well-Acquainted with
111 (V. 3:1 HO) "Lei not those who covetously withhold of that winch Allah has
bestowed upon them of His Bounty , ,, shall be tied to their necks like a collar,"'
Narrated Abu Hurairah Allah’s Messenger ^ , ^ *iii >uud, “Anyone
whom Allah has given wealth hut he does m>i pay its ZaJfcai 1 ; then, on the Day of
Resurrection, his wealth will be presented to him in the shape of a bald-headed
poisonous mate snake with two poisonous glands* in its mouth and it will encircle
itself round his neck and hite him over his cheeks and say, "] am your wealth; 3 am
your treasure,’"' Then the Prophet 4 - .3 ■&' recited this Divine Verse; “And let
not those wIlej covetously withhold of that which Allah has bestowed upon them of
His Bounty.* (V.3:l BQ).
•Falk Al-BSri, Vol. 4, Pages No.ll- 1 3 (Sahih Al-BukMrt. Vol. 6, HaSth No. SB).
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all that von do*
18!* Indeed, Allah lias heard the statement of those (Jews)
who say: “Truly., Allah is poor and we are rich!” We shall
record what they have said and their killing nf the Prophets
unjustly, and We shall say: “Taste you the tormenl of the
burning (l ire).”
182. This is because of that (evil) which your hands have sent
before you* And certainly, Allah is never unjust to (His) slaves*
183* Those (Jews) who said: “Verily* Allah has taken our
promise not to believe in any Messenger unless he brings us an
offering which the tire (from heaven) shall devour,” Say:
“Verily, there came to you Messengers before me, with clear
signs and even with what you speak of; w r hy then did you kill
them, if you are truthful?”
184* Then if they deny you (0 Muhammad Jll
so were Messengers denied before you, who came with Al-
Bayyinat (clear signs, proofs, evidences) and the Scripture and
the Book of Enlightenment*
185* Everyone shall taste death* And only on the Day of
Resurrection shall you be paid your wages in full. And whoever
is removed away from the Fire and admitted to Paradise* he
indeed is successful* The life of Ihis world is only the enjoyment
of deception (a deceiving thing),
18fi* You shall certainly he tried and tested in your wealth
and properties and in your personal selves* and you shall
certainly hear much that will grieve you front those who
received the Scripture before you (Jews and Christians) and
from those who ascribe partners to Alliih; but if you persevere
patiently, and become Al-Mutiaqun (the pious — See V,2:2)
then verily, lEtat will be a determining factor in ail affairs (and
that is from the great matters which you must hold on with all
your efforts}*
187* And (remember) when Allah took a covenant from
those who were given the Scripture (Jews and Christians) to
make il (the news of the coming of Prophet Muhammad
and the religious knowledge) known and clear to
mankind, and not to hide it, but they threw it away behind
their backs, and purchased with it some miserable gain! And
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indeed worst is that which they bought
188, Think not that those who rejoice in what they have
done (or brought about), and love to he praised tor what they
have not done, — think not you that they are rescued from the
torment and for them is a painful torment,
189, And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and
the earth, and Allah has power over all things.
190, Verily* in (he treat inn of the heavens and Ihe earth, and
in the alternation of night and day* there are indeed signs for
men of understanding,
19L Those who remember Allah (always, and in prayers)
standing* sitting, and lying down on their sides, and think
deeply about the creation of the heavens and the earth,
(saying): “Our Lord! You have not created (all) this without
purpose, glory to You! (Rivalled are You above all that they
associate with You as partners). Give us salvation from the
torment of the Fire.
192. “Our Lord! Verily, whom You admil to the Fire,
indeed, You have disgraced him; and never will the Zalimun
(polytheists and wrong-doers) find any helpers,
193. “Our Lord! Verily, we have heard the call of one
(Muhammad fk-j J**) calling to Faith: ‘Believe in your
Lord/ and we have believed. Our Lord! Forgive us our sins
and expiate from ns our evil deeds, and make us die (in the
state of righleousness) along with Al-Ahrar (the pious believers
of Islamic Monotheism).
194. “Our Lord! Grant us what You promised to us through
Your Messengers and disgrace us not on the Day of Resurrection,
for You never break (Your) Promise.”
195. So their Lord accepted of them (their supplication and
answered them), “Never will 1 allow to be lost the work of any
of you, be he male or female. You are (members) one of
another, so those who emigrated and were driven out from
their homes, and suffered harm in My Cause, and who fought,
and were killed (in My Cause), verily, I will expiate from them
their evil deeds and admit them into Gardens under which
rivers flow (in Paradise); a reward from AllSh, and with Allah
is the best of rew ards. '
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196* Let nut the free disposal (and affluence} of the disbeliev-
ers throughout the land deceive you +
197- A brief enjoyment; then, their ultimate abode is Hell;
and worst indeed is that place fur rest.
198. Bui, for those who fear their Lord, are Cardens under
which rivers flow (in Paradise!; therein are they to dwell forever,
an entertainment from Allah; and that which is with Allah is the
Best for Al-Abr8r {the pious believers of Islamic Monotheism).
199. And there are, certainly, among the people of the
Scripture (Jews and Christians), those who believe in ALlfth and
in that which has hccn revealed to von. and in that which has
v f
been revealed to them, humbling themselves before Allah, They
do not sell the Verses of Allah for a little price, for them is a
rew ard with their Lord, Surely, Allah is Swill in account,
200. O you who believe! Endure and be more patienl (than
your enemy), and guard your territory by stationing army
units permanently at the places from where the enemy can
attack you, and fear Allah, so that you may be successful
In the Name of Allah >
the Most Gracious T the Most Merciful.
1.0 mankind! Be dutiful to your lord. Who created you
from a single person (Adam), and from him (Adam) lie created
his w r ife [Hawwaf (Eve)], and from them both He created many
men and women; and fear All£h through Whom you demand
(your mutual rights), and (do not cut the relations of) the wombs
(kinship) l l Surely, Allah is Ever an All- Watcher over you.
2. And give to the orphans their property and do not
exchange (your) bad things for (their) good ones; and devour
not their substance (by adding it) to your substance. Surely,
this is a great sin. |I]
3. And if you fear that you shall not lie able to deal
Nl (V .4:1) Sec the footnote of (V ,2; 27).
(V.4:2). See the footnote of(VJ:130).
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justly with the orplian-girh, then marry (other) women
of your choice, two or three* or four; hut if you fear that
you shall not he able to deal justly (with them), then only
one or (the slaves) that your right hands possess. That is
nearer to prevent you from doing injustice*
4* And give to the women (whom you marry) their Mahr
(obligatory bridal-money given by the husband to ills wife at
the time of marriage) with a good heart; but if they, of their
own good pleasure, remit any part of it to you, take it, and
enjoy it without fear of any harm (as Allah has made it law ful).
5* And give not to the foolish your property which Allah has
made a means of support for yoit,^ but feed and clothe them
therew ith, and speak to them words of kindness and justice.
6* And try the orphans (as regards their intelligence) until
they reach the age of marriage; if then you find sound
judgement in them, release their property to them, but
consume it not wastefully and hastily, fearing that they should
grow up, and whoever (amongst guardians) is rich, he should
take no wages, hut if he is poor, let him have for himself what
is just and reasonable (according to his labour). And when
you release their property to them, take witness in their
presence; and Allah is All-Sufficient in taking account*
7* There is a share for men and a share for w r omen from
what is left by parents and those nearest related, whether the
property be small or large — a legal share*
8* And when the relatives and the orphans and Al-Masdkin
(the needy) are present at the time of division, give them out of
tlie property, and speak to them words of kindness and justice.
9* And let those (executors and guardians) have the same
fear in their minds as they would have for their own, if they
had left weak offspring behind. So iet them fear Allah and
speak right words.
,|J (V.4‘5) Narrated Al-Mughlrah bin ShiTbali ^ ^ i The Prophet
said, “Allah ha?, forbidden for you: (1) To be undutiful to your mothers, ^2) to
bury your daughters alive, (3) not to pay the rights of the others (e.g. Zakdt, charity)
and (4) to beg of men (i.-e. begging). And Alldh has hated for you: (!) Sinful and
useless talk like backbiting or that you talk too much about others, (2) to ask too many
questions, (in disputed religious matters) and (3) to waste the wealth (by extravagance
with lack of wisdom and thinking). {Sahih Al-BukMrs, Vol. 3, Hadtth No. 591).
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10* Verily, those who unjustly eat up the property of
orphans* they eat up only fire into their bellies, and they will be
burnt in the blazing Fire!
1 L Allah commands you as regards your children’s {inheritance):
to the male, a portion equal to that of two females; if (there are)
only daughters, two or more, their share is two-thirds of the
inheritance; if only one* her share is a half* For parents* a sixth
share of inheritance to each if the deceased left children; if no
children, and the parents are the {only) heirs, the mother has a
third; if the deceased left brothers (or sislers), the mother has a
sixth * (The distribution in all cases is) after the payment of
legacies he may have bequeathed or debts. You know not which
of them, whether your parents or your children, are nearest to
you in benefit; (these fixed shares) are ordained by Allah* And
Allah is Ever AH-Knowcr, All-Wise*
12* In lhal which your wives leave, your share is a half if
they have no child; but if they leave a child, ynu get a fourth of
that which they leave after payment of legacies that they may
have bequeathed or debts. In that which you leave, their (your
wives) share is a fourth if you leave no child; but if yon leave a
child* they get an eighth of that which you leave after payment
of legacies that you may have bequeathed or debts* If the man
or woman whose inheritance is in question has left neilher
ascendants nor descendants, hut has left a brother or a sister,
each one of the two gets a sixth; but if more than tvvo, they
share in a third, after payment of legacies he (or she) may have
bequeathed or debts* so that no loss is caused (to anyone). This
is a Command me ni from Allah; and Allah is Ever All-Knowing,
\1 o st-For bear i ng*
13* These are the limits (set by) Allah (or ordainments as
regards laws of inheritance), and whosoever obeys Allah and His
Messenger (Muhammad M will be admitted to
Gardens under which rivers flow (in Paradise), to abide
therein, and that will he Ihe great success.
14. And whosoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger
(Muhammad 'M £r ^ and transgresses His limits, He
will cast him info Ihe Fire* to abide therein; and he shall have a
disgraceful torment.
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15* And those *>f your women who commit illegal sexual
intercourse, take the evidence of four witnesses from amongst
you against them; and if they testify, coniine them (i.e. women)
to houses until death comes to them or Allah ordains for them
In]
some (other) way*
16. And the two persons (man and woman) among you who
r hi
commit illegal sexual intercourse, hurl Ihem both. And if
they repent (promise Allah that they will never repeat, i.e.
commit illegal sexual intercourse and other similar sins) and do
righteous good deeds, leave them alone* Surely, Allah is Ever
All-Forgiving (the One Who forgives and accepts repentance),
(and He is) Mo si Merciful.
17* Allah accepts only the repentance of those who do evil in
ignorance and foolishness and repent soon (i.e. afterwards); it
is they whom Allah will forgive and Allah is Ever All-Knower,
All-Wise*
IS. And of no effect is the repent ance of those who continue to
do evil deeds until death faces one of them and he says; “Now I
repent;” nor of those who die while they arc disbelievers. For
them W r e have prepared a painful torment*
19. O you who believe! You are forbidden to inherit women
against their will; and you should not treat them with harshness,
that you may take away part of the Mahr^ you have given them,
unless they commit open Fahishah (illegal sexual intercourse or
disobey their husbands); and live with them honourably. If you
dislike them, it may he that you dislike a thing and Allah brings
through it a great deal of good.
20* But if vou intend to replace a wife bv another and von
If 1 V V
have given one of them a Qintar (of gold i.e. a great amount as
Mahr) take not the least bit of it back; would you take it
wrongfully without a right and (with) a manifest sin?
11 J (y,4:15) The provisinn of this Verst Ib&S been abrogated by the Verse of Surat An-
\'ur (V.24:2), ordaining lashing for the unmarried and atoning to death for the
married, when four witnesses testify to the crime,
m See (V.24:2).
Iq|
(V.4:I9) Ma hr~ Rridal- money given by the husband Us tins wife ihu lime Of
marriage.
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21. And how could you lake il (back) while you have gone in
unto each other, and they have taken from you a firm and
strong covenant?
22. And marry not women whom your falhers married,
except what has already passed; indeed it was shameful and
most hateful, and an evil way.
13. Forbidden to you (for marriage) are; your mothers, your
daughters, your sisters,, your father's sisters, your mother's
sisters, your brother’s daughters, your sister's daughters, your
foster mothers who gave you suck, your foster milk suckling
sislers, your wives’ mol hers, your stepHluughlers under your
guardianship, burn of your wives to whom you have gone in,
but there is no sin on you if you have not gone in them (1o
marry their daughters), the wives of your sons who (spring)
from your own loins, and two sisters in wedlock at the same
time, except for what has already passed; verily, Allah Is
Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
& 24, Also (forbidden are) women already married, except
those (slaves) whom your right hands possess. Thus has Allah
ordained for you. All others are lawful, provided you seek
(them in marriage) with Mahr (bridal-money given by the
husband fo his wife at the time of marriage) from your
properly, desiring chastity, not committing illegal sexual
intercourse, so with those of whom you have enjoyed sexual
relations, give them their Mahr as prescribed; but if after a
Mahr is prescribed, you agree mutually (to give more), there is
no sin on you* Surely, Allah is Ever All-Knowing, A II- Wise.
25. And whoever of you have not the means wherewith to
wed free, belie v ing women, they may wed believing girls from
among those (slaves) whom your right hands possess, and Allah
has full knowledge about your Faith; you are one from another.
Wed them with the permission of their own folk (guardians,
Auliya' or masters) and give them their Mahr according to
what is reasonable; they (the above said captive and slave-girls)
should be chaste, not committing illegal sex, nor taking boy-
friends* And after they have been taken in wedlock, if they
commit illegal sexual intercourse, their punishment is half that
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for free (unmarried) women. 111 This is for him among you who
is afraid of being harmed in his religion or in his body; but i* is
better for you that you practise seif-restraint, and Allah is Oft-
Forgiving, Most Merciful.
26. Allah wishes to make clear (what is lawful and what is
unlawful) to you, aud to show you the w r ays of those before you,
and accept your repentance, and Allah is All-Knower, All-Wise,
27. Allah wishes to accept your repentance, but those who
folio w r their lusts, wish that you (believers) should deviate
tremendously away (from the Right Path).
28. Allah wishes to lighten (the burden) for you; and man
was crealed weak (cannot be patient to Leave sexual
intercourse with women).
29. O you who believe! Eat not up your property among
yourselves unjuslly except it be a trade amongst you, by mutual
consent. And do not kill yourselves (nor kill one another).
Surely, Allah is Most .Merciful to you. 121
30. And whoever commits that through aggression and injustice.
We shall cast him into the Fire, and that is easy for Allah.
31. If you avoid the great sins^ ! ' which you are forbidden to
do, We shalL expiate from you your (small) sins, and admit you
to a Noble Entrance (i.c. Paradise).
Ill
(V.4:25) Female or male slaves (married or unmarried); if they commit illegal
sexual intercourse, their punishment is fifty (SO) lashes (half of that which is for free
unmarried Women); neither stoning to death nor exile.
1 (V.4;29) What is said about committing suicide.
a) Narrated Thabit bin Ad-Dahhak =* j : The Prophet said,
Ll Whoever intentionally swearx falsely by a religion other than Tslam, then lie is what
he had said, (e.g. if he says, * l * lf such thing is not true then 1 am a Jew,’ he is really a
Jew if he is a liar). And whoever commits suicide with a piece of iron, will be
punished witJi the same piece of' iron an the Hell-fire.”
b) Narrated Jundub: The Prophet ^ 1 said, L 'A man was inflicted with
wounds and he conunited suicide, and so Allah said: My stave has caused death on
himself hurriedly, so T forbid Paradise for him,” (Sahih Al-Bvkhdri, Vol. 2, Hadfch
No. 445).
c) Narrated Abu Hurairah Ai u^j, ; The Prophet lA said, “He who
commits suicide by throttling shall keep oil throttling himself in the Hell-fire and he
who coni rn its suicide by Mabhing himself shall keep on slabbing himself in Ihe llell-
fire.“ (Sahih Al-Btikftdri Vot .2, Hmdith No. 446}.
bi (V.4;31} Narrated Abu Hurairah Al ; The Prophet J*+ said:
"Avoid the seven great destined ve sins.” They (die people) asked, “O Allah's
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32. And wish not for the things in which Allah has made
some of you to excel others. For men there is a reward for what
they have earned, and (likewise) for women there is a reward
for what they have earned, and ask Allah of His Bounly.
Surely, Allah is Ever All-Knower of everything,
33. And to everyone, We have appointed heirs of that
(property) left by parents and relatives. To those also with
whom you have made a pledge (brotherhood), give them their
due portion (by Wasfyyah « wills/ 11 . Truly, Allah is Ever a
Witness over alt things.
34. Men are the protectors and mainlainers of women,
because Allah has made one of them to excel the other, and
because they spend (to support them) from their means. There-
fore the righteous women are devoutly obedient (to Allah and
to their husbands), and guard in the husband’s absence what
Allah orders them to guard (e.g. their chastity, their husband’s
property). As to those women on whose part you see
ill-conduct, admonish them (first), (next), refuse to share their
beds, (and last) beat them (lightly, if it is useful); but if they
obey you, seek not against them means (of annoyance). Surely,
Allah is Ever Most High, Most Great,
35. If you fear a breach between them twain (the man and
his wife), appoint (two) arbitrators, one from his family and the
other from hers; if they both wish for peace, Allah will cause
their reconciliation. Indeed AlLSih is Ever All-Knower, Well-
Acqjuainicd with all things.
3b. Worship Allah and join none with Him (in worship); and
do good to parents, kinsfolk, orphans, Al-Masakin (the needy),
the neighbour who is near of kin, the neighbour >vho is a
stranger, the companion by your side, the wayfarer (you meet).
Messenger 1 What ate they'’” lie said:, “(1) To join partners. in worship with AMh, [2}
to practise sorcery; (3) to kill a person which Allah has forbidden except for a just
cause (according to Islamic law); (4) to cat up Riba* (usury); (5) u> i^at up Lhc
property of art orphan, (6) to show one’s hack to the enemy and fleeing from the
battlefield at the time of fighting and (7) Go accuse chaste women who never even
think of anything Lunching their chastity and are good, believers” (SaJiih Ai-Bukhari,
Vol. 8, Hadith No, 840).
* (see the Glossary, Appendix I)
11 (V.4:33) See for details Hadith No. 48^, Vol.3, Sah!h Al-Buldntrt.
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and those (slaves) whom your right hands possess. Verily, Allah
does not like (inch ns are proud and boastful.
37 ♦ Those who are miserly and enjoin miserliness on other
men and hide what Allah has bestowed upon them of His
Bounties, And We have prepared for the disbelievers a
disgraceful torment. [1]
38, And (also) those who spend of their substance to be seen
of men, and believe not in Allah and the Last Day (they are the
friends of Shaitan (Satan)], and whoever takes Shaitan (Satan)
as an intimate; then what a dreadful intimate he has!
39, And what loss have they if they had believed in Allah
and in the Last Day, and they spend out of what Alliih has
provided them? And Allah is Ever AIl-Knnwer of them*
40, Surely! Allah wrongs not even of the weight of an atom
(or a small ant), 121 but if there is any good (done). He doubles it.
1,1 (V,4;37) Narrated Abu Jlurair&h ;The Prophet A»j *^1 said,
“Everyday two angels come down from be a vet) and otie of them says, "O Allah!
Compensate every person who spends in Your Cause.' and the other (angel) says, L 0
Allah f Destroy every miser. 1 '" {Sahih Al- Bukhari, Vol.2, Hadfth No.522).
Ij!l (V. 4:40): A) Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri ^ *il : During the lifetime of
the Prophet ^ some people said, “O All&h’s Messenger] Shall we see
our Lord on the Day of Resurrection 1 ?" The Prophet ^ jL> said: "Y es ■ do
you have any difficulty io seeing the sun al midday when it is. bright and there is no
cloud It) the sky?” They replied, "No.” He said, "Do you have any difficulty it) seeing
the moon on a fullmoon night when it is bright and there is no ctoud in the sky?' 1 They
replied, "No.” The Prophet Al ^siid, "(Similarly) you will have no
difficulty in seeing AllSh ( J=- j » on the Day of ResurreetLcm, as you have no
difficulty in seeing either of them.'"’ On the Day of Resurrection, a calTmakcr will
announce, "Let every nation follow that which they used to worship.”' Then none of
those who used to worship anything other than Allah like idols and other deities, but
will fall in lid] (Fire), till there will remain none but those who used to worship
Allah, both those who were obedient (i.o. good) and those who were disobedient (i.e.
bad) and the remaining party of the people of the Scripture. Then the Jews will be
called upon and it- will he said to them, LL Who did you use to worship?” They will say,
"We used to worship ’Uzair (Ezra), the son of Allah/' It will he said to them, "You
arc liars, for Allah has never taken anyone as a wife or a son, What do you want
now?” They will say, h O our latrd! We are thirsty, so give us something to drink.”
They will be directed and addressed thus, "Will you drink" whereupon they will be
gathered unto Hell (Fire) which will look like a mirage whose different sides will be
destroying each other. Then they will fall into the Fire. Afterwards the Christians will
be called upon and it will be said to them, "Who did you use to worship?" They will
say, "We used to worship Tsa (Jesus), the son of Alliih.” It will he said to them, "You
are liars, for Allah has never taken anyone as a wife or a son" Then it will be said to
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and gives from Him a great reward*
41. How (will It lie) tliesi, when We bring from each nation a
witness and We bring you (O Muhammad fVj j&I as a
witness against these people?
42. On that day those who disbelieved and disobeyed the
Messenger (Muhammad flwj V c will wish that they
were buried in the earth, but they will never be able to hide a
single fact front Allah. 1
43. O you who believe! Approach not As-Saldt (the prayer)
while you are in a drunken state until you know (the meaning)
of what you utter* nor while you are in a state of Janaba^ (i*e. in
a state of sexual impurity and have not yet taken a bath) except
while travelling on the way (through a mosque), till you wash
your whole body(fs/tu£/h And if you are ill, or on a journey, or
one of you eomes from the Gha'it (toilet), or you have been in
contact with women (by sexual relations) and you find no
water, perform Tayammum with clean earth and rub therewith
your faces and hands (Tayammum) . Truly, Allah is Ever
Oft-Pardoning, Oft-Forgiving*
44. Have you not seen those who were given a portion of the
Book (the Jews), purchasing the wrong path, and wish that you
should go astray from the Right Path?
45. Allah has full knowledge of your enemies, and Allah is
diem, ’'What do you want now'f They will say what the former people have said ( ami
will be; thrown in the HclLfire like the Jews’). Then, when there remain (in the
gathering) ft l>H £ but those who USed to worship Alldh | Alone, tile real Lord of the
‘Alamifi (mankind, jinn and all that exists)], whether they were obedient or
disobedient. Then Allah, [the Lord of the ‘Alamm (mankind, jinn and at! :ha1 exists)],
will come to them in a shape nearest to the picture they had m their minds about Him.
It wall be said, “What are you waiting for? Every nation has followed what it used to
worship," They will reply. “We left the people in the world when we were in great
need of them and we dLd not take them as. friends. Now we are waiting for our Lord
Whom we used to worship. 1 ' Allah will say, am your Lord." They will say twice or
thrice* Ll We do not worship anythin g besides Alidh." {Sakih Al-Bukhdri Vol, 6,
Hadith No. Lb5).
til See die footnote of {V. 68:42)
E]l i; V.4:42) See footnote of (V, 3:S5).
| 7 |
' (Y.4;43) Strike your hands on the earth and then pass the palm of each on the back
Of Lhe other and then blow off the dust ft urn them and then pass (rub) them on your
face, dus is called Tayammum.
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Sufficient as a Wall (Protector), and Allah is Sufficient as a
Helper.
46. Among those who are Jews* Ihere are some who displace
words from (their) right places and say: tt We hear your word
{O Muhammad Ajk -&I and disobey/' and “Hear and
let you (O Muhammad Sfc Lf La ) hear nothing/ 7 And
Ra'ittt^^ with a twist of their tongues and as a mockery of the
religion (Islam). And if only they had said: “We hear and
obey”, and “Do make us understand/ 7 it would have been
better for them, and more proper; but Allah has cursed them
for their disbelief, so they believe not except a few.
47. O you who have been given the Scripture (.lews and
Christians}! Believe in what We have revealed {to Muhammad
confirming what is (already) with you, before
We efface faces (by making them like the back of necks; without
nose, mouth, eves) and turn them hindwards, or curse them as
We cursed the Sabbath-breakers And the Commandment of
Allah is always executed, 131
48, Verily, Allah forgives not that partners should be set up
with Him (in worship), but He forgives except that (anything
else) to whom He wills; ami whoever sets up partners with
Allah (in worship), he has indeed invented a tremendous sin, 141
49, Have you not seen those (Jews and Christians) 151 who
claim sanctity for themselves? May, but Allah sanctifies whom
He wills, and they will not be dealt with injustice even equal 1o
111 (V.4'46) Rd'inar means in Arabic “Be careful, listen to us, and we listen 1o >ou",
whereas in Hebrew, it means an insult.
■ 2]
- (V.4:47 ? This Verse is a severe warning to the Jews mid Christians, and an absolute
obligation that they must believe in Allah's Messenger Muhammad A 1 -* ^ ^
and in his Message of Islamic Monotheism and in this Qur'an.
131 (V .4:47) see the footnote of the (V.3:55). and see and its
footnote).
NJ (V,4:4fl) Narrated Anas M The Prophet sjfc Al ^said, “Allah will
say to that person of the (Hell) Fire who will receive the least punishment, 4 If you had
everything on the earth, would you give it as a ransom to tree yourself (i.e. save
yourself from this Fire)? 7 He will say, "Yes 7 . Then Allah will say, "While you were in
the backbone of Adam, I asked you much less than this, (i.c.nol to worship others
besides Me), but you insisted on worshipping others hen ides Me. 1 71 (Stiliih Al-
Bukh&i, Vol. 4, Hadith No. 551).
151 (V.4:49) See Tafsfc ihn KaShir.
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the extent of a scalish thread in the long slit of a date-stone.
511. Look, how they invent a lie against Allah, and enough is
that as a manifest sin,
51. Have you not seen those who were given a portion of the
Scripture? They believe in Jibt and T&ghti/ * 1 and say to the
disbelievers that they are heller guided as regards the way than
the believers (Muslims).
52. They are those whom Allah has cursed, and he whom
Allah curses, you will not find for him (any) helper,
53. Dr have they a share in Ihe dominion? Then in that case
they would not give mankind even a speck on the hack, of a
date-stone*
54. Or do they envy men (Muhammad and
his followers) for what Allah has given them of Ills Bounty?
Then We had already given the family of Ibrahim (Abraham)
the Book and At-Hikmah {As-Stinnah — Divine Revelation to
those Prophets, not written in the form of a hook), and
conferred upon them a great kingdom*
55. Of them were (some) who believed in him (Muhammad,
-*3i1 ij^); and of them w r crc (some) who averted their
faces from him (Muhammad A-j ^ ^ ); and enough is
Hell for burning (them) |l] .
56. Surely! I hose who disbelieved in Our Ayat (proofs,
evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), Wc shall burn
them in Fire, As often as their skins are roasted through, We
shall change them for other skins lhat I hey may taste the
punishment. Truly, Allah is Ever Most Powerful, All-Wise.
57. But those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah — Islamic
Monotheism) and do deeds of righteousness, We shall admit
them to Cardens under w r hieh rivers flow (Paradise), abiding
therein forever. Therein they shall have Azwdjun Mutahharutun v
I'll - ■ M
(V.4;51) The words “Jibt and Tdghuf* cover wide meanings; They mean anything
worshipped other than Hie Real Clod (AllSh) iLe. ah the false deities, it may he an idol,
satan, graves, stone, sun, star, angel, saints, or any human being. (Please see Tafsir
I bn Kaihir and the footnote of (V 2:7- 5 6)J.
l ^(V.4:55). sec the footnote of (V .3:85).
1:1 (V-4;57). having no menses, stools, Urine, etc. See (V.2:25) and (V.3:15) and also
see Tafsir Ibn Kathir, Vol. 1, Page 63 atid also sec the footnote of (V.29:G4).
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(purified mates or wives), and We shall admit them to shades
wide and ever deepening {Paradise)'^.
58* Verily, Allah commands that you should render hack the
(rush to Ihoac to whom I hey are due; anti lhat when yon judge
between men, you judge with justice. Verily, how excellent is
the teaching which He (Allah) gives you! Truly, Allah is Ever
All-H carer, All-Seer.
5*f. () you who believe! Obey Allah and obey the Messenger
(Muhammad A-J AJe A\ and those of you (Muslims) who
are in authority. And if you differ in anything amongst
yourselves, refer it to Allah and His Messenger J^ 1 )
if you believe in Allah and in the Last Day. That is better and
more suitable for final determination.
fit)* Have you not seen those (hyp roc rites) who claim that
they believe in that which has been sent down to you, and that
which w r as sent down before you? They w r ish to go for
judgement (in their disputes) to the Taghu^ (false judges)
while they have been ordered to reject them* But Shaitan
(Satan) wishes to lead them far astray* 111
61. And when it is said to them: “Come to what Allah has sent
down and to the Messenger (Muhammad A-“J Ado «ii yi«a),” you
(Muhammad fMj 4iil JLa ) see the hypocrites turn away from
you (Muhammad ^ J * 1 * ) will! aversion*
62. How then, when a catastrophe befalls them because of
what their hands have sent forth, they come to you swearing by
AU3h, “We meant no more than goodwill and conciliation!”
63. They (hypocrites) are those of whom Allah knows what
is in their hearts; so turn aside from them (do not punish them)
but admonish them, and speak to them an effective word (i.c. to
1,1 (V.4:57) Narrated Anas bin Malik <*■ ^ :The Prophet A-*.j ^ .jWaid,
"There is a tree ]H Paradise (which is sc big and huge lhat) if a rider travel? in its
shade for otic hundred years, ho will not be able to cross it." {SaMh A! -Bukhari, Vo!,
4 h Hadith No-474),
|j,) (V. 4:150) 'JagltLh : Sec the footnote of (V.2:256)
*■'* (V.4:fi0) This vers-c was revealed in connect jolt with a hypocrite claiming to be a
Muslim, who had a dispute with a Jew- and he wanted to take his case fo a soothsayer
rather than In the PropheL (Mohammad A-j St* 1 for judgement — Tor detail?,
see Tapir At-Tahart.
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believe in Allah, worship Him, obey Him, and be afraid of Him)
to reach their inner* elves.
64. We sent no Messenger, but to be obeyed by Allah’s
Leave. If they (hypocrites), when they had been unjust to
themselves, hud come to yon (Muhammad A*jj da' i and
begged Allah" 1 ® Forgiveness, and the Messenger (
) had begged forgiveness for them: indeed, they would have
found Allah All-Forgiving (One Who forgives and accepts
repentance), Most Merciful
65. But no, by your Lord, they can have no Faith, until Ihey
make you (O Muhammad A^j 4^ (jLa) judge in all disputes
between them, and find in themselves no resistance against
your decisions, and accept (them) with full submission.
66. And if We had ordered them (saying), “Kill yourselves
(i.e. the innnocenl ones kili the guilty ones) or leave your
homes,” very few of them would have done it; hut if they had
done what they were told, it would have been better for them,
and would have strengthened their (Faith);
67. And indeed We should then have bestowed upon them a
great reward from Ourselves.
68. And indeed We should have guided them lo a Straight
Way.
69. And whoso obeys Allah and the Messenger (Muhammad
A^J Au* then they will be in the company of those on
whom Allah has bestowed His Grace, of the Prophets, the
Siddiqun (those followers of the Prophets who were first and
foremost to believe in them, like Abu Bakr As-Siddiq Ait ,_Au ),
the marty rs, and the righteous. And how excellent these compan-
ions are!
7(1, Such is the Bounty' from Allah, and Allah is Sufficient as
Ail-Knower,
71. O you who believe! Take your precautions, and either go
forth (on an expedition) in parties, or go forth all together.
72. There is certainly among you he who would linger
behind (from lighting in Allah’s Cause). If a misfortune befalls
you, he says, “indeed, Allah has favoured me in that i w r as not
present among them.”
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73, Rut if a bounty (victory and booty) comes to you from
Allah, he would surely say — as if there had never been ties of
affection between you and him — “Oh! I wish I had been with
them; Ihen I would have achieved a great success ( a good share
of booty V 91
74. Lei those (believers) who sell Ihe life of tins world for the
Hereafter light in the Cause of Allah,, and whoso lights in the
Cause of Allah, and is killed or gets victory, We shall bestow ost
him a great reward.
75, And what is wrong with you that you fight not in the
Cause of Allah, and for those weak, ill-1 realcd, and oppressed
among men, women, and children, whose cry is; “Our Lord!
Rescue us from this town whose people are oppressors: and
raise for us from You one who will protect, and raise for us
from You one who will help.”
76. Those who believe, tight in the Cause of Allah, and those
who dishelieve, tight in the cause of Tagkut (Satan). 11 So fight
you against the friends of Shait&n (Satan), Ever feeble indeed is
the plol of Shaitan (Sal an).
77* Have you not seen those who were told to hold back their
hands (from fighting) and perform As -Salat {Iqdmtit-as- Salat),
and give Zakdt , hut when the fighting was ordained tor them,
behold! a section of them fear men as they fear Allah or even
more. They say: “Our Lord! Why have you ordained for us
fighting? Would that you had granted us respite for a short
period?” Say: “Short is the enjoyment of this world. The
Hereafter is (far) hettcr for him who tears Allah, and you shall
not be dealt with unjustly even equal to a scali&h thread in the
long slit of a date-stone.
78, “Wheresoever you may be, death will overtake you even
if you are in fortresses built up strong and high!** And if some
good reaches them, they say, “This is from Allah,” but if some
evil befalls them, they say, “This is from you (O Muhammad
fLuj <uk M Say: “All things arc From Allah,” so what is
wrong with these people that they fail to understand any word?
79, Whatever of good reaches you, is from Allah, but
11 J (V.4:76) Se* the footnote of ( V. 2:256}.
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whatever of evil befalls you, is from yourself. And We have
sent you (O Muhammad ^ as a Messenger to
mankind, and Allah is Sufficient as a Witness. 111
80. He who obeys Ihe Messenger (Muhammad ^ a
has indeed obeyed Allah, hut he who turns away, then we
have not sent yon {O Muhammad ) as a
watcher over them. |2 *
HI. They say: <( We are obedient, ’’ but when they leave you
(Muhammad a section of them spend all night
in planning other than w r hat yon say. But AMh records their
nightly plots. So turn aside from them (do no! punish l hem),
and put your trust in Allah. And Allah is liver All-Sufficient as
a Disposer of affairs,
82. Do they not then consider the Qur^n carefully? Had it
been from olher than Allah, they would surely have found
therein many a contradiction.
83. When there comes to them some matter touching (public)
safety or fear, they make it known (among the people); if only
they had referred il 1o the Messenger ( fh-j jd i/-* ) or to
those charged with authority among them, the proper
investigators would have understood it from them {directly).
Had it not been for the Grace and Mercy of Allah upon you,
you would have followed Shaitan (Satan), except a few of you,
84. Then light (O Muhammad J-ij Al ) in the Cause
of Allah, you are not tasked (held responsible) except for
yourself, and incite the believers (to tight along with you), it may
be that Allah will restrain the evil might of the disbelievers* And
Allah is Stronger in Might and Slronger in punishing.
85. Whosoever intercedes for a good cause wall have the
111 (V.4:79) Seethe footnote {A) of the (V.2:252).
Es| (V. 4:80) (A) Narrated Abu Hurairah ■£' ; Allah's Messenger ^ At JL*
siaid, "Whoever obeys me, he obeys AllBh, ntsd whoever disobeys mo, he
disobey & Allah, and whoever obeys the tiller 1 appoint, he obeys me, and whoever
disobeys him, he disobeys me. 1 ’ (Sahth Al-Bukhan, VoL b, Hadith No, 25 1 i.
(B) Narrated Abu llurainah ^ A\ ; Allah’s Messenger A* 4il said, “All
my followers will enter Paradise except those who refuse." They said, ”0 Allah's
Messenger! Who will refuse?" He &aid, “Whoever obeys me will enter Paradise, and
whoever disobeys me is the une who refuses (to enter it).” (Suhih Al-Bukh&ri, Vol. 5,
Hadith No. 384).
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reward thereof* and whosoever intercedes for an evil cause will
have a share in its burden. And Allah is Ever All-Able to (Jo
(and also an All-Wilness to) everything.
86. When you are greeted with a greeting* greet in return
willi what is heller than it, or (at least) return it equally.
Certainly* Allah is Ever a Careful Account Taker of all things, 111
87* Allah! La ilaha Ula Huwa (none has the right to be
worshipped but He}* Surely* He will gather you together on the
Day of Resurrection* about which there is no doubt* And who is
truer in statement than Allah?
88* Then what is the matter with you that you arc divided
into two parties about the hypocrites? Allah has cast them back
( to disbelief) because of what they have earned. Do you want to
guide him whom Allah has made to go astray? And he whom
Allah has made 1o go astray, you will never Find for him any
way (of guidance}*
89. They wish that you reject Faith, as they have rejected
Faith* and thus that you ail become equal (like one another), So
take not Auliyti ’ (protectors or friends) from them, till I hey
emigrate in the Way of Allah (to Muhammad (jr^ 1 )-
But if they turn back (from Islam), take (hold of) them and kill
11 1 (V,4:R6) How the Salam (peeling) begun.
Narrated A ':n i Hurairah A. 1 ^ ; Thu Prophei *- said. "Allah i-ro:iit:cl
Adam in His Image,* 1 sixty cubits (about 30 metres) in height. When lie created hint.
He said (to hint), "Go and greet that group of angels sitting there, and listen what they
will say in reply to you* lor that will be your greeting and the greeting of your
offspring." Adam (went and) said, “As-SafSmu 'Aluikutn (peace be upon you). 1 ’ They
replied, “As-Saianiu 'Alaikum wa Rahmatuilah (Peace and Allah's Mercy be on
you)." So they met eased 'wa Rahmatullah.* ” The Prophet Ajj ajV uk^added,
"So, whoever will enter Paradise, will be of the shape and picture of Adam. Since
them the creation of Adam's (offspring) (i.e, stature of human beings) is being
diminished continuously up to die present time." {SaMh Al-BukMrs, Vol. Is, Hadtfh
No. 246).
*"His Image 1 ' means that Adam has been bestowed with life, knowledge, power of
hearing, seeing, understanding, but the features of Adam are different from those of
Allah, only the names are the same, c.g., Allah has life and knowledge and power of
understanding, and Adam also has them* but there is no comparison between the
Creator and die created thmg. As Allah says in the Qur’dn: "There is nothing like
Him. and He is the All Hearer, the All Seer." (V*42:ll) t Allah does not cat or sleep,
while Ad urn used Ui eat and sleep [tor del ails See TatA A 1-Ban. Vyl. b. Page 10£,9
and Vol. 13, Page 2 3 8,y) .
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them wherever you find them, and take neither AuUyd '(protectors
or friends) nor helpers from them.
90. Except those who join a group, between you and whom
rise re is a treaty (of peace), or those who approach you with their
breasts restraining from fighting you as well as fighting their
own people. Had Allah willed, indeed He would have given the in
pow r cr over you, and they would have fought you* So if they
withdraw from you, and fight not against you, and offer you
peace, then Allah has opened no way for you against them*
91* You will find others that wish tn have security from you
and security from their people. Every time they are sent haek
to temptation, they yield thereto* If they withdraw' not from
you, nor offer you peace, nor restrain their hands, take (hold
of) them and kill Ihem wherever you find them. In Iheir case.
We have provided you with a clear warrant against them.
92* It is not for a believer to kill a believer except (that it he)
by mistake; and whosoever kills a believer by mistake, (it is
ordained that) he must set free a believing slave and a
compensation (blood-money, i.e. Diya) he given to the
deceased’s family unless they remit it* If the deceased belonged
to a people at war with you and he was a believer, the freeing of
a believing slave (is prescribed); and if he belonged to a people
with whom you have a treaty of mutual alliance, compensation
(blood-money, i.e. Diya) must be paid to his family, and a
believing slave must be freed* And whoso finds this (the
penance of freeing a slave) beyond his means, he must fast for
two consecutive months in order to seek repentance from
Allah, And Allah is Ever Ail-Knowing, All- Wise*
93. And whoever kills a believer intentionally, his recompense
is Hell to abide 1 herein; and Ihe Wrath and Ihe Curse of AMh
are upon him, and a great punishment is prepared for him. 1 "
94* O you who believe! When you go (to fight) in the Cause
of Allah, verify (the truth), and say not to anyone who greets
11 1 (V.4:93): A) Narrated Ibn ‘Umar ^ ^ j : Allah "s Messenger A-j ^
said* "A faithful believer remains at liberty regarding his religion utiles lie kills
somebody unlawfully.” (Sahfh Al- Bukhari, Vo 1.9, Hadith No 2)
B) See the footnotes of (¥.5:27, 32, 45 &. 50).
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you, (by embracing Islam): “You are not a believer”; seeking
the perishable goods of the worldly life* There are much more
profits and booties with Allah. Even as he is now, so were you
yourselves before till Allah conferred on you Mis Favours (i.e.
guided you to Islam), therefore, be cautions in discrimination.
Allah is Ever Well-Acquainted of what you do.
95. Not equal are those of the believers who sit (at home),
except those who are disabled (by injury or are blind or Lame),
and those who strive hard and fight in the Cause of Allah with
their wealth and their lives. Allah has preferred in grades those
who strive hard and fight with their wealth and their Jives to
those who sit (at home). To each, Allah has promised good
(Paradise), but Allah has preferred those who strive hard and
fight, to those w ho sit {at home) by a huge reward,
96. Degrees of (higher) grades from Him. and Forgiveness
and Mercy, And Allah is Ever Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful,
97. Verily, as for those whom the angels take (in death)
while they are wronging themselves (as they stayed among the
disbelievers even though emigration was obligatory for them),
they (angels) say (to Ihem): “In what (condition) were you?”
They reply: “We were weak and oppressed on the earth,” They
(angels) say: “Was not the earth of Allah spacious enough for
you to emigrate therein?” Such men will find their abode in
Hell — What an evil destination! 111
98. Except the weak ones among men, women and children
who cannot devise a plan, nor are they able to direct their way.
99. These are they whom Allah is likely to forgive them, and
Allah is Ever Off- Pardoning, Oft -Forgiving.
100. He who emigrates (from his home) in the Cause of
Allah, will find on earth many dwelling places and plenty to
live by. And whosoever leaves his home as an emigrant 1o Allah
and His Messenger (^j ^ an d death overtakes him,
his reward is then surely incumbent upon AMh. And Allah is
Ever Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful,
101. And when you (Muslims) travel in the Land, there is no
m
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sin on you if you shorten As-Saldl (I he prayer) if you fear that
the disbelievers may put you in trial {attack you, etc.), verily,
the disbelievers are ever to you open enemies,
102, When you (0 Messenger Muhammad pluj -Jil
are among them, and lead them in As-Saiat (the prayer), let one
party of them stand up |in Salat (prayer)] with you taking their
arms with them; when they finish their pros1ra1ion&, let them
take their positions in the rear and let the other party come up
which have not yet prayed, and let them pray with you taking ail
the precautions and bearing arms. Those who disbelieve wish, if
you were negligent of your arms and your baggage, to attack
you in a single rush, but there is no sin on you if you pul away
your arms because of the inconvenience of rain or because you
are ill, hut take every precaution for yourselves. Verily, Allah
has prepared a humiliating torment for the disbelievers. 1 If
103, When you have finished As-Salat (the congregational
prayer), remember AUali standing, sitting down, and (lying
down) on your sides, but when you are free from danger, per-
form As-Saldt (Fqu/tuit-tis-Salat)* Verily, As-Sufat (the prayer) is
enjoined on the believers at freed hours*
104. And don’t be weak in the pursuit of the enemy; if you
arc suffering (hardships) then surely, they (too) are suffering
(hardships) as you are suffering, but you have a hope from
Allah (for the reward, Le. Paradise) that for which they hope
not; and Allah is Ever All-Knowing, All-Wise*
105. Surely, We have sent down to you (O Muhammad
juie M ) the Book (this Qur’an) in Irulh that you might
judge between men by thal which Allah has shown you (i*e* has
taught you through Divine Revelation), so be not a pleader for
the treacherous*
106* And seek the Forgiveness of Allah, 1 * 1 certainly, Allah is
*' 1 (V 4 102) Sec the footnote of ( V„2 : 239 >.
121 (V.4: ] Oft) The Prophet's seeking of Allah’s Forgiveness by daytime and
at night.
Narrated Abu Hurairah : 1 hoard Adah's Messenger A-j ■&'
saying; u By Allah! ] seek Allah's; Forgiveness and turn Ln Him in repentunce for mure
than seventy times a day ."Sahih Al^BvkhArV, Vol.£, Hadsih No.319).
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Ever Oft -Forgiv ing, Most Merciful.
107, And argue not on behalf of those who deceive
themselves. Verily, Allah does not Like anyone who Ls a betrayer,
sinner,
108, They may hide (their crimes) from men, but they
cannot hide (them) from Allah; for lie is with them (by His
Knowledge), when they plot by night in words that He does not
approve. And AMh ever encompasses what they do.
109, Lo! You are those who have argued for them in the life
of tins world, but wiio will argue for them oti the Day of
Resurrection against Allah, or who will then he their defender?
110, And whoever does evil or wrongs himself but
afterwards seeks Allah’s Forgiveness, he will find Allah
Oft- Forgiving, Most Merciful.
111, And whoever earns a sin, he earns it only against
himself. And Allah is Ever All-Knowing, All-Wise.
M2. And whoever earns a fault or a sin and then throws it
on to someone innocent, he has indeed burdened himself with
falsehood and a manifest sin.
113. Had not the Grace of Allah and His Mercy been upon
you (O Muhammad ad a party of them w r ould
certainly have made a decision to mislead you, but (in tact) they
mislead none except their own selves, and no harm can they do
to you in Ihe least. Allah has senl down to you the Book (The
Qur’an), and AI-Hikmah (Islamic laws, knowledge of legal and
illegal things, he, the Prophet's Summit — legal ways), and
taught you that which you knew' not. And Ever Great is the
Grace of Allah to you (O Muhammad }.
114. There is no good in most of their secret talks save (in)
him who orders Sadatftih (charity in Allah’s Cause), or Ma'ruf
(Islamic Monotheism and all the good and righteous deeds
which Allah has ordained), or conciliation between mankind;
and he who does this, seeking the good Pleasure of Allah, We
shall give him a great reward.
115. And whoever contradicts and opposes the Messenger
(Muhammad fk-j ^ after Ihe right paih has been
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shown clearly 1o him. mid follows olher than the believers 1 way* *
We shall keep him in the path he has chosen, and burn him in
Hell — what an evil destination! 111
116. Verily, Allah forgives not (the sin of) setting up
partners (in worship) with Him, but He forgives whom He wills
sins other than that, and whoever sets up partners in worship
with Allah, has indeed strayed far away,
117. They (all those who worship others than Allah) invoke
nothing but female deities besides Him (Allah ), and they invoke
nothing hut Shaitan (Satan), a persistent rebel!
118. Allah cursed him. And he | Shaitftn (Satan)] said: “I will
take an appointed portion of your slaves.
119. Verily, E w r ill mislead them, and surely, E will arouse in
them false desires; and certainly, 1 will order them to slit the
ears of cattle, and indeed I will order them to change the
nature created by Allah,” And whoever takes Shaitan (Satan)
as a Hah (proteclor or helper) inslead of Allah, has surely
suffered a manifest loss. 121
120. He f Shaifart (Satan)] makes promises to them, and
amuses in them false desires; and Shaitan ' s (Satan) promises
are nothing but deceptions.
121. The dwelling of such (people) is Hell, and they will find
no w ay of escape from it.
122. But those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah —
Islamic [Monotheism) and do deeds of righteousness, We shall
admit them to the Gardens under which rivers flow (i.e. in
Paradise) to dwell therein forever. AllalTs Promise is the
Truth; and whose words can he truer than those of Allah? (Of
course, none),
123. It will not be in accordance with your desires (Muslims),
nor those of the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians),
whosoever works evil, will have Ihe recompense thereof, and he
will not find any protector or helper besides Allah.
124. And whoever does righteous good deeds, male or female,
(V. 4: ] ] 5) See the footnote of (V.3:S5).
• 7| (V.4:l 19) Set the footnote of ( V.5V:7).
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and is a (true) believer [in the Oneness of Allah (Muslim)], such
will enter Paradise and not the least in jus liee, even in the size nf
a specie nn the back nf a date-stone, will he done to them,
125. And who can he better in religion than one who submits
his face (himself) to Allah (i„c, follows Allah's religion of
Islamic Monotheism); and he is a Muhsin (a good-doer — See
¥♦2:112), And follows the religion of Ibrahim 111 (Abraham)
Hamf (Islamic Monotheism — to worship none hut Allah
Alone). And Allah did take Ibrahim (Abraham) as a Khalil (an
intimate friend)!
126. And to Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and all
that is in the earth. And Allah is Ever Encompassing all things,
127* They ask your legal instruction concerning women, say:
“AJlab instruct you about them, and about what is recited to
you in the Book concerning the orphan girls whom von give not
the prescribed portions (as regards Mahr and inheritance) and
yet whom you desire to marry, and (concerning) the children
who are weak and oppressed, and that you stand firm for
justice to orphans”. And whatever good you do, Allah is Ever
All-Knower of it.
128. And if a woman fears cruelty or desertion on her
husband's part, there is no sin on them both if they make terms
of peace between themselves; and making peace is better. And
human inner-selves are swayed by greed. But if you do good
and keep away from evil, verily, Allah is Ever Well-Acquainted
willi what you do.
129. You will never be able to do perfect justice between
wives even if it is your ardent desire, so do not incline loo much
(to one of them by giving her more of your time and provision)
so as to leave (the other) hanging (i.e, neither divorced nor
married). And if you do justice, and do aJE that is right and fear
Allah (by keeping away from ail that is wrong), then Allah is
Ever Ofl -Forgiving, Most Merciful.
130. But if they separate (by divorce), Allah will provide
abundance for everyone of Ihem from His Bounty. And Allah is
Ever All-Sufficient for His creatures’ need, All-Wise,
!U
(V..4:125) See the footnote of (V. 2:135), die narration ofZaid hitt 'Amr bln Nufail.
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131* Attd to Allah belongs all that is in file heavens and ail
that is in the earth. And verily, We have re cum mended to the
people of the Scripture before you, and to von (Q Muslims) that
you (all) fear Allah, and keep your duly 1o Him, Bui if you
disbelieve, then to Allah helongs all that is in the heavens and
all that is in the earth, and Allah is Ever Rich (Free of all
wants), Worthy of all praise.
132, And to Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and ail
that is in the earth. And Allah is Ever All-Sufficient as Disposer
of affairs,
133, If He wills. He can lake you away, O people, and bring
others. And Allah is Ever All-Potent over that
134, Whoever desires a reward in this life of the world, then
with Allah (Alone and none else) is the reward of this worldly
life and of the Hereafter. And Alliih is Ever All-Hearer,
All-Seer.
135.0 you who believe! Stand out firmly for justice, as
witnesses to Allah, even though it be against yourselves, or your
parents, or your kin, be he rich or poor, Allah is a Better
Protector to both {than you)* So follow not the lusls (of your
hearts), lest you avoid Justice; and if you distort your witness or
refuse to give it, verily* Allah is Ever Well-Acquainted with
what you do. 111
136. O you who believe! Believe in Allah, and His Messenger
(Muhammad lA* It and the Book (the Qur’an)
which He has senl down to His Messenger, and the Scriptures
(Books) which He sent down to those before (him); and
whosoever disbelieves in Allah, His Angels, His Books, His
Messengers, and I he Last Day, then indeed he has strayed tar
away,
1,1 (V,4:135) Narrated Anas ; The Prophet A 1 .* - Ll lA’Wbs asked
about the great sins. He said, “They are:
a) To join others in worship with Allah,
b) To be urtdLitji'ul to tme’s parents.
c) Tu kill a person (which Allah has forbidden to be killed i.e.to commit the crime of
murdering).
d) And to give a fake witness. 1 *
{Siifllh A l- Bukhari. VuJ. j, Hadith No. K21 ].
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137* Verily, those who believe* then disbelieve, then believe
(again), and (again) disbelieve, and go on increasing in
disbelief; Allah will not forgive them, nor guide them tn the
(Righl) Way,
138, Give the hypocrites the tidings that there is for them a
painful torment 111
139* Those who take disbelievers for Aufiya* (protectors or
helpers or friends) instead of believers, do they seek honour,
power and glory with them? Verily, then to Allah belongs all
honour, power and glory.
140, And it has already been revealed to you in the Book
(this Qur'an) that when you hear the Verses of Allah being
denied and mocked at, then sit not with them, until Ihey engage
in a talk other than that; (but If you stayed with them) certainly
in that case you would he like them. Surely, Allah will collect
the hypocrites and disbelievers all together in Hell-
Mi, Those (hypocrites) who wait and watch about you; if
you gain a victory from Alliih, Ihey say: “Were we not with
you?* 1 But if the disbelievers gain a success, they say (to them);
“Did we not gain mastery over you and did we not protect you
from the believers?” Allah will judge between you (all) on the
Day of Resurrection, And never will Allah grant to the
disbelievers a way (to triumph) over the believers.
142. Verily, the hypocrites seek to deceive Allah, hut it is He
Who deceives them. 131 And when they stand up for As-Salat (the
prayer), ihey stand with laziness and to be seen of men, and
they do not remember Allah but little.
143. (They are) swaying between this and that, belonging
neither to these nor to those; and lie whom AH&h sends astray,
yon will not And for him a way (to the truth — Islam).
144. O you who believe! Take not for Auliya* (protectors or
helpers or friends) disbelievers instead of believers. Do you
wish to offer Allah a manifest proof against yourselves?
145. Verily, the hypocrites will be in the lowest depth
■' 1 (V.4:l38) See “Hypocrisy 14 — Appendix 2.
l2] (V 4:142) See (VJ 7:12-15).
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(grade) of the Fire; no helper will you find for themJ l!
146* Except those who repent (from hypocrisy), do
righteous good deeds, hold fast to AJEah, and purify their
religion for Allah {by worshipping none but Allah, and do good
for Allah’s sake only, not 1o show off), then they will be wilh
the believers. And Allah will grant the believers a great reward.
147. Why should Allah punish you if you have 1 hanked
(Him) and have believed in Him. And Allah is Ever
All-Appreciative (of good), All-Knowing*
'r 148. Allah does not like that the evil should be uttered in
public except by him who has been wronged* And Allah is Ever
All-Hearer, All-Know er.
149* Whether you (mankind) disclose (by good words of
thanks) a good deed (done to you in the form of a favour by
someone), or conceal it, or pardon an evil, — verily, Allah is
Ever Ofl -Pardoning, All-Powerful.
150* Verily, those who disbelieve in Allah and Ilis
Messengers and wish 1o make distinction between Allah and
His Messengers {by believing in Allah and disbelieving in His
Messengers) saying, “We believe in some but reject others,"
and wish to adopt a way in between.
151* They are in truth disbelievers* And We have prepared
for the disbelievers a humiliating torment.
152* And those who believe in Allah and His Messengers and
make no distinction between any of them (Messengers), We
111 (V,4;145) a) Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr ■*’ j : The Prophet
said: “Whoever tias. the following, four (characteristics) will he a pare hypocrite
and whoever has one of the following four characteristics will have one characteristic
of hypocrisy unless and until he gives it up;
1 . Whenever he is. entrusted, he betrays (proves dishonest).
2. Whenever he speaks, he letls a he.
3. Whenever he makes a covenant, he proves treacherous.
A, Whenever he quarrels, he behaves in a very imprudent, evil and insulting manner."
(Sahlh At-HukharL Vol. 1, Hadith No. 33).
h)See the footnote of (V.9:54).
ciNarrated Abu Hurairah Cm- : The Ptophet ^ ^ said.. "The worst
people before Allah on ihc Day of Resurrection will be the double-faced people who
appear to some people with one face and to other people with another face.” {Sahib
Al-Bukhdri, Vol. 6, Hadith No. 84).
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shall give them their rewards; and Allah is Ever Oft- Forgiving,
Most Merciful.
153. The people of the Scripture (lews) ask you to cause a
book to descend upon them from heaven* * Indeed, they asked
Musa {Moses) for even greater than that, when they said:
“Show us Allah in public,” but they were struck with thunder-
clap and lightning for their wickedness. Then they worshipped
the calf even after clear proofs, evidences, and signs had come
to them. (Even) so We forgave them. And We gave Musa
(Moses) a clear proof of authority.
154. And for (breaking) their covenant, We raised over them
the Mount and (on the other occasion) We said to them :
“Enter the gate prostrating (or bowing) with humility;" and
We commanded them: “Transgress nut (by doing worldly
works) on the Sabbath (Saturday)*” And We took from them a
firm covenant' 1 ^,
155* Because of their breaking the covenant, and of their
rejecting Ihe Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs,
revelations, etc*) of Allah, and of their killing the Prophets
unjustly, and of their saying: “Our hearts are wrapped (with
coverings, i.e. we do not understand what the Messengers say)”
— nay, Allah has set a scai upon their hearts because of their
disbelief, so they believe not but a little.
156. And because of their (Jews) disbelief and uttering
against Maryam (Mary LfcJfr} a grave false charge (that
she has committed illegal sexual intercourse);
157. And hecause of their saying (in boast), “We killed the
Messiah ‘Isa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), the Messenger of
Allah,” — hut they killed him not, nor crucified him, hut it
appeared so to them [the resemblance of ‘M (Jesus) was pul over
I|J (V. 4:154) Narrated Abu. Hurairab .ii Allah's Messenger ^ ^
said. "It was said to Bain Israel, 'Enter the gate (of the town) bowing with humility
(prostrating yourselves) and say: 'Repentance 1 , but they -changed the word and
entered the town crawling on their buttocks and said: ’A wheat graits in the hair'"/'
{Sahih Al- Bukhari Vol. 4, Hadith No. 615).
*Thcy said so just Id ridicule Allah's Order as they were disobedient to Him. So Allah
punished them severely by sending on them punishment, most probably in [lie form of
(an epidemic of) plague (Sec Tapir At -Tub art).
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another man (and they killed lhat man)], ami those who differ
therein arc full of doubts, They have no (certain) knowledge, they
follow nothing bul conjecture. For surely; they killed him nol (i.e.
*Isa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary) p^LuJ) UjJtf,
a
158. But Allah raised him |'lsa (Jesus)] up (with Ills body
and soul) unto Himself (and he is in the heavens). And
Allah is Ever All-Powerful, All-Wise.
15D, And there is none of the people of the Scripture (Jews
and Christians) bnt must believe in him | l lsa (Jesus), son of
Maryam (Mary), as only a Messenger of Allah and a human
beingl before his |*I$a (Jesus) Ajk or a Jew's oi p a
Christian ? s| death 111 (at the time of the appearance of the angel
of death). And on the Day of Resurrection, he |*lsa (Jesus)j will
be a witness against them.
160, For the wrong-doing of the Jews, We made unlawful
for them certain good foods which had been Jawful for them —
and for their hindering many from Allah's Way;
161, And their taking of Riba (usury) though they were
forbidden from taking if and fheir devouring of men's sub-
stance wrongfully (bribery). And We have prepared for I he
disbelievers among them a painful torment
162. But those among I hem who are well-grounded in knowl-
edge, and the believers, believe in what has been sent down to
you (Mu ii am tn ad pk-j and what was sent down
before you; and those who perform A s-Stihh (fq dm a t-a$Safdt%
and give Zakdt (obligatory charity) and believe in Allah and in
the Last Day, it is they to whom We shall give a great reward.
163. Verily, Wc have sent the revelation to you (O
Muhammad *Ji! j^ 3 ) 1 ^as We sent the revelation to Nub
1,1 (V. 4:1 59 ) See the footnote of (V.3:55).
hi
' (V.4:159) “Before his dentin has two interpretations; before Jesus’ death after his.
descent from tlie heavens, or a Jew's or a Christian’s death, at the time of the
appearance of the Angel of Death when he will realize that 'Isa (Jesus) was only a
Messenger of Allah, and had no share in Divinity.
1,1 (V\4:l(53) Ash-Shaikh Al-Imam Al-Hafiz Abu 4 Abdullah Muhammad bin Ismael
bin Ibrahim bin Al-MujjhTrah Al-Rukhari {may Allah j > be Merciful tea him]
said: How the Divine Inspiration started to be revealed to Allah’s Messenger .A- 3
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(Noah) and the Prophets after him; We (also) sent the
revelation to Ibrahim (Abraham), Isma 1 !! (Ishmacl), Ishaq
(Isaac), Ya-qhii (Jacob jt, and At-Ash&t |thc offspring of the
twelve sons of Ya’qiih (Jacob )J, ^Isa (Jesus), Ayyub (Job),
Yunus (Jonah), Hfirun (Aaron), and Sulainifm (Solomon); and
to Dawfid (David) We gave the Zabur (Psalms),
164. And Messengers We have mentioned to you before, and
Messengers We have not mentioned to you, — and to Musft
(Moses) Allah spoke directly*
165. Messengers as bearers of good news as well as of
warning in order lhat mankind should have no plea against
Allah after the (coming of) Messengers. And Allah is Ever
All-Powerful, All- Wise.
166* But Allah bears witness to that winch He has sent down
(the Qur'an) to you (O Muhammad A-j lA-°); He has
Kent it down with His Knowledge, and the angels bear witness.
And Allah is All-Sufficient as a Witness.
167* Verily, those who disbelieve | by concealing the truth
about Prophet Muhammad (Ao lA* 3 ) and his message of
true Islamic Monotheism written in the Taurat (Torah) and the
Injeel (Gospel) with them} and prevent (mankind) from the
Path of Allah (Islamic Monotheism); they have certainly
strayed far away. (Tafitr Af-QurtuhT).
r-j And the Statement at" ALldh . "indited, We have sene the revelation to
you (0 Muhammad fVa ^ j as We sent the revelation to Nub (Noah) and the
Prophets slier him.” (V.4; 3 63).
Nil crated "Umar bin Al-Khaltab <*■ & ■ j ; I heard Allah’s Messenger ^ Ai ud“*
r “j saying, " The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will
get the reward according to what he has intended. So whoever emigrates for worldly
benefits nr for a wimi^n Lo marry, his emigration will he for what he emigrated for."
(Sahib A f- Bukhari. Vol. 1, Hadtth No. I ).
Narrated ‘Aishah, the mother of die faithful believers ^ =j : Al-Hfirith bin
Hisham 4 j! asked Allah’s Messenger ^ ^ r “0 Allah's Messenger!
How is the Divine Inspiration revealed to you?” Allah’s Messenger ,4-j M
replied, “Sometimes it ia (revealed) like the ringing of a bell, this form of revelation is
the hardest of all and then this state passes off after I have grasped what is inspired.
Sometimes die angel comes an the form of a man and calks to me and [ grasp whatever
he says.” ‘Aishah ^ added; “Verily. I saw the Prophet ^ lA- 3 being
inspired divinely unci noticed the sweat dropping from his forehead on a very cold day
as die revelation was over/ 1, (Sahib Ai-SukJidrI, Vol. 1, Hadis h No. 2)
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I6N, Verily, those who disbelieve and did wrong |by concealing
the truth about Prophet Muhammad (A-j J*-*} and his
message of true Islamic Monotheism written in the Taurat
(Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel) wilh them]; Allah will not forgive
them, nor will He guide them to any way — {Tafsir Al-QurtuhT)
169. Except the way of Hell, 1o dwell therein forever; and
this is ever easy for Allah J' 1
170.0 mankind! Verily, there has come to you the
Messenger (Muhammad A“J Auk l __ ? ka) with the truth from
your Lord. So believe in him, it is better for you. Rut if you
disbelieve, then certainly to AMh belongs all that is iti the
heavens and the earth. And Allah is Ever All-Knowings
All-Wise.
171. O people of the Scripture (Christians]! Do not exceed
the limits in your religion, nor say of Allah aught but the truth.
The Messiah 'Isa (.Ie$u&), son of Maryam (Mary), was (no more
than) a Messenger of Allah and His Word, (“Be!*’ — and he
was) which He bestowed on Maryam (Mary) and a spirit
(flu/t) 111 created by Him; so believe in Allah and His
Messengers. Say not: “Three (trinity)!” Cease! (it is) hetter for
you. For Allah is (the only) One U&h (God), glorified is He (Far
|LJ (V.4:!69) See the footnote of (V. 3:N5).
u (V.4:17l) Ruh uildk: According to the early religious scholars from among the
Companions tvf the Prophet <4^ 4J ^,4—* and their students, and thb MujlcthidtfWy
there is a rule to distinguish between the two nouns in the genitive construction:
a) When one of the two nouns is Allah, and the other is a person or a thing, e.g.
Allah’s House Allah's Messenger (Rasul- ulldh); Allah's slave
( ' AhdtiUdhy, Allah’s spLrit {R(kh-uUdh) r the rule for the above words is tliat the
second noun, e.g., house, messenger, slave, spirit is created by Allah and is
honourable in His Sight, and similarly, Allah’s spirit muv be understood as the
spirit of Alldh, m faet it is a soul created by Allah, i.e. l laa (Jesus). And it was
His Word: :i Bc!” — and he was. "i.e. L Isa ( Jesus) w r as created like Adam].
b) But when one of the two is Allah and the second is neither a person nor a thing,
then it is not a created thing hut is a quality of Allah e.g. AllSh’s Knowledge ( 'iim-
wWflft); Allah’s I ife {Haydt-itlldh); Allah’s Statement (Kaldm-uUdh)-, Allah’s Self'
{Dhat-nfim.
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Exalted is lie) above having a. son. To Him belongs all that is in
the heavens and all that is in the earth. And Allah is
All-Sufficient as a Disposer of affairs 1 Li .
172* The Messiah will never be proud to reject to be a slave
of Allah, nor the angels who are the near (to Allah). And
whosoever rejects His worship and is proud, I hen He will
gather them all together to Himself*
173. So, as for those who believed (in the Oneness of Allah
— Islamic Monotheism) mid did deeds of righteousness, He will
give them their {due) rewards and more out of His Bounty, But
as for those who refused His worship and were proud, He will
punish them with a painful torment , And they will not find for
themselves besides Allah any protector or helper.
174* O mankind! Verily, there has come to you a convincing
proof {Prophet Muhammad fWj front your Lord;
and We sent down to you a manifesl light (this Qur'an)*
175* So, as for those who believed in Allah and held fast to
Him, He will admit them to His Mercy and Grace (i.e.
Paradise), and guide them to Himself by a Straight Path*
176, They ask you for a legal verdict. Say; “Allah directs
(thus) about Ai-Kalalah (Ihose who leave neither descendants
nor ascendants as heirs). If it is a man that dies leaving a sister,
hut no child, she shall have half the inheritance. If (such a
deceased was) a woman, who left no child, her brother takes
her inheritance. If there are two sisters, they shall have two-
thirds of the inheritance; if there are brothers and sisters, the
male wiil have twice the share of the female. (Thus) docs Allah
make clear to you (His Law) lest you go astray. And AMh is
All-Kuo wer of everything*^
llJ (V.4: 171) Narrated l L’badab J.i The Prophet *JU j M Jl^ said, M if
anyone testifies that l.a iiaha iUallah l none has the right to be worshipped but Allah,
Alone) Who has no partners, and that Muhammad is. His slave and His
Messenger, ami that Jesus r !W is. AllSh’s slave and Hls Messenger and I ILs Word
(“Be!" — and he was) which He he slowed on Mary and a spirit (Ruh) created by Him,
and that Paradise is the truth* and Hell is the truth — Allah will admit him into
E J araddse with the deeds which lie bad done even if those deeds were few.” (Jurndah,
ihe submarrator said, £,i UMdah added: ‘Such a person ean enter Paradise through any
of its eight gates be likes.' (SaMh AI-Bukhdii r Vot. 4, Hadiih No. 644),
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In the Name of Allah }
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
1.0 you who believe! Fulfil (your) obligations. Lawful to
you (for food) arc all the beasts of cattle except that which will
be announced to you (herein), game (also} being unlawful when
you assume Ihrutn 1 for Hajj or l Umrah (pilgrimage). Verily,
Allah commands that w hich He wills.
2, O you who believe! Violate nol the sanclily of the Symbols
of AMh, nor of (he Sacred Month, nor of Ihe animals brought
1*1
for sacrifice, nor the garlanded people or animals , nor the
people coming to the Sacred House (Makkah), seeking the
bounty and good pleasure of their Lord, But when you finish
the Ihram (of Hajj or *Umrah), you may hunt, and let not the
hatred of some people in (once) stopping you from
A I- Mas jl d -Al-Ha rd m (at Makkah) lead you to transgression
(and hostility' on your part), Help you one another in At-Birr
and At-Taqwd (virtue, righteousness and piety); but do not help
one another in sin and transgression. And fear Allah. Verily,
Allah is Severe in punishment*
3* Forbidden to you (for food) are: Al-Mmtah (the dead
animals — - cartie — beast not slaughtered), blood, the flesh of
swine, and that on which Allah's Name has not been mentioned
while slaughtering, (that which has been slaughtered as a
sacrifice for others than Allah, or has been slaughtered for idols)
and ill a I which has been killed by strangling, or by a violent
blow, or by a headlong fall, or by the goring of horns, and that
which has been (partly) eaten by a wild animal, unless you are
able to slaughter it (before its death), and that which is sacrificed
(slaughtered) on An-Nusuh^ (stone-altars). (Forbidden) also is
to use arrows seeking luck or decision; (all) that is Fisqtm
(disobedience of Allah and sin), This day, those who disbelieved
11 1 Sec the glossary
171 (V.5:2) Marked by die garlands on their necks, made from die outer part of die
tree-stems (of Makkah) for their security
1,1 (V.5:3) See the footnotes of (V. 2: 135) and (V.5:90).
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have given up all hope of your religion; so tear them not, tint
fear Me. This day, 1 have perfected your religion for you,
completed My Favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam
as your religion, lint as for him who is forced by severe hunger,
with no inclination to sin (such can eat these above mentioned
meats}, then surely, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful*
4. They ask you (O Muhammad fVj M what is
lawful for them (as food ). Say: "Lawful to you are At-Tayyihat
[all kinds of Halal (lawful-good) foods which Allah has made
lawful (meat of slaughtered eatable animals, milk produets,
fats, vegetables and fruits) |. And those ti easts and birds of prey
which you have trained as hounds, training and teaching them
(to catch) in the manner as directed to you hy Allah; so eat of
what they catch for you, hut pronounce the Name of Allah over
it, and fear Allah. Verily, Allah is Swift in reckoning, 11
5. Made lawful to you this day are At-Tayyihat [all kinds of
Hatat (Lawful) foods, which Allah has made lawful (meat of
slaughtered eatable animals, milk products, fats, vegetables and
fruits). The food (slaughtered cattle, eatable animals) of the
people of the Scripture (.lews and Christians) is lawful to yon
and yours is lawful to them. (Lawful to you in marriage) are
chaste women from the believers and chaste women from those
who were given the Scripture (.lews and Christians) before your
time when you have given their due M&hr (bridal-money given
by the husband to his wife at the time of marriage), desiring
chastity' (i,e, taking them in legal wedlock} not committing illegal
sexual intercourse, nor faking them as girl-friends* And whoso-
ever disbelieves in Faith [Le, in the Oneness of Allah and in all
the other Articles of Faith i,e. His (Allah's) Angels, His Holy
Rooks, His Messengers, the Day of Resurrection and Ai-Qatfar
(Divine Preordainments)|, then fruitless is his work; and in the
Hereafter he will he among the losers*
6. O you who believe! When you intend to offer As-Salat (the
prayer), wash your faces and your hands (forearms) up to the
elbows, ruh (hy passing w r ct hands over) your heads, and
(wash) your feet up to the ankles 11 . If you are in a state of
11 (V,5:<V> The superiority of ablution. And A i ■ GhufT-ul- Muhqjjalun (the parts of the
body of the Muslims washed in ablution will s hin e on the Day l>1' Resurrection and the
angels will call them by that name) from the traces of ablution.
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J art aha (be. after a sexual discharge), purify yourselves { bathe
your whole body). But if you arc ill or on a journey, or any of
you comes from the Ghd*it (toilet), or you have been in contact
with women (i.c. sexual intercourse), and you find no water,
then perform Tayammum with clean earth and rub therewith
your faces and hands. 1 " Allah does not want to place you in
difficulty, but He wauls to purify you, and io complete His
Favour 1o you that you may be thankful,
7, And remember Allah 1 * Favour to you and His Covenant
with which He hound you when you said: w Wc hear and we
obey,” And fear Allah. Verily, Allah is All-Know er of that
which is in Ihe (secrets of your) breasts.
8,0 you who believe! Stand out firmly for Allah as just
witnesses; and let not the enmity and hatred of others make
you avoid justice. Be just: that is nearer to piety; a»d fear
Allah. Verily, Allah is Well-Ac(|u stinted with what you do.
9. Allah has promised those who believe (in Ihe Oneness of
Allah — Islamic Monotheism) and do deeds of righteousness,
that for them there is forgiveness and a great reward (i.e.
Paradise).
10. And those who disbelieve and deny our Ayat (proofs,
evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc,) are those who
will be the dwellers of the Hell-fire.
11. O you who believe! Remember the Favour of Allah 1o you
when some people desired (made a plan) to stretch out their
hands against you, but (Allah) held back their hands from you.
So fear Allah. And in Allah Let the believers put their trust.
Narrated .Nu'amt Al-Mujmsr: Once 1 went up the roof of Lhc mosque along with Abn
Huraituh . He performed ablution and said, “ J beard the Prophet ^
■'A 1 saying, 'On the Day of Resurrection, my followers will be called Al-Gkurr-
ul- Mu hay a tun from the traces of ablution and whoever can increase the area of his
radiance* should do so I by performing ablution in '.he most perleel manner!.' ( S’.in'i .v'i
A l-Biskkdri, Vol.l, Haditii No. 138).
The Prophet d-j ^ lA- 3 did not met ease the area more than what is washed of
the body parts while doing ablution as Allah ordered to be washed in the Qur'an, [For
details about Wudu (’ablution), nee Sahih 4 1- R it khan, Vol.l, (The Boole of Ablution)].
11 1 (V.5:(5) Strike your hands on the earth anti then pass the palm of each on the back
of the other and then blow off the dust from them and then pass (rub} them On your
face: this is called Taywmmum .
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12. Indeed, Allah took the covenant from the Children of
Israel (Jews), and We appointed twelve leaders among them.
And Allah said: “I am wilh you if you perform As-Salat
(J q a m at- as Salat) and give Zakat and believe in My Messengers;
honour and assist them, and lend a good loan to Allah, verily, I
will expiate your sins and admit you to Gardens under which
rivers flow (in Paradise). But if any of you a tier this,
disbelieved, he has indeed gone astray from the Straight Path."
13. So, because of their breach of their covenant, We cursed
them and made their hearts grow hard* They change the words
from their (right) places and have abandoned a good part of
the Message that was sent to them. 11 And you will not cease to
discover deceit in them, except a few of (hem. Bui forgive them
and overlook {their misdeeds). Verily, Allah loves Al-Muhsinun
(good-doers — See V .2:112).
14. And from those who call themselves Christians. We took
their covenant, hut they have abandoned a good pari of the
Til
Message that was sent to them. So We planted amongst them
enmily and hatred I ill the Day of Resurrection (when they
discarded Allah's Book, disobeyed Allah \ Messengers and His
Orders and transgressed beyond bounds in Allah's disobedience);
and Allah will inform them of what they used to do.
15. O people of Ihe Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Now has
come to you Our Messenger {Muhammad Me M
explaining to you much of that which you used to hide from the
Scripture and pass over (i.e* leaving out without explaining)
much. Indeed, there itas come to you from Allah a light (Prophet
Muhammad A-j M* ) and a plain Book (this Quran).
lb. Wherewith Allah guides all those who seek His Good
Pleasure to ways of peace, and He brings them out of darkness
a) i.e. the Jews were ordered In the TaurSt (Torah) to follow Prophet Muhammad
A“j sA* ■*' when he would come as a Messenger of Allah to all mankind. [Sec
(V.7M57) and its footnote],
h) See the footnote of(V.41;4fi)
■I, I
" (V.5:14) a) The Christians were ordered in the Injed (Gospel) to follow Prophet
Muhammad "sA ■ Jjl when he would come as a Messenger of Allah to all
mankind. [See. (V.7:I57) and its. footnote!,
b} See the footnote of (V.4t:46)
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by His Will to light and guides thorn to the Straight Way
(Islamic Monotheism),
17. Surelv, in disbelief arc thev who sav that Allah is the
Messiah, son of Maryam (Mary) J . Say (O Muhammad .^La
^ulty : **Who then has the least power against Allah, if He
were to destroy the Messiah, son of Maryam (Mary), his
mother, and all those who are on the earth together?” And to
Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and
ail that is between them. He creates what He wills. And Allah is
Able to do all things.
18. And (both) the Jews and the Christians say: “We are the
children ol Allah and His loved ones. - ' Sav: “Why then docs He
I#
punish you lor your sins?" Nay, you are but human beings of
those He has created, He forgives whom He wills and He
punishes whom lie wills. And to Allah belongs the dominion of
the heavens and the earth and all that is between them; and to
Him is the return (of all),
IV, O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Now
has come to you Our Messenger (Muhammad J**)
making (things) clear to you, after a break in (the scries of)
Messengers, lest you say: “There came to us no bringer of glad
tidings and no warnerJ 21 ” But now has come to you a bringer
of glad tidings and a Warner. And Allah is Able to do all Ihings.
20, And (remember) when Musa (Moses) said to his peoples
“O my people! Rein ember the Favour of Allah to you when He
made Prophets among you, made you kings and gave you what
lie had not given to any other among the * Altunin (mankind
and jinn, of your time-period in the past).”
21, 4 ‘0 my people! Enter the holy laud (Palestine) which
Allah has assigned to you and lurn not back (in llighl); for then
vo u will be returned as losers,”
■V
22. They said: “O Musa (Moses)! In it (this holy land) are a
people of great strength, and we shall never enter it till they
l] (V. 5:17) See the footnolcs of{V. 4:171).
(3] (¥.3:19) :
a) Sec the footnote of(V.3:S5) and. &ce (¥.3:116).
b) See the footnote (B) of (¥.2:252).
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leave it: when they leave, then we will enter.”
23. Two men of those who feared (Allah and) on whom
Allah had bestowed His Grace (they were s Yfisha*
and KiUab) said: “Assault Ihem through the gate; for when you
are in, victory will he yours, and put your trust in Allah if you
are believers indeed.”
24. They said: h O Musa (Moses)! We shall never enter it as
long as they are there. So go you and your Lord and tight you
tw r o, we are sitting right here."
25. He [Mika (Moses)] said: “O my Lord! I have pow r er only
over myself and my brother, so separate us from the people
who are the Fdsiqun (rebellious and disobedient to Allah)!”
26. (Allah) said: “Therefore it {this holy land) is forbidden to
them for forty years; in distraction they will wander through
the land. So be not sorrowful over the people who are the
Fasiqun (rebellious and disobedient to Allah).”
27. And (O Muhammad J**») recite to Ihem (the
.lew s) the story of the two sons of Adam (Hahfl and Qabil-Abel
and Cain) in truth; when each offered a sacrifice (to Allah), it
was accepted from one but not from the other. The latter said
lo Ihe former: “I will surely kill you. 11 ” The former said:
Verily, Allah accepts only from those who are Al-M uttaqun
(the pious — See V.2;2}.”
2K. “If you do stretch your hand against me to kill me, 1 shall
never stretch my hand against you to kill you: for 1 fear Allah,
the Lord of the 'Aiamtn (mankind, jinn, and all that exists).”
29. “Verily, I intend to let you draw- my sin on yourself as
well as yours, then you will be one of the dwellers of the Fire;
and that is the recompense of the Zalimun (wrong-doers).”
30. So the Nafs (self) of the other (latter one) encouraged
11 (V.5:27) a) Narrated ‘Abdullah ^ : The Prophet ^ said,
“None (no human being.) is killed or murdered (unjustly), but a part of responsibility
for the crime is laid on the first son of Adam who invented the tradition of killing
(murdering) on the earth. (It is. said that he was QabI]). M {Sahth Ai-Bukhdrt Voi.9,
Hatfith No.6)
b) Narrated ‘Abdullah bin "Umar W*- dil j; The Prophet ^ ^ said,
“After me (i,c., alter my death), do not become disbelievers, by striking (culling) (he
necks of otic another.' 1 (Sahih AI-BukMn r Vol.9, Hadith No. 7).
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him and made fair-seeming to him the murder of his brother;
he murdered him and became one of Ihe losers.
31. Then Allah senl a crow who sera 1c he d ihe ground 1o
show him how to hide the dead body of his brother, lie (the
murderer) said: “Woe to me! Am I not even able to be as this
crow and to hide the dead body of mv brother?^ Then he
yf -V
became one of those who regretted*
32. Because of that, We ordained for the Children of Israel
that if anyone killed a person not in retaliation of murder, or to
spread mischief in the land — it would be as if he killed all
mankind, and if anyone saved a life, it would be as if he saved
the life of ail mankind. And indeed, there came to them Our
Messengers with clear proofs, evidences, and signs, even then
after that many of them continued to exceed the limits (e.g. by
doing oppression unjustly and exceeding beyond the limits set
by Allah by committing the major sins) in the land!^
33. The recompense of those who wage war against Allah
and His Messenger (pk*j yke) and do mischief in the
Jand is only that they shall be killed or crucified or their hands
and their feet be cut off from opposite sides, or be exiled from
the land. Thai is their disgrace in this world, and a great
torment is theirs in the Hereafter*
34. Except for those who { having fled away and then) came
hack (as Muslims) with repentance before they fall into your
power: in that case, know that Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most
Merciful.
35. O you who believe! Do your duty to Allah and fear Him*
And seek the means of approach to Him, and strive hard in His
Cause (as much as you can), so that you may be successful* 12
36. Verily, those who disbelieve, if they had all that is in Ihe
earth, and as much again therewith to ransom themselves
thereby from the torment on the Day of Resurrection, it would
^ (V.5:32) Narrated Anas bin Malik ^ The Prophet AS said,
i! Thc biggest of AI-Kabd'ir (the great sins) are: (1) To join others as partners in
worship With Allah, (2) to murder a human bein^, (3) to be umUdful (0 line’s parents
(4) and to make a false statement," or said, ''lo give a false witness.^&aAfA Al-
Bukhari Vo l ,9, lladnh No. 10).
h { V.5:35) See the footnote of (V.2:l S6).
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never be accepted of them, and theirs would be a painful tor-
ment. 1 ^
37. They will long to get out of the Fire, hut never will they
get out therefrom; and theirs will be a lasting torment
38. And (as for) the male thief and the female thief, cut off
(from the wrist joint) their (right) hands as a recompense for
that which they committed, a punishment by way of example
from Allah. And Allah is All-Powerful. All-Wise.
39. But whosoever repents after his crime and does righteous
good deeds (by obeying Allah I, then verily, Allah will pardon him
(accept his repentance). Verily, AMh is OH -Forgiving, Most
Merciful.
40. Know you not that to Allah (Alone) belongs the dominion
of the heavens and the earth! He punishes whom He wills and
He forgives whom He wills. And Allah is Ahle to do all things.
41. O Messenger (Muhammad dd Let not
those who hurry to fall into disbelief grieve von, of such who
say: Lt We believe” with their mouths but their hearts have no
faith* And of the Jew r s are men who listen much and eagerly to
lies — listen to others who have not come to you. They change
the words from their places; they say, “If you are given this,
take it, but if you arc not given this, then beware!” And
whomsoever Allah wants to put in Al-Fitnuh [error, because of
his rejecting of Faith], you can do nothing for him against
Allah. Those are (he ones whose hearts AMh does not want to
purify (from disbelief and hypocrisy); for them there is
disgrace in this w r orld, and in I he Hereafter a great torment.
42. (They like to) listen to falsehood, to devour anything
forbidden. So if they come to you (<> Muhammad ^
either judge between them, or (urn away from them, if
you turn away from them, they cannot hurt you in the least.
And if you judge, judge wiih justice between them. Verily,
Allah loves those who act justly.
43. But how do they come to you for decision while they
have the Taurat (Torah), in which is the (plain) decision of
{V.536) Se* the footnote of (¥3:91).
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Allah; yet even after that, they turn away* For they are not
{really} believers.
44. Verily, We did seed down the Taurat (Torah) [to Musa
(Moses) |, therein was guidance and light, by which the
Propliels, who submitted themselves lo Allah's Will* judged for
the Jews. And the rabbis and the priests [too judged for the
Jews by the TaurSt (Torah) after those Prophets], for to them
was entrusted the protection of Allah’s Book, and they were
witnesses thereto* Therefore fear not men but fear Me (O Jews)
and sell not My Verses for a miserable price. And whosoever
docs not judge by what Allah has revealed, such are the
Kufmhi (i.e* disbelievers — of a lesser degree as they do not act
on Allah’s Laws). 1 2 3 ' 1
45* And We ordained therein for them: “Life for life, 121 eye
for eye, nose for nose, ear fur ear, tooth for tooth, and wounds
equal for equal*” But if anyone remits the retaliation by way of
charity, it shall be for him an expiation. And whosoever does
not judge hy that which Allah has revealed, such arc the
Zuiimun {polytheists and wrong-doers — of a lesser degree)*
A
46. And irt their footsteps, W r e sent TsS (Jesus), son of Maryam
(Mary), 131 con firming the Taurat (Torah) that had come before
him, and We gave him the In j cel (Gospel), in which was guidance
and Light and confirmation of the Taurat {Torah} that had come
before it, a guidance and an admonition for Al-Muttaq&tt (the
pious — See V.2:2).
■' 1 (Y.5:44) For different degrees of Kufr (Disbelief) see Appendix 2, ’’Poly the ism and
Disbelief",
J| (V. 5:45) Narrated "Abdullah 4l Allah's Messenger -J said,
“The blood of a Muslim why confesses lhal id ilaha Wallah (none has the right, to bo
worshipped but Alldh) and that 1 am the Messenger of Al Idh, cannot be shed except in
three cases: 1) Life for life in case of intentional murder without right |i.c. in Qisas
(Law Of Equality in punishment)],
2) A married person who commits illegal sexual intercourse, and
3) The one why reverts from Islam (apostates) and leaves the group of Muslims (by
innovating heresy, new ideas, new things in the Islamic Religion). (See hath Al-Hart,
Vol. 3 5, pageNo.220, for details). (Sahlh Al Bukhari Vol, 9, Hadith No. 1 7).
I?:J (V.5:46) Narrated Abu Hunrairati d -^~ 4-1 I heard AMh's Messenger 4.1 . nl J*^
A 1 :? saying, L 'I am the nearest of all the people to the son of Maivam (Mary), and all
the Prophets are paternal brothers, and there has been no Prophet between use and him
[i.e., 'Isa (Jesus)]. H {Sahib A l- Bukhari. Vol. 4, Hadith No. 651)
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47. Lei the people of the Injeel (Gospel) judge by what Allah
has revealed therein* And whosoever does not judge by what
Allah has revealed (then) such (people) arc the Fasiqun [the
rebellious i.e. disobedient (of a lesser degree) to Allah [.
48. And We have sent down to yon (O Muhammad V* ^
(^.j} the Book (this Qur'an) in truth, confirming the Scriptures
(Books) that came before it and Muhaiminan (trustworthy in
highness and a witness) over them (old Scriptures ) 11 \ So judge
among them by what Allah has revealed, and follow not their vain
desires, diverging away from the truth that has eome to you. To
each among you. We have prescribed a law and a clear way* If
Allah had willed, He w r ould have made you one nation, but that
(He) may test you in what He has given you; so compete in good
deeds. The return of you (all) is to Allah; then He will inform you
about til at in which you used to differ.
49. And so judge (you 0 Muhammad AjIc- jJ*a) among
them by what Allah has revealed and follow not their vain
desires, hut beware of them lest they turn you (O Muhammad
4ui& «jaI .jLa} far away from some of that which Allah has sent
down to you. And If they turn away, then know that Allah's Will
is to punish them for some sins of theirs. And truly, most of men
are Fasiqun (rebellious and disobedient 1o Allah).
50. On they then seek the judgement of (the days of)
Ignorance? 1 21 And who is better in judgement than Allah for a
people who have firm Laith.
51 O you who believe! Take not the Jews and the Christians
as Auliya’ (friends, protectors, helpers), they are hut Aultyd* of
each other. And if any amongst you takes them as Auliya’? then
surely he is one of them. Verily, Allah guides nol those people
who are the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers and unjust).
111 (V.5:4£) Muhaiitiin: chat which testifies the truth that is therein and falsifies die
falsehood that is added therein.
171 (V.5:50): Narrated Ibn 'Abbas Us-*' The Prophet 4-j ^ said, "The
most hated persons to Allah arc three: (1.) A person who deviates from the right
conduct, i.e., an evil doet, m the Harum (sanctuaries ot'Makkah and Al-Madmah); (2)
a person who wants that the tra ditions of the pre-Islamic period of Ignorance should
remain in MSltt; and (3) a person why seeks- to shed somebody's blood without any
right.” {Stihiii Ai-BukhSn. VoL 9. Hadith No. 21).
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52* And you see those iti whose hearts there is a disease (of
hypocrisy), they hurry to their friendship, saving: <l We fear lest
some misfortune of a disaster may befall us*” Perhaps Allah
may bring a victory or a decision according to His Will. Then
they will become regretful for what they have been keeping as a
secret in themselves*
5 3* And those who believe will say; -‘Are these the men
(hypocrites) who swore their strongest oaths by Allah that they
were with you (Muslims)?” All that they did has been in vain
(because of their hypocrisy ), and they have become the losers.
54. O you who believe! Whoever from among you turns
back from his religion (Islam), Allah will bring a people whom
He will love and they will love Him; humble towards the believ-
ers, stern towards the disbelievers, fighting in the Way of
Allah, and never fear the blame of the blamers. That is the
Grace of Allah which He bestows on whom He wills. And Allah
is All-Sufficient for Hb creatures’ needs, AlJ-Knnwcr*
55* Verily, your Wali (Protector or Helper) is none other
than Allah, His Messenger (fVj ^ and the believers,
— those who perform As-Saldt (/gamut-as-SalSt), and give
Zakat, and they are Rdki'un^ * 1 (th ose who bow down or submit
themselves with obedience to Allah in prayer)*
56. And whosoever takes Allah, His Messenger (
fVj ), and those who have believed, as Protectors, then the
party of Allah will be the victorious* 121
57* O you who believe! Take not as Auliyd ' (protectors and
helpers) those who take your religion as a mockery and fun
from among those who received the Scripture (Jews and
Christians) before you, nor from among the disbelievers; and
fear Allah if you indeed arc true believers,
58* And when you proclaim the call for AsSaldt feall for the
prayer (Atihdn ) |, they take it (but) as a mockery and fun; that
is because they arc a people who understand not* 1 " 11
L] (VS:55) Sec Ihc footnote of (V. 2:43).
I?l (V 5.56) See the footnotes (A) and (B) of (V.27:59).
I '' 1 (V,5:5Jl) How ihu Adh&n (the call to prayer)* 1 for the prayer was Started, And the
Statement of Allah * > :
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59. Say: “O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Do
you criticize us fur no other reason than that we helieve in Allah,
and in {the revelation) which has been sent down to us and in
that which has been sent down before (us), and that most of you
arc Fasiq&n J rebellious and disobedient (to Allah)}?”
611. Say (0 Muhammad to the people of the
Scripture): “Shall I inform you of something worse than that,
regarding the recompense from Allah? Those (Jews) who
incurred the Curse of Allah and His Wrath, and those of whom
(some) He transformed into monkeys and swines, and (hose
who worshipped Tagku / U 1 (false deities); such are worse in
rank (on the Day of Rcsurrcdiun in (he Hell-fire), and far more
astray from the Right Path {in the life of this world!).”
61. When they come to you, they say: “We believe,” Rut in
fact they enter with (an intention of) disbelief and they go out
with the tiamc. And Allah knows all what they were hiding.
62. And you sec many of them (.lews) hurrying towards sin
and transgression, and eating illegal things |as bribes and Riba
(usury)]. Evil indeed is that which they have been doing.
63. Why do not the rabbis and the religious learned men
forbid them from uttering sinful words and from eating illegal
things- Evil indeed is that which they have been performing-
64. The Jews say: “AMlTs Hand is tied up (Le + He does not
“And when you proclaim the call to prayer {Adhdri) they take it (hut) as a mockery
and fun; that is because they arc a people who understand not. 1 ' (V.5:58).
And also the Statement of Allah j >r ''When the call (/irffojfl) for the prayer is
proclaimed on the day of Friday." (V. 62:9-1
Narrated Anas ■*&'' l( — = : Tht: people rnetitumed the Fre and the hell (they Si ug£-e Sited
those as signals to indicate the starting of prayers), and by that they mentioned the
Jews and Ihe Christians, then Bilal was ordered 1o pronounce Adhdn for the prayer by
raying its wordings twice (in doubles'), and for the fqdmah (the call for the actuals
standing for the prayers in rows'} by saying its wordings once (in singles) {Iqdmah is
pronounced when the people are ready for (he prayer). (Sahib AI-3ukhciri, Vol. 1,
HaeRth No. 577).
f Tbe wording of Adhdn: Alh'thu-Akbar, Alidhu-Akhar, Allahu-Akhar, AUdhti-AkhaK’
Ask hadu an Id ilah illalldh, Ask hadu art id ihiha illalldh; Ash hadu artna
Xfothammad-ar-Raxul-UUdh, Ash-hadu anna Mnhammad-ar- R axul- f Jtldh; f fat^va-
‘alas-Sa!dh r Mayya 'alas-Saldh; Mayya ‘alal-Faldh, Mayya 'alal-Fahih: Alldhu*
Akbar\ Allahu-Akbar; La ildha illalldh,
(V.SiGG) Tdghus: See the footnote of (V. 2:25 6).
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give and spend of His Bounty)." Be their hands tied up and be
they accursed fnr what they uttered. !Nay, both His Hands 11 are
widely uni stretched-. He spends (of His Bounty) as He wills.
Verily, the Revelation that has come to you from your Lord
(Allah) increases in most of them (their) obstinate rebellion and
disbelief. We have pul enmity and hatred amongst them till the
Day of Resurrection, Every time they kindled the (tre of war,
Allah extinguished it; and I hey (ever) strive to make mischief
on the earth. And Allah does not like the Mufkidun
(mis c b ief-makers) .
65. And if only the people of the Scripture (Jews and
Christians) had believed (In Muhammad ^ j ^ and
warded off evil (sin, ascribing partners to Allah) and had
become At-Muttaqun (the pious — See V,2;2), We would indeed
have expiated from them their sins and ad nulled them to
Cardens of pleasure (in Paradise).
66. And if only they had acted according to the Taurat
(Torah), the Inject (Gospel), and what has (now) been sent
down to tli e in from their Lord (the Qur’an), they would surely
have gotten provision from above them and from underneath
their feet. There are from among them people who are on the
right course (i.e. they act on the revelation and believe in
Prophet Muhammad ^ as ‘Abdullah bin Salim 111
juil hut many of them du evil deeds.
1,1 (V..5;64) Sifat-uliah j>j > Ai (Qualities of Allah); [See the footnote of
(V.3:7J)J- '
Narrated 3 bn ‘Umar; U»ii Allah's Messenger ^ saLd, "On the
Day of Resurrection, Allah will grasp the whole (planet of) earth by His Hand, and all
the heavens in His Right, and then He will say, l | aen the King'
Abu Hurairah said, "AllSh’S Messenger said, ‘Allah will grasp the
(planet of) earth 1 ” (Sethfh Al-Bttkhari, Vol. 9, Hadlih No. 50^1.
1-1 (V.5:66) Narrated Anas <sit Al When the news of the arrival of the Prophet
Aj jLI lA 3 , at Al-Madinah reached 'Abdullah bin Salam, he went to him (L.e. the
Prophet Aj ^ ^ tA-*) to ask him about certain things. He said. ''I am going 1o ask
you about three things which only a Prophet can answer; What m the first SLgn of The
Hour? What is the first food which the people of Paradise will cat 0 Why docs a child
attract the similarity to li is father or to his mother?" The Prophet A** ^
replied, "Jibrael (Gabriel) lias just now informed me of that.” Ibn Salam saLd. "He [i.e.
Jibrael (Gabricl)l is the enemy of the Jews from amongst the angels.” The Prophet
A** ^ said, "As for the first sign of The Hour, it will be a fire that will
collect (or gather) the people from the east to the west. As for the first meal which the
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67. O Messenger (Muhammad fJ-j ^ Proclaim
(the Message) which has been sent down to you from your
Lord. And if you do not, then you have not conveyed His
Message. Allah will protect you from mankind. Verily, Allah
guides not the people who disbelieve.
fifi. Say (O Muhammad * *»' yLa) ; w O people of the
Scripture (Jews and Christians)! You have nothing (as regards
guidance) till you act according to the T aural (Torah), the
inj eel (Gospel), and what has (now) been sent down to you
from your Lord (the Qur’an).” Verily, that which has been sent
down to you (Muhammad ^ from your Lord
increases in vnosl of them (their) obstinate rebellion and
disbelief. So be not sorrowful over the people who disbelieve*
69, Surely, those who believe ( in the Oneness of Allah, in His
Messenger Muhammad and all that was
revealed to him from Allah), and those who arc the Jews and
the Sabians and the Christians, — whosoever believed in Allah
and the Last Day.* and worked righteousness, on them shall be
no fear, nor shall Ihcy grieve. l3j
711. Verily, We took the covenant of the Children of Israel
people of Paradise will eat, it will be the caudate (extra) Jobe of the fish-liver. As. for
the child, if the man's discharge precedes the woman's discharge, the child attracts the
similarity to the man, and if the woman's discharge precedes the man\ then the child
attracts the similarity to the woman." On this, 1 Abdullah bin Salim said. "I testify that
La tidha illaUdh (none has the right to be worshipped but Allah) and that you an: the
Messenger of AMh : \ and added, "O Allah’s Messenger! Jews make such lies as, make
one astonished, so please ask them about me before they know about my conversion
to Islam." The Jews came and the Prophet ^ said, "What kind of man is
'Abdul I bh bin Salim among you?" They replied. ‘The best of us and die son of the
best of us and the most superior among us, and the son of the most superior among
OS." The Prophet sd 1 - u Said, "What. would you think if 'Abdullah bin Sul am
should embrace Islam?" They said, "May Allah protect hint from that." The Prophet
*Lh, <jL. Ji 1 repeated his question and they gave the same answer, then ‘Abdullah
came not to them and said. 11 i tesri fy that Ld itriha iilciildh (none has the right to be
worshipped but Allah), and that Muhammad ^ is the Messenger of Allah!"
Chi (his, the Jews said, “He is (he most wicked among us and the son of flue most wicked
among us" So they degraded him. On this, he (i.e. 'AbduIlMs bin Salam) said, "It is this
that I was afraid of, O Allah's Messenger." (Sahih Al Bukhari, Vo 1.5, Haiti's h No, 275).
111 (V.5.69) This verse (V. 5:69) and (Verse 2.62) should not be misinterpreted by the
reader as mentioned by Ibn ‘Abbas (Tafsir At Tabari) that the provision of this Verse
was abrogated by the (V, 3:85). And after the ami mg of Prophet Muhammad <4ii
A^j no other religion except Islam will be accepted from anyone.
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and sent Messengers to them. Wli e never there came to them a
Messenger with what they themselves desired not, — a group
of them they called liars, and others among them they killed,
71. They thought there will be no Fitnah (trial or
punishment), so they became blind and deaf; after that Allah
turned to them (wilh Forgiveness); yet again many of them
became blind and deal And Allah is All-Seer of what they do.
72. Surely, they have disbelieved who say; “Allah is the
Messiah [‘Isa (Jesus)j, son of Maryam (Mary)” But the
Messiah | l IsS (Jesus)] said: il O Children of Israel! Worship
Allah, my Lord and your Lord.” Verily, whosoever sets up
partners (in worship} with Allah, then Allah has forbidden
Paradise to him, and the Fire will he his abode 111 . And for the
Zatimun (polytheists and wrong-doers) there are no helpers,
73. Surely, disbelievers are those who said: “Allah is the
third of the three (in a Trinity).” But there is no Ilah (god)
(none who has Ihe right to be worshipped) bul One Ilah (Cod
— Allah), And if they erase not from what they say, verily, a
painful torment will befall on the disbelievers among them,
74. Will they not turn with repentance to Allah and ask His
Forgiveness? For Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful, 121
75. The Messiah | l lsa ( Jesus)], son of Maryam (Mary), w as no
more than a Messenger; many w-ere the Messengers that passed
away before him. His mother [Maryam (Mary)] was a Siddiqah
| Le. she believed in the Words of Allah and His Books (See Verse
66:12)[, They both used! to eat food (as any other human being,
while Allah does not eat), Look how r We make the Aydt (proofs,
evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) dear to them;
yet look how they are deluded away (from the truth).
76. Say (0 Muhammad ^ to mankind); “How
do you worship besides Allah something which has no power
either to barm or benefit yon? But it is Allah Who is Ihe
A 11- Hearer, the All-Knowef.”
11 1 (V.5:72)r Sec the footnote of (V.2:165).
L;l (V.5:74) Narrated Anas tan M5Uk <*- j. AMh's Messenger ^
said, 4i Allah is more pleased with the repentance of His slave than anyone of you ls
pleaded with finding his; camel which he had lost in a denem. 11 {Sahik Al-Rukhar'i, Vt>L
fi, Hadlth No. 3211."
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77. Say (O Muhammad '“O people of the
Scripture (Jews md Christians)! Exceed not the limits in your
religion (by believing in something) other than the truth, and
do not follow the vain desires of a people who went astray
before and who misled many, and si rayed {themselves) from
the Right Path,”
78. Those among the Children of Israel 111 who disbelieved w r cre
11 1 {V.5:7S). The tale of a leper, a bald imam and a blind man:
Narrated Abu Hurairah ^ that he heard Allah's Messenger Ao *ii Lr L^
saying, “Allah willed to test three Israelis who were a leper, a blind man and a bald
headed mam. So, He sent them an angel who came to the leper and said, 'What thing
do you like most?' lie replied, "Good colour and good skim, for the people have a
Strong aversion til Trie.’ The ailgel touched him and his illness was cured, and lie was
gLven a good colour and beautiful skin. The angel asked him, "What kind of property
do you like best?' He replied, 'Camels." So he (i.c.. the leper) was given a pregnant
she-camel, and the angel said (to him), L May Allah liless you in it." The angel Iheti
went to the bald headed mail and said, ’ What thing do you like most?" He said, T like
good hair and wish to he cured of this disease, for the people £ce( repulsion for me.’
The angel touched him and his Lillies.*, was cured, and he was given good hair. The
angel asked (him), 'What kind of property do you like best?" He replied "Cows? The
angel gave him a pregnant low and said, 'May Allah bless you in it, 1 The angel went
to the blind man atid asked, "What thing do you like best?’ lie said, '(I like) dtat Allah
may restore my eyesight 1o me so that I may sec the people? The angel touched his
eyes and Allah gave him hack his eyesight. The angel asked him, ’What kind of
property d,o you like best?" He replied, 'Sheep.' 'The angel gave him a pregnant sheep.
Afterwards, all Che three pregnant animals gave birth to young ones, and multiplied
and brought forth so much that one of the (three) men had a herd of camels filling a
valley, and one had a herd of cows tilling a valley, and one had a flock of sheep filling
a valley. Then the an gel, disguised in the shape and appearance of a leper, went to the
leper and said, 1 am a poor matt, who has Lost all means of livelihood while on a
journey, So none will satisfy my need except Allah and then you. In the Name of Him
Who has given you such nice colour and beautiful skm, and so much property, 1 ask
you to give me a camel so that I may reach my destination. 1. The man replied. T have
many obligations (so T cannot give you). 1 The angel Said, : T ihlnk l know you. Were
you not a leper to whom the people had a strong aversion? Weren't you a poor man,
and then Allah gave you (all this property). 1 He replied. "(This is all wrong), I got this
properly through inheritance from rny fore lathers. 1 The angel said, L lf you are telling a
lie then let Allah make you as you were before.’ Then the angel, disguised in the
shape and appearance of a bald man, went to the bald man and said to him the same as
he told the first one, and he too answered the same as the first one did. 'Ilic angel .said,
'If you arc telling a lie, then let Allah make you as you were before." The angel,
disguised in the shape of a blind man. went to the blind man and Said, L 1 am a poor man
atid a tiaveller, whose means of livelihood have been exhausted while on a journey. 1
have nobody to help me exccpl Allah, and after Him, yon yourself T ask you in the
Name of Him Who has given you back your eyesight to give me a sheep. So that with
its help, 1 may complete my journey? The man said, ’)So doubt, I was blind and Allah
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cursed by Ihe tongue of DAwud (David) and Tsa (Jesus}* sou of
Maryam (Mary)* That was because they disobeyed (Allah and the
Messengers) and were ever transgressing beyond bounds*
79. They used not to forbid one another from Al-Munkar
(wrong* evil-doing, sins, polytheism, disbelief) which they
committed. Vile indeed was what they used 1o do.
SO, You see many of them taking the disbelievers as their
Auliya f (protectors and helpers). Evil indeed is lhal which their
own selves have sent forward before them; for that (reason)
Allah's Wrath fell upon them, and in torment they will abide.
81. And had they believed in Allah, and in the Prophet
(Muhammad *iil and in what has been revealed to
him, never would they have taken them (the disbelievers) as
Autiya' 1 (protectors and helpers); but many of them are Fasiqun
(rebellious, disobedient 1o Allah).
# 82, Verily, you will find the strongest among men in enmity to
the believers (Muslims) Ihe Jews and those who are Al-
MushrikQn , m and you will find the nearest in love to the believers
(Muslims) those who say: “We are Christians. 4 ' That is because
amongst them are priests and monks, and they are not proud.
83. And when they (who call themselves Christians) listen to
w hat has been sent down to the Messenger (Muhammad JjI ji-a
AjJp), you see Iheir eyes overflowing wilh tears because of
the truth they have recognised. They say: **Our Lord! We
believe; so write us down among the witnesses.
84. “And why should we not believe in Allah and in that
which has come to us of the truth (Islamic Monotheism)? And
we wish that our Lord will admit us (into Paradise on the Day
of Resurrection) along with the righteous people (Prophet
Muhammad and his Companions
85. So because of what they said, Allah rewarded them
gave me back my eyesight; J was poor and Allah matte me rich; so Uilti: anything you
wish from my property. I3y Allah. 1 will not stop you for taking anything (you need) of
my property which you may take for Allah's sake.' The angel replied, ‘Keep your
property with you. You (L.e. h three men) have been tested and Allah j.s pleased with you
and is angiv with your two companions. >v [Sahih Al-Eukhdri, VoL 4, Hadith No. 670).
I|J (V,5:S2) Ai-\fui’hrikwtt idolater*, polytheists, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah,
pagans.
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Gardens under which rivers flow (in Paradise}, they will abide
therein forever. Such is Ihe reward aiAl-Muhsinun (the goud-doer\),
86. Bui those who disbelieved and denied Our Ay at (proofs,
evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc,), they shall be
the dwellers of the (Hell) Fire.
87* O you who believe! Make not unlawful the Tayyibdt (all
that is good as regards foods, things, deeds, beliefs, persons)
which Allah has made lawful to you, and transgress not* Verily,
Allah dues nut like the transgressors.
88. And eat of the things which Allah has provided for you,
lawful and good, and fear Allah in Whom yon believe,
89* Allah will not punish you for what is unintentional in
your oaths, but He will punish you for your deliberate oaths:
for its expiation feed ten Masdkift (needy persons), on a scale of
the average of that witSi which you feed your own families, or
ciolhc them or manumit a slave. But whosoever cannot afford
(that), then he should fast for three days. That is the expiation
for the oaths when you have sworn' 11 , And protect your oaths
(i.e. do not swear much).' 21 Thus Allah make clear to you His
Ay at (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc*)
that you may he grateful.
90. O you who believe! Intoxicants (all kinds of alcoholic
drinks), and gambling* and Al-Am&b ^ , and Al-Azldm (arrows
11 1 (V.5:H9) Narrated Abu I lurairak ^ u^jThe Prophet ^ ^ said "We
(Muslims) arc the last (to come) in the world, but (will he) foremost on the Day of
Resurrection.” AMH’s, Messenger a * ^-^aLso said, ll F5y Allah, if anyone of
you insists on fulfilling an oath by which he may harm his family, he commits, a
greater sin in Allah's consideration than that of dissolving his oath and making its
expiation with that which Allah lias commanded. ( Sahib Al-Bukhart , Voi. S, ikirfith
No. 621).
I:J (V.5;H9) It is hotter not to take oaths, hut if you have taken them, and later you find
a better solution for die problem, then act according to the better one and give
expiation for die oath,
1,1 (V.5:90) Animals that arc sacrificed (slaughtered) on An~Nusub 9 and for the idols.
Narrated ‘Abdullah ^ jr-^jAllah’s Messenger h-j ^ ji*- said that he met
Zaid bin : Amr bin Nufail at a place near Baldah and Lhis had happened before Allah’s
Messenger A~j Cti i _ r L-=, received the Divine Revelation. Allah's Messenger
4*-j MJc-prcscntcd a dish of meal (that had been offered to him by the pagans) to Zaid
bin l Amr n but Zaid refused to eat of it and then said (to the pagajln), "I do not eat of
what you have sacrificed (slaughtered) on your stone-altars (AnsSb) nor do 1 cat
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for seeking luck or decision) are an abomination of Shaitan's
(Satan) handiwork. So avoid (sir icily all) that (abommalion) in
order that you may be successful 11
91 * Shaitan (Satan) wants only to excite enmity and hatred
between you with intoxicants (alcoholic drinks) and gambling*
and hinder vou from the remembrance of Allah and from
¥
As-Saiat (the prayer). So* will you not then abstain?
92. And obey Allah and the Messenger (Muhammad ^ jJ-a
i(pLuij S^and beware (of even coining near to drinking or
gambling or Al-Ansab -or Al-Azlam^ etc*) and fear Allah* Then
if you turn away* you should know Hint it is Onr Messenger’s
duty to convey (the Message) in the clearest way.
93. Those who believe and do righteous guild deeds, there is
no sin on them for what they ate (in the past)* if they fear Allah
(by keeping away from Ills forbidden tilings), and believe and
do righteous good deeds* and again fear Allah and believe* and
once again fear Allah and do good deeds with Ihsan
(perfection). And Allah loves the guod-duers.
94. O you who believe! Allah will certainly make a trial of
you with something in (the matter of) the game that is w r ell
within the reach of your hands and your lances* that Allah may
test him who fears Him unseen* Then whoever transgresses
thereafter, for him there is a painful torment*
except chat on which Atlaih's Name hat been mentioned on slaughtering.’ 7 (Sahib Al-
BukhdrU Vo].?, Hadlih No.dQT). [See also the footnote of (¥.2:135)],
* An Nusttb were stone-altars at fixed, places or graves, whereon sacrifices were
slaughtered On certain isLcasiurtS in the name of idols, jinn, angel fi, pjoUS tttOri, saints
in order to honour them, or to expect some benefit from them.
|L| (V,5:9Q) What is said finding the one why regards an alcoholic drink lawful U>
drink, and calls it by another name.
Narrated Abu ’Amir or Abu MS] Ik Al-Ash’ari that be heard the Prophet ^
|d- leaving. “From among my followers there will he some people who will consider
Illegal sexual inter course, the wearing of silk, the drinking of alcoholic drinks, and the.
use of musical instruments as lawful. .And (from them), there will be some who will
slay near the side ol"a mountain, and in the evening their shepherd will come to them
with their sheep and ask them for something, but they will say to him, ‘Return to us
tomorrow. 1 Allah will destroy them, during the night and will kt the mountain fall on
them, and He will transform the rest of them into monkeys and pigs and they will
remain so til] the Day of KesuiTcction. 7f (Sahfh Al-&ukhdn, Vol.7, Hadtih Ko.4£4B"l.
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95. O you who believe! Kill not the game while you are in a
state of fhmm [for Hajj or 4 Umrah {pilgrimage)], and whosoever
of you kills It intenl ion ally, Ihe penalty is an offering, brought to
the Ka'bah, of an eatable animal (i.e* sheep, goat, cow, camel)
equivalent to the one he killed, as adjudged by two just men
among you^ or, for expiation, he should feed Musakin (needy
persons), or its equivalent in Saum (fasting), that he may taste the
heaviness (punishment) of his deed. Allah has forgiven what is
past, but whosoever commits if again, Allah will take retribution
from him. And Allah is All-Mighty, All-Able of Retribution,
96* Lawful to you is (the pursuit of) water-game and its use
for food — for the benefit of vours elves and those who travel,
but forbidden is (the pursuit of) land-game as long as you are
in a state of Ihrarn (for Haj) or "Umrah ). And fear Allah to
Whom you shall he gathered hack*
97. Allah has made the Ka*hah t the Sacred House, an asylum of
security and benefits (e.g. Hajj and ‘Unirah} for mankind, and
also (made sacred) the Sacred Month and the animals of offerings
and the garlanded (people or animals marked with the garlands
on their necks made from the outer part of the stem of the
Makkah trees for their security), that you may know that Allah
has knowledge of all that is in the heavens and all that is in the
earth, and that ALLah is All-Kn ower of each and everything,
98* Know that All&h is Severe in punishment and lhal Allah
is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful
99. The duty of the Messenger fie. Our Messenger Muhammad
A-j jyjit jjfli whom We have sent to you, (O mankind)] is
nothing but to convey (the Message), And Allah knows all that
you reveal and all that you conceal.
100* Say (O Muhammad 44 «i1 ji^Not equal are
Ai-Khahith) all that is evil and had as regards things, deeds,
beliefs, persons and foods) and At-Tayyih (all that is good as
regards things, deeds, beliefs, persons and foods), even though
the abundance of Ai-Khahith may please you.” So fear Allah, |lJ
11 (V. 5:100) Fear Allah: l.c. abstain from alt kinds of .sins and evil deeds which He
has forbidden and love Allah much (perform all kinds of good deedK which He has
ordained).
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O men of understanding in order that you may be successful*
10L O you who believe! Ask not about things which, if made
plain to yon, may cause you trouble. But if you ask about them
while the Qur’an is being revealed. I hey will be made plain to
you. Allah has forgiven that* and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most
Forbearing.
102. Before you, a community asked such questions, then on
that account they became disbelievers.
103. Allah has not instituted things like Bahtrah ll \ or Sa f ibah^\
or Wa&ilah } \ot a H&m u \ (all Ihese animals were liberated in
honour of idols as practised by pagan Arabs in the pre-lslamic
period). But those who disbelieve invent lies against Allah, and
most of them have no understanding,
104. And when it is said to them; “Come to what Allah has
revealed and to the Messenger (Muhammad for the
verdict of that which you have made unlawful), 1,1 They say:
“Enough for us is that which we found our fathei's following, 1 ' even
though their fathers had no knowledge whatsoever nor guidance.
105. O you who believe! l ake care of your ownseives'^. If
you follow r the (right) guidance jand enjoin what is right
(Islamic Monotheism and all that Islam orders (me to do) and
forbid what is wrong (polytheism, disbelief and all Hint Is him
has forbidden) | no hurt can come to you from those who are in
error. The return of you all is io Allah* then He will inform you
about (all) that which you used to do,
106. O you who believe! When death approaches any of you,
and you make a bequest, (then take) the testimony of two just
iji
(V. 5:103) Bah i rah: a shc-camcl whose milk was spared for the sake of the idols
acid, nobody was allowed to milk it.
^ (V.5: 103) Sa'ibafr. a shc-camcl let loose for free pasture for their false gods, c.g.
idols, and nothing was allowed to he carried on it.
■’ (V,5:E03) Was&ah: a shc-camcl set free for idols because it has given birth lo a
Tihe-camel at its first delivery and second delivery.
Ijl (V. 5: 1:03) Ham; a stall ion-camel freed from work for the sake of Ihcir idols, after
it had finished u number of copulations assigned for it.
M (V 5: 1 05) Take care of yourselves i.c. do righteous deeds, fear Allah much (abstain
from, all kinds of sins and evil deeds which lie has forbidden) and love Allah much
(perform all kinds of good deeds which He has ordained).
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men of jour own folk or (if yon do not find) two others from
outside, while you arc travelling through the land and death
befalls on you. Detain them both after AsSalat (the prayer),
(then) if you are in doubt (about their truthfulness), let them
both swear by Allah (saying): £t We wish not for any worldly
gain in this* even though he (the beneficiary) be our near
relative. We shall not hide the Testimony of (i.e. ordained by)
Allah, for then indeed we should he of the sinful.”
107. If then it gets known that these two had been guilty of
sin* let two others stand forth in their places, nearest in kin
from among those who claim a lawful right. Let them swear by
Allah (saying): “We affirm that our testimony is truer than
that of both of them, and that we have not trespassed (the
truth), for then indeed we should be of the wrong-doers.”
108. That should make it closer (to the fact) that their
testimony would be in its true shape (and Ihus accepted), or
else they would fear that (other) oaths would be admitted after
their oaths. And fear Allah and listen (with obedience to Him).
And Allah guides not the people who are Ai-Fasiq&n (the rebel-
lious and disobedient).
109* On the Day when Allah will gather the Messengers
together and say to them: “What was the response you received
(from men to your teaching)?” They will say: “We have no
knowledge, verily* only You are the AILKnowcr of all that is
hidden (or unseen)*”
1 10. (Remember) when Allah wilt say (on the Day of Resurrec-
tion)* “O £ Ssa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary)! Remember My
Favour to you and to your mother when E supported you with
Rith-ul-Qudus [Jihril (Gabriel)] so 1 hat you spoke to the people in
the cradle 11 and in maturity; and when 1 taught you writing,
At-ffikmah (the power of understanding), the Taurat (Torah) and
the fnjeel (Gospel); and when you made out of the clay a figure
Kke that of a bird, by My Permission* and you breathed into it,
and it hecamc a bird by My Permission* and you healed those
born blind, and the lepers 12 by My Permission, and when you
llJ (V. 5: HO) Seethe footnote of (V, 3:+fr).
|jl {V. 5: 3 10) Seethe footnote of (V. 3: 49).
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brought forth the dead by My Permission; and when I real rained
the Children of Israel from you (when they resolved to kill you) as
you came lo them with clear proofs, and the disbelievers among
them said: ‘This is nothing but evident magic, 1 ”
1 11. And when I (Allah) revealed to At-Hawariyyun |the
disciples of ‘Isa (Jesus)! to believe in Me and My Messenger,
they said: "We believe. And bear witness lhat we are Muslims.”
112* (Remember) when Al-Hawuriyyfm (the disciples) said:
“O ‘Isa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary)! Can your Lord send
down to us a table spread (with food) from heaven? 11 *lsa
(Jesus) said: "Fear Allah., if you are indeed believers. 11
113. They said: "We wish to eat thereof and to satisfy our
hearts (to be stronger in Faith), and to know that yon have
indeed told us the truth and that we ourselves be its witnesses*”
114* ‘Ssa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), said: “O Allah, our
Lord! Send us from the heaven a table spread {with food) that
there may be for us — for the first and the last of us — a
festival and a sign from You; and provide us with sustenance,
for You are the Best of sustainers*”
115* Allah said: 4 i am going to send it down to you, but if
any of you after that disbelieves, then I will punish him with a
torment such as E have not inflicted on anyone among (all) the
* A lam in (mankind and jinn).”
116* And (remember) when Allah will say (on Ihe Day of
Resurrection): “O ‘Isa ( Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary)! Did yon
say to men: ‘Worship roe and my mother as two gods besides
Allah'? 1 ” He will say: "Glorified are You! It was not for me to
say what 1 had no right (lo say). Had I said such a thing. You
would surely have known it. You know whal is in niv inner-self
M, U
though 1 do not know r what is in Yours; truly* You, only Yon,
are the AlKKnnwer of all that is hidden (and unseen).
1 17. "Never did 1 say to them aught except what You (Allah)
did command me to say: ‘Worship Allah, my Lord and your
Lord.* And I was a witness over them while I dwelt amongst
them, but when Yon took me up, You were the Watcher over
them; and You are a Witness to all things. (This is a great
admonition and warning to the Christians of (lie whole world).
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118* "if You punish them, they are Your slaves, and if You
forgive I hem, verily You, only You, are the All-Mighty, the
All-Wise® 1 *.”
1 19, Allah will say: “1 his is a Day on which the truthful will
profit from their truth: theirs are Gardens under which rivers
How (in Paradise) — they shall abide therein forever. Allah is
pleased with them and they with Him, That is the great success
(Paradise) |J| *
120. To Allrlh belongs the dominion of the heavens and the
earth and all that is therein, and He is Able to do ail things*
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
1, AIJ praise and (hanks are Allah's, Who (Alone) created
the heavens and! the earth, and originated the darkness and the
light; yet those who disbelieve hold others as equal with tlieir
Lord,
2. He it is Who has created you from clav, and then has
* +* “
decreed a (stated) term (for you to die}* And there is w r ith Him
another determined term (for you to be resurrected), yet yon
doubt (in Ihe Resurrection).
3* And lie is Allah (to he worshipped Alone) in the heavens
and on the earth; He knows what you conceal and what you
reveal, and He knows whai you earn (good or bad). (See
V.43:84)
4* And never an Ayah (sign) conies to them from the Ay at
(proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc*) of
their Lord, hut that (hey have been turning away from il.
lLl (V. 5- 1 1 S) Narrated Ibn "Abbas r 1 ^ 1 :j*-°;Thc Prophet A** ^ said,
"You will be gathered (on the Day of Resurrection) and some people will be driven
(by the angels) to the left side (and taken to Hell) whereupon I will say as the pious
slave [ ' r.^j. (Jesus) J said: And I was a witness aver Lbem while 1 dwell amongst them.
... the All- Mighty, the A 11- Wise.” (V.5:l 17,1 IS) (Sahth Al-Bukhart, Vol.6, Hadtlh
No. 150).
I?J {V. 5:119) See the footnotes of [V. 2:116, V. 4:40 n V. 68:42).
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5, Indeed, (hey rejecled (he truth (Ihe Qur’an and
Muhammad when it came to them, but there
will conic to them the news, of that {the torment) which they
used to mock at.
6. Have they nul .seen how many a generation before them
We have destroyed whom W r e had established on the earth such
as We have not established you? And W r e poured out on them
rain from the sky in abundance, and made the rivers flow'
under them. Yet We dcstroved them for their sins, and We
■H ~
created after them other generations,
7* And even if W r e had sent down to you (O Muhammad
fhjj a Message WTittcn on paper so that they could
touch it with their hands, the disbelievers would have said:
“This is nolhing but obvious magic!”
8. And they say: “Why has not an angel been sent down to
him?” Had We sent down an angel, the matter would have
been judged at once, and no respite would be granted to them.
9. And had We appoinled him an angel. We indeed would
have made him a man, and We w r ould have certainly confused
them in which they are already confused fi.e, the Message of
Prophet Muhammad A-j ^ ■
10. And indeed (many) Messengers before you were mucked
at, bui their scoffers were surrounded by the very thing that
they used to mock at
i L Say {O Muhammad pk-j ^ “Travel in the land
and see what w as the end of those who rejected truth.”
12. Say (O Muhammad a-up ^ “To whom belongs
all that is in the heavens and the earth Say: “To Allah* He
has prescribed Mercy for Himself 111 Indeed He will gal her you
lLl (V.6:12)
A) Narrated Abu Hmairah <^1 I heard Allah's Messenger ai 1
saying, “Allah has divided Mercy into one hundred party, and lit kept ninety-nine
parte with Him and sent down one pail to the earth, and. because of that one sitigle
pari, His creatures arc merciful 1o each other, so that even the mare lifts up its hoof
away from tin haby animal, lest it should trample on it” {Sahi/i .4{-Ibifch£ri> Vol-8 T
Hiidtih No,29).
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together on the Day of Resurrection* about which Ihere is no
doubt Those who have lost themselves will not believe fin Allah
as being the only Hah (God.), and Muhammad ^
as being one of His Messengers, and in Resurrection |.
13. And to Him belongs whatsoever exists in the night and
Ihe day, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.”
14. Say (Q Mohammad fVj ^r^): “Shall 1 take as a
Walt (Helper, Protector, Lord nr God) any other than Allah,
Ihe Creator of the heavens and the earth? And il is He Who
feeds hut is not fed.** Say: “Verily, I am commanded to he the
first of those who submit themselves to Allah (as Muslims), ■’
And be not you (G Muhammad ^ of the
Mushrtkun jpolytheists, pagans, idolaters and disbelievers in
the Oneness of Allah j, {Tafstr Al-QurtuhT)
15. Say: “I fear, if I disobey my Lord, the torment of a
Mighty Day,”
lb, He who is averted from (such a torment) on that Day,
(Allah) has surely been Merciful to him. And that would be the
obvious success.
17, And if Allah touches you with harm, none can remove it
bul He, and if He touches yon with good, then He is Able to do
all things.
IK, And He is the Irresistible, (Supreme) above His slaves,
and He is the All- Wise, tiie Well- Acquainted (with all things),
19. Say (O Muhammad J+e'y. “What thing is the
most great in witness? 1 ' Say: “Allah (the Most Great!) is
Witness between me and you; this Qur T an has been revealed to
me that 1 may therewith warn you and whomsoever it may
reach. Can you verily hear witness that besides Allah there are
other aiihah (gods)?” Say: “I bear no (such) witness!” Say:
“But in truth He (Allah) is the only one Hah (God}, And truly l
am innocent of w r hat von join in worship with Him*”
211, Those to whom We have given the Scripture (Jews and
B) Nanaced Aim Ilurairah ^ Allah’s Messenger A ' &aid,
“When Allah completed the creation. He wrote in His Book which is with Him on His
Throne: L Verily, My Mercy has overcome My Anger. 1 11 (Sahih At-Bukhan, Val.4,
Hadkh No.416).
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Christians) recognize him (Le* Muhammad A“j 'SA & a
Messenger of Allah, and they also know that there is no Hah
(Cod) hut Allah and Islam is Allah’s religion), as they
recognize their own sons. Those who have losl (destroyed)
themselves will not believe, 111 {Tafsir A t- Tabari)
21. And who does more aggression and wrong than he who
invents a lie against Allah or rejects His Ayat tp roofs, evidences,
verses, lessons or revelations)? Verily, the Zalimun (polytheists
and wrong-doers) shall never be successful,
22. And on Ihe Day when We shall gather them all together,
then We shall say to those who joined partners (in worship
with Us): “Where are your partners (false deities) whom you
used to assert (as partners in worship with Allah)?”
23. There will then be (left) no Fitnah (excuses or statements
or arguments) for theui but to say: “By Allah, our Lord, wc
were not those who joined others in worship with AlMh*”
24. Look! How they lie against themselves! But the (lie)
which they invented will disappear from them.
25. And of them there are some who Listen to you; but We
have set veils on their hearts, so they understand it not, and
deafness in their ears; and even if they see every one of the Ayat
(proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc,), they
will not believe therein; to Ihe point that when they come 1o you
to argue with you, the disbelievers say: "These arc nothing but
tales of the men of old*”
26. And they prevent others from him (from following
Prophet Muhammad A-j AA and they themselves keep
away front him, and (by doing so) they destroy not but their
owns elves, yet they perceive (it) not,
27. If you could but see when they will be held over the
(Hell) Fire! They will say: “Would that we w r ere but sent back
(to the world)! Then we would nol deny the Ayat (proofs,
evidences, verses, lessons, revelations, etc.) of our Lord, and wc
would be of the believers!”
28. Nay, it has become manifest to them what they had been
concealing before. But if rliey were returned (to the world),
1 1 (V.6:20) See the footnote of (V.3:S5).
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they would certainly revert to that which they were forbidden.
And indeed, they are liars.
29. And they said; “There is no (other life) but our (present)
life of this world, and never shall we be resurrected (on the Day
of Resurrection) ”
30. if you could but see when they will be held (brought and
made to stand) in front of their Lord! Me will say: “Is not this
(Resurrection and the taking of the accounts) the truth?" They
will say; “Yes, by our Lord!” He will then say; “So taste you
the torment because you used not to believe,”
31. They indeed are losers who denied their Meeting with
Allah, 111 until all of a sudden, the Hour (signs of death) is on
them, and they say; “Alas for us that we gave no thought to it,"
while they will bear their burdens on their backs; and evil
indeed are the burdens that they will bear!
32. And the life of this world is nothing but play and amuse-
ment But far better is the house in the Hereafter for those who
are Ai-Multatfun (the pious — See V.2:2). Will you not then
understand?
33. We know indeed the grief which their words cause you
(O Muhammad A 41 --* ^ it is not you that they deny,
but It is the Verses (the Qur’an) of Allah that the ZfiUmun
(polytheists and wrong-doers) deny.
34. Verily, (many) Messengers were denied before you (O
Muhammad A 1 .* **]& &\ ^1^), but with patience they bore the
denial, and they were hurl till Our Help reached them, and
none can alter the Words (Decisions) of Allah. Surely there has
reached you the information (news) about the Messengers
(before you).
35. If their aversion (from you, O Muhammad ^ A 3
A-J and from that with which you have been sent) is hard for
you, (and you cannot he patient with their harm to you), then if
von were able to seek a tunnel in the earth or a ladder tn the
sky, so that you may bring them a sign (and you cannot do it.
I|J (V.6:3I) Narrated Abu Mus£ ^ The Prqphet d-j ^ ** JL* said,
Whoever lovc^ the Meeting wilh Allah, Allah loo loves the Meeting with him; and
whoever bate-s the Meeting with All&h, Allah turn hates, the Meeting wilh him) ".Sahih
Al -Bukhari -VoLS * I Judith Mo. 515).
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so be patient)* And bad Allah willed. He could have gathered
them together (all) on true guidance, so be not you one of those
who are A UJak if un (I he ignorant).
36. It is only those who listen (to the Message of Prophet
Muhammad Lf l**a), will respond (benefit from it), but
as for the dead (i.e. disbelievers), Allah will raise them up, then
to Him they will be returned (for their recompense).
37. And they said: “Why is not a sign sent down to him from
his Lord?” Say: “Allah is certain Ly Able to send down a sign,
hut most of them know not*”
3ft. There is not a moving (living) creature cm earth, nor a
bird that flies with its two wings, but are communities like you*
We have neglected nothing in the Book, then to their Lord they
(all) shall be gathered.
39. Those who reject Our (proofs, evidences, verses,
Icissons, signs, revelations, etc*) arc deaf and dumb in the
darkness. Allah sends astray whom He wills and He guides on
a Straight Path whom He wills.
40. Say (O Muhammad AjJt M ^La); “Tell me if AlMh’s
Torment comes upon you, or the Hour comes upon you, would
you then call upon any one other than Allah? (Reply) if you are
truthful T
41. Nay! To llim Alone you would call, and, if He wills, He
would remove that (distress) for which you call upon Him, and
you would forget at that time whatever partners you joined
(with Him in worship)!
42. Verily, We sent (Messengers) to many nations before
you (O Muhammad A-j l^°)* And We seized them with
extreme poverty (or loss in wealth) and loss in health (with
calamities) so that they might hu ruble themselves (believe with
humility).
43. When Our Torment reached them, why then did they
not humble themselves (believe with humility)? But their Is earls
became hardened, and Shaitan (Satan) made fair- seeming to
them (hat which they used to do*
44. So, when they forgot (the warning) with which they had
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been reminded* We opened for them the gates of every
(pleasant) thing, until in the midst of their enjoyment in that
which, they were given, all of a sudden. We took them (in
punishment), and lol They were plunged into destruction with
deep regrets and sorrows.
45. So the rout of the people who did wrong was cut off. And
all praise and thanks are Allah's, the Lord of the *A!andn
(mankind, jinn, and all that exists).
46. Say (to the disbelievers): Lt Tell me, if Allah took away your
hearing and your sight, and sealed up your hearts, who is there —
an Hah (a god) olher Ilian Allah who could restore them to you?'*
See how variously W’e explain the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses,
lessons, signs, revelations, etc*), yet they turn aside*
47* Say: s *TeII me, if the punishment of Allah comes to you
suddenly (during the night), or openly (during the day), will
any be destroyed except the Zalimfin (polytheists and wrong-
doing) people?”
48. And We send not the Messengers hut as givers of glad
tidings and as warners, So whosoever believes and does
righteous good deeds, upon such shall come no fear, nor shall
they grieve.
49. But those who reject Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses,
lessons, signs, revelations, etc,), the torment will touch them for
their disbelief* 1 * (and for their belying the Message of
Muhammad dd J** )* \Tafsir Al-Qurtubi\*
50* Say (O Muhammad V* J**): “I don't tell you
that with me are the treasures of Allah, nor (that) I know the
Unseen; nor f tell you that 1 am an angel* I but follow what is
revealed to me.” Say: fiL Are the blind and! the one who sees
equal? Will you not then take thought?”
51* And warn therewith (the Qur'an) those who fear that
they will be gathered before their Lord, when there will be
neither a protector nor an intercessor for them besides Him, so
that they may fear Allah and keep their duty to Him (by
abstaining from committing sins and by doing all kinds of good
deeds which He has ordained)*
m
( V.&:49) Se« the footnote of (V.3:85).
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52* And turn not away those who invoke their Lord,
morning and afternoon seeking His Face. You are accountable
for them in nothing, and they are accountable for yon in
nothing, that you may turn them away, and thus become of (foe
Zalimun (unjust).
53. Thus We have tried! some of them with others, that thev
might say: “Is it these (poor believers) whom Allah has
favoured from amongst us?” Does not Allah know best (hose
who arc grateful?
54. When those who believe in Our Ayat (proofs, evidences,
verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc*) come to you, say:
u Saldmun i Aiaikum > * (peace be on you); your Lord has written
(prescribed) Mercy for Himself, so that if any of you does evil
in ignorance, and thereafter repents and does righteous good
deeds (by obeying Allah), then surely. He is Oft-Forgiving,
Most Merciful.
55. And thus do We explain the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses,
lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) in detail, that the way of the
Mujrimun (criminals, polytheists, sinners) may become manifest.
56. Say (O Muhammad ^ ”1 have been
forbidden to worship those whom you invoke (worship) besides
Allah.” Say: “I will not follow your vain desires. If I did, I
w ould go astray, and I would not be one of the rightly guided/’
57. Say (O Muhammad j^j LJ i«ay; am on clear proof
from my Lord (Islamic Monotheism), but you deny it (the truth
that has come to me from Allah). I have not gotten what you are
asking for impatiently (the torment)* The decision is only for
Allah. He declares (he truth, and He is the Best of judges.”
58* Say: “If I had that which you are asking for impatiently
(the torment), the matter would have been settled at once
between me and you, hut Allah knows best the Z&limtbi
(polylheisls and wrong-dioers).”
59. And with Him are the keys of the Ghaib (all that is
hidden), none knows them but He* And He knows whatever
there is in the land and in the sea: not a leaf falls, but He knows
it. There is not a grain in the darkness of the earth nor
anything fresh or dry, hut is (written) in a Clear Record,
60. It is He Who takes your souls by night (when you are
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asleep), and has knovvledge of all that you have done hy day,
then He raises (wakes) yon up again (hat a term appointed (your
Life period) be fulfilled, then (in the end) to Him will he your
return. Then He will inform you of that whieh you used to do.
61. He is the Irresistible, (Supreme) over His slaves, and He
sends guardians (angels guarding and writing all of one's good
and had deeds) over you, 11 until when death approaches one of
you, Our Messengers (angel of death and his assistants} take
his soul, and they never neglect their duty.
62. Then they are returned to Allah, their True Mauia [True
Master (God), the Just Lord (to reward them)]. Surely, for
Him is the judgement and He is the Swiftest in taking account.
63. Say (O Muhammad fVj (jLa); “Who rescues you
from the darkness of the land and the sea (dangers like storms),
(when) you call upon Him in humility and in secret (saying): If
He (Allah) only saves us from this (danger), we shall truly he
grateful”
64. Say (O Muhammad M J**): “Allah rescues you
from this and from all (other) distresses, and yet you worship
olliers besides Allah/ 7
iLl (¥. 6 : 6 1 ):
a) Whoever intended to do a prod iked or a had deed.
Narrated Ibn L Abbas Ji 1 The Prophet narraling about his
Lord j jf- said. "Allah ordered (the appointed angels over you} that the good and
the bad deeds be written, and He then showed (Ihe way) how (1o write), If somebody
intends to do a good deed and ha dtras not do Ll„ than Allah will write for him a full
good deed (in his account with Him}; and if he intends to do a good deed and actually
did iL I hen Allah will write for him (in his?, account) with TTim (its reward aqua!) from
ten to seven hundred times, to many more times: and Lf somebody intended to do a
bad deed and he does not do it, then Allah will write a full good deed (in his account)
with Him, and if he intended Ln do it (a bud deed) and actually did it, then Allah will
write one bad deed (itt his account)." (Sahtft AI-SukMrt, VoL !i HadUh No.49£).
b) Narrated Ahu Hurairah ^j-^y. The Prophet riL- M said, "Angels
come (to you) in succession by night and day, and all of them get together at the lime
of frirV and ‘dvr prayers. Then those who have stayed with you overnight, ascend to
Allah Who asks them (and He knows the answer better than them): “How have you
left My slaves?” They reply, “We kit them while they were praying and we came to
them while they were praying.” The Prophet d-l Lj l^ added: "If anyone of you
says Amin (during the prayer at Ihe end of the recitation of Surat A! Fdtihah), and the
angels in heaven say the same, and the two sayings Coincide, all his past sins will hr
forgiven." (Sahih Ai- Bukhari. Vol. 4, Hadilh No. 446)
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65. Sav: “He has power to send torment on you from above
you or from under your feet, or to cover you with confusion in
party strife, and make yon to taste the violence of one another,”
See flow variously We explain the Ay at (proofs, evidences *
Lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), so that they may understand.
66. Hut your people (O Muhammad (r^-i ^ have
denied if (the Qur'£m) though il is the truth. Say: LL i am not a
Wakil (guardian) over you.’'
67. For every news Ihere is a reality 111 and you will come to
know.
68. And when you (Muhammad see those
who engage in a false conversation about Our Verses (of the
Qur’an) by mocking at them, stay away from them till they
turn to anolher topic. And if Shaitan (Satan) causes you to
forget, then after the rente mb ranee sit not you in the company
of those people who are the Zdlimun (polytheists and
wrong-doers).
69. Those who fear Allah, keep their duty to Him and avoid
evil are not responsible for them (the disbelievers) in any case,
but (their duty) is to remind them, that they may fear Allah
(and refrain from mocking at the Qur’an), |The provision of
this Verse was abrogated by the Verse 4:140].
70. And leave alone those who take their religion as play and
amusement, and whom the life of this world has deceived. But
remind (Ihem) with it (the Qur’an) lest a person be given up to
destruction for that which he has earned, when he will find for
himself no protector or intercessor besides Allah, and even if he
offers every ntnsnm, it will not be accepted from him. Such are
they who are given up to destruction because of that which they
have earned. For them will be a drink of boiling water and a
painful torment because they used to disbelieve.
71. Say (O Muhammad Lr 1 ^)* “Shall we invoke
others besides Allah (false deities}, that can do us neither good
nor harm, and shall we turn back on our heels after Allah has
guided us (to true Monotheism)? — like one whom the Shaydtin
|L| i.e. for everything there i> iin appointed term. and for everj' deed Lliene is
a recompense
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(devils) have made to go astray in the land in confusion, his
companions culling him 1o guidance (saying): ‘Come 1o us/ ”
Say; “Verily, Allah’s Guidance is the only guidance, and we
have been commanded to submit (ourselves) 1o the Lord of I he
\4famin (mankind* jinn and all that exists);
72* And to perform As-Salat {Iqanwt-m-Salat\ and to be
obedient to Allah and fear Him, and it is He to Whom you shall
be gathered.
73. It is He Who has created the heavens and the earth in
truth, and on the Day (Le # the Day of Resurrection) lie will say;
“Re!”, — and it is! His W^ord is the Truth. His will he the
dominion on the Day when the Trumpet will he blown.
AU-Knower of the unseen and the seen. He is the All- Wise, the
W'ell-Ac^uainted (of all things).
74. And (remember) when Ibrahim (Abraham) said to his
father Azar: “Do you take idols as aiihah (gods)? Verily, I see
you and your people in manifest error. 111 ”
75. Thus did we show Ibrahim (Abraham) the kingdom of
the heavens and the earth that he he one of those who have
Faith with certainty.
76. When the night covered him over with darkness he saw a
star. He said: “This is my lord.” But when it set, he said: “I like
not those that set.”
77. When he saw the moon rising up, he said; “This is my
lord.” But when it set, he said: “Unless my Lord guides me, I
shall surely he among the people who went astray.”
78. When he saw r the sun rising up. he said: “This is my lord.
This is greater.” But when it set, he said: “O my people! I am
11 1 (V,-S:74) Narrated Abu Hurairah ^ j: The Ihophcr 4il hJ ^ said/On
the Day of Resurrection Ibrahim (Abraham} will meet his father Azar whose luce will
be dark and covered with dust. (The Prophet) Ibrahim (Abraham) will say (to him):
‘Didn't I tell you not to disobey me? 1 His further will reply: 'Today I will not disobey
you. 9 [hr&frtm (Abraham) will say: 'O Lord! You promised me not to disgrace me on
the Day of Resurrection; and what will be more disgraceful to me than cursing and
;l:sh;niii'.rii- ,r my lather?’ Then Allah ^j^will say (Ur him): 'I have forbidden
[ ] atad:se for the disbelievers. ’Them he will be addressed, 'O J brain in (Abraham)!
Look! What is underneath your feet?’ He will took and there he will see a Dhikh
llEyeii;:,! blood-stained, winch will be caught by the leys and thrown in the (Hull;
FireT (Sahih A?-Bukkfirt r Vol.4, Hadith No.569).
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indeed free from all that von join as partners (in worship with
Allah).
79. Verily, I have turned my luce towards Him Who has
created the heavens and the earth II anil (Islamic Monotheism,
i.e. worshipping none hut Allah Alone), and I am not of Al-
Munhrikun” (See V.2:105).
80. His people disputed with him. He said: Lk Do you dispute
with me concerning Allah while He has guided me, and I fear
not those whom you associate with Him (Allah) in worship*
(Nothing can happen to ine) except when my Lord (Allah) wills
something. My Lord comprehends in His Knowledge ail things.
Will you not then remember?
81. “And how should I fear those whom you associate in
worship with Allih (though they can neither benefit nor harm),
while you fear not that you have joined in worship with Allah
things for which He has not sent down to you any authority. So
w hich of the two parties has more right to be in security? If you
but know,”
82. It is those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah and
worship none but Him Alone) and confuse not their belief with
Zuim (wrong i,e. by worshipping others besides Allah), for
them (only) there is security and they are the guided. 111
83. And that was Our Prdof which We gave Ibrahim (Abra-
ham) against his people* We raise whom We will in degrees*
Certainly your Lord is All-Wise, All-Knowing.
84. And W’e beslowed upon him Ishaq (Isaac) and Ya'qub
(Jacob), each of them We guided, and before him, We guided
Nuh (INoah), and among his progeny Dawud (David), Su human
(Solomon), Avyub (Job), Yusuf (Joseph), Musa (Moses), and
Ha run (Aaron)* Thus do W^e reward Al-MuhsinUn (the
good-doers — see the footnote of V.9:120).
85. And Zakariya (/.cchariah), and Yahya (John! and 'Isa
(Jesus) and Iliyas (Elias), each one of them was of the
righteous*
86. And Isma'il (Ishmael) and Al-Yasa' (Elisha), and Yunus
(Jonah) and Lot (Lot), and each one of them We preferred to
hi
(V.6:82): See the footnow (Q of (V .27 : 5 9).
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the *Alamin [mankind and jinn {of their times)|,
87. And also some of their fathers and their progeny and
their brethren, We chose them, and We guided them to a
Straight Palh.
88* This is the Guidance of Allah with which He guides
whomsoever He wills of His slaves. But if they had joined in
worship others with Allah, all that they used to do would have
been of no benefit to them*
89* They are those whom We gave the Book, Al-Hukm
(understanding of the religious laws), and Frophethood* But if
these (i.e. disbelievers) disbelieve therein (the Book, Al-Hukm
and Frophethood), then, indeed We have entrusted it to a
people (such as the Companions of Prophet Muhammad
) who are not disbelievers therein*
90. They are those whom Allah had guided. So follow their
guidance. Say: “No reward I ask of you for this ( the Qur'an)* It
is only a reminder for t h e \4lamin (mankind and jinn).”
91* They {the Jews, Quraisii pagans, idolaters) did not
estiinale Allah wilh an estimation due to Him when they said:
“Nothing did Allah send down to any human being {by
revelation)*” Say (O Muhammad pk-j V* “Who then
sent down the Book which Musa (Moses) brought, a light and a
guidance to mankind which you (the Jews) have made into
(separate) papers he els, disclosing (some of them) and
concealing much? And you (believers in Allah and His
Messenger Muhammad ^ ^ ) were taught (through
the Qur’an) that which neither you nor your fathers knew.”
Say: “Allah (sent it down)*” Then leave them to play in their
vain discussions. {Tafstr At-Qurtuhf).
92* And this (the Qur'an) is a blessed Book which We have
sent down, confirming (the revelations) which came before it,
so that you may warn the Mother of Towns (i.e. Makkah) and
all those around it. Those who believe in the Hereafter believe
in it (the Qur’an), and they are constant in guarding their Salat
(prayers)*
92. And who can be more unjust than he who in vents a lie
against Allah, or says: “A revelation has come to me”, whereas
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no revelation has come to him in anything; and who says, “1
will reveal the like of what Allah has revealed. 5 " And if you
could but see when the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers)
are in the agonies of death* while the angels are stretching forth
Iheir hands (saying): “Deliver your souls! This day you shall be
recompensed with the torment of degradation because of what
you used to utter against Allah other than the truth. And you
used to reject His Ay at (p roots, evidences, verses, lessons, signs,
revelations, etc.) wilh disrespect! 111 ^
94, And truly you have come to Us alone (without wealth,
companions or anything else) as We created you the first time*
You have left behind you all that which We had bestowed on
you. We see not with you your intercessors w r liom yon claimed
[]l ( V. 6:93)
A) What is said regarding die punishment in the grave. And [tie Statement of A Li ah a
“If you could hut sec. when the Zdilm&n (polytheists and wrong -doers) are in die agonies
of death while the angels arc stretching forth their hands (saying):” Deliver your souls.
This iLay you shall be recompensed with the torment of degradation T (V. 6:93)
And also the Statement of Allah “ ; ^buTwice shall We punish them and thereafter,
they shall be brought back to a great (horrible) torment.” (V. 9:101).
And also die Statement of Allah
"While an evil torment encompassed For" aim (Pharaoh) 1 a people, the Fire, they are
exposed to it morning and afternoon, and on the Day when the Hour will be
established (it will be sajd to the angels): "Cause Fir" turn (Pharaoh V $ people to enter
the severest torment.’ '* (V. 40: 45-46).
Narrated Al-BarS 1 bin 'Ajtih: The Prophet r^j uh^aid,* H When a faithful believer
is made to sit in his grave, Ihen (Ihc angels) eome to him and he testifies that La iiaka
iitaildh wc i Anna Muhammad-ur-Rasul-Ailah (none has tile right to he worshipped hut
Allah and Muhammad fk-j ^ -li the Messenger of Allah). And that corresponds
to Allah's Statement; (Allah will keep Firm those who believe with the word that stands
firm.* (V. 14:27).” \Suiiih At-Bukhdrl Vol.2, Hadith No.450).
13} Narrated Anas ^ Ai The Prophet ^ ^ said, “When a human
being is laid in his grave and his companions return and he even hears their footsteps,
two angels come to him and make him sit and ask him: 'What did you Use to say
about this man, Muhammad ^ ^ V He will say: "l testify tltat he ls
A llah’s slave and His Messenger.’ Then it will be said lo him, ‘Look at your place in
the Hell-fire. Altdh has changed for you a place In Paradise, instead of it The
Prophet ^ ^ added, “The dead person will sec both his places. But a
disbeliever ora hypocrite will say to the angels, i do not know, hut I used to say whuL
the people used to say! 1 It will he said to him, "Neither did you know tior did you take
the guidance (by following the Qur'an).’ Then he will be hit with an iron hammer
between his twit ejijs, and he will cry and that cry will he heard by whatsoever is near
to him except human beings and jinn.” {Sahth AI-Bukhdr(, Vol. 2 ,Hadifh No. 422)
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to he partners with Allah. Now all relations between you and
them have been cut off, and all that you used to claim has
vanished from you,
95, Verily, if is Allah Who causes the seed-grain and the
fruit-stone (like date-stone) to split and sprout. He brings forth
the living from the dead, and it is He Who brings forth the
dead from the living. Such is Allah, then how are you deluded
away from the irulh?
u
96, (He is the) Cleaver of the daybreak. Tie has appointed
the night for resting, and the sun and the moon for reckoning.
Such is the measuring of the All-Mighty, the All-Knowing.
97. It is Tie Who has set the stars' 1 J for you, so that you may
guide your course with their help through the darkness of the
land and the sea. We have (indeed) explained in detail Our
Ay&t (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs. Revelations, etc,)
for a people who know,
98, It is He Who has created you from a single person
(Adain), and has given you a place of residing (on Ihe earth or
in your mother's wombs) and a place of storage fin the earth
(in your graves) or in your father's loins]. Indeed, We have
explained in detail Our revelations (this Quran) for a people
who understand,
99. It is He Who Sends down water (rain) from the sky* and
with it We bring forth vegetation of all kinds, and out of it We
bring forth green stalks, from which We bring forth thick
clustered grain. And out of the date-palm and its spathe come
forth clusters of dates hanging low and near, and gardens of
grapes, olives and pomegranates, each similar (in kind) yet
different (in variety and taste). Look at their fruits when they
begin to bear, and the ripeness thereof. Verily, in Ihese Ihings
there arc signs for a people who believe.
100. Yet, they join the jinn as partners in worship with Allah,
1,1 (V.6:97) (About the) Stars. Abu Qatadah merit Lcmcd Allah's Statement: "And We
have adorned the nearest heaven with lamps,” (V.67;5) and said, “The- creation of
these stars is for three purposes,, i.e. as decoration of tire (nearest) heaven, as missiles
to hit the devils, and as signs to guide travellers. So, if anybody tries to find a differed
interpretation, he is mistaken, and just wastes his efforts, and troubles himself with
what is beyond his limited knowledge." {Sahih A i- Bukhari, Vol. 4, Chap. 3, P, 2S2).
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rliougii He has created them (the jinn); and they attribute falsely
without knowledge suns and daughters to Him. Glorified is He
and Exalted above all that (evil) they attribute to Him*
10 1 . He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth. How
can He have children when He has no wife? He created ail
things and He is the *411-Knower of everything" 1 .
102. Such is Allah, your Lord! La ilaha ilia Ifoiwa (none has
the right to he worshipped but He), the Creator of aU things. So
worship Him (Alone), and He is the Wakil (Trustee, Disposer of
affairs. Guardian) over all things.
103* No vision can grasp Ilim, but He grasps all vision* He is
Al-Larff (the Most Subtle and Courteous), the Well-Acquainted
(with all tilings),
104, Verily, proofs have come to yon from your Lord, so
whosoever sees, will do so for (the good of) his ownself, and
whosoever blinds himself, will do so to his own harm, and I
(Muhammad -4' am not a watcher over you.
103. Thus We explain variously the Verses so that they (the
disbelievers) may say; “You have studied (the Hooks of the people
of the Scripture and brought this Qur'iin from that)’' and ihat We
may make the matter clear for a people who have knowledge*
106. Follow what has been revealed to you (O Muhammad
from y our Lord, La il3ha LUa Huw r » (none has
the right to he worshipped hut lie) and turn aside from
A t-Mush rikun . 1 1 J
107. Had Allah willed, they would not have taken others
besides Him in worship* And We have not made you a watcher
over them nor are you a Wakil (disposer of affairs, guardian,
trustee) over them*
10N. And insult not those whom they (disbelievers) worship
besides Allah. Lest they insult Allah wrongfully without
knowledge* Thus We have made fair-seeming to each people its
own doings; then to their Lord is their return and He shall then
11 J (V. 6:101) See the footnote of (V.2:116)
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JL {V.(v 1 06 ). At-Mushrikun'. polytheists, pagans, idolaters, atul disbelievers in the
Oneness of Allah and His Messenger Muhammad ^ .
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inform them oi all that they used to do . 111
■f
109* And they swear their strongest oaths by Allah, that if
there came to them a sign, they would surely believe therein. Say:
“Signs are hut with Allah and what will make you ( Muslims)
perceive that (even) if it (the sign) came, they would not believe?”
1 10, And We shall turn their hearts and their eyes away (from
guidance), as they refused to believe therein for the first time, and
We shall leave them in their trespass to wander hlindly.
# 11 L And even if We had sent down to I hem angels, and (he
dead had spoken to them, and We had gathered together all
things before (heir very eyes, they would not have believed,
unless Allah willed, but most of Ihem behave ignorantly.
1,1 (VAilOS) The talc of the cave:
Narrated Ibn : Umar j; Allah's Messenger ^ said, “Once
three person*: (from the previous nations) were travelling, and suddenly it started
rami mg and they took shelter in a cave. The entrance of the cave got closed {suddenly
by the falling of* huge rock) while they were inside. They said u> each other, L 0 Youf
Nothing can save you except the truth, so each of you should ask Allah's Help by
referring to such a deed as he thinks he did sincerely (i.e., just for gaining Allah's
Pleasure), 1 So one Of them said, ‘O Allah l You know that f had a labourer who
worked for me for one Faraq {i.e. dtree Sa‘) of rice, but he departed, leaving it (i.e.
his wages). I sowed that Faraq of rice and with its yield I bought cows (for him).
Later on when be came to me ask mg tor his wages, ] said (to him), Xio to those cows
and drive them away/ He said to me, 'But you have to pay me only a Faraq of rice. 1 I
said to him, L Go to those cows and take them, for they are the product of Ih&t Faraq
(of nee).’ So he drove them. O Allah? If you consider chat ] did that for fear of You,
then please remove the rock.' The rock shifted a hit from the month of the cave. "The
second one said, l O Allah, You know that I had old parents whom I used to provide
with die milk of my sheep every night. One night I was delayed and when 1 came,
they had slept, while my wife and children were crying with hunger. 1 used not to let
them (i.e. my family) drink unless my parents had drunk first. So l disliked to wake
them up and also disliked that they should sleep without drinking it, I kept on waiting
(for them to wake) till it dawned. O Allah! If You consider that I did that for fear of
You, then please remove the rock.’ So the rock shifted and they could see the sky
through it. The (third) one said, 'O Allah! You know that I had a cousin (i.e. my
paternal uncle's daughter) W'ho Was most beloved to me and I nought to seduce her,
but she refused, unless I paid her one-hundred Dinars (i.c. gold pieces). So I collected
the amount and brotight it (o her. and she allowed me 1o sleep with her. Bui when I sat
between her legs, she said, 'EJc afraid ol'AllSh, and do not deflower me but legally.’ X
got up and left the hundred Dinars (for her). O Allah! If You consider that J did that
for fear of You then please remove the rock. " So Allah released them (removed the
rock) and they came out (of the cave). 1 ’ [This Hadith indicates that one can only ask
Allah for help directly or through his performed good deeds. But to ask Allah through
tEie dead or absent (prophets, samtS, spirits, holy men, angels) is absolutely forbidden
in is] am and it is a kind of polytheism], \ Scthlh Ai-Bukhari, VoL 4. Hadith No. 67 E).
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112. And so We have apoinled fur every Propliel enemies —
Shayalm (devils) among niakind and jinn, inspiring one another
with adorned speech as a delusion (or by way of deception). If
yonr Lord had so willed, they would not have done it; so leave
them alone with Iheir fabrications. ( Tafsir A l-Qurtubi)
113. (And this is in order) that the hearts of those who disbelieve
in the Hereafter may incline to such (deceit), and that they may
remain pleased with it, and that they may commit what they are
committing (all kinds of sins and evil deeds).
114* (Say (O Muhammad “Shall I seek a
judge other than Allah while it is He Who has sent down to you
the Book (the Qur’itn), explained in detail.” Those to whom We
gave the Scripture | the Taorat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)]
know lhat it is revealed from your Lord in Irulh. So he not you
of those who doubt
1 15. And the Word of your Lord has been fulfilled in truth
and in justice* None can change His Words. And He is the
All-Hearer, the All-Knower,
116. And if you obey most of those on the earth, they will
mislead you far away from Allah's Path, They follow nothing
but conjectures, and Ihey do nolhing but lie,
117* Verily, your Lord! It is He W ho knows best who strays
from His Way, and He knows best the rightly guided.
IIS* So eat of that (meat) on which Allah’s Name has been
pronounced (while slaughtering the animal), if you are
believers in His Ay at (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs,
revelations, etc.).
119. And why should you not eat of that (meat) on which
Allah’s Name has been pronounced (at the time of slaughtering
the animal), while He has explained 1o you in detail what is
forbidden to you, except under compulsion of necessity? And
surely many do lead (mankind) astray by their own desires
through lack of knowledge. Certainly your Lord knows best the
transgressors.
120* Leave (O mankind, all kinds of) sin, open and secret.
Verily, those who commit sin will get due recompense for that
which Ihey used to commit*
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12 L Eat not (O believers) of that (meat) on which AlliilFs
Hattie lias not been pronounced (at the time of the slaughtering
of the animal), for sure it is Fisq (a sin and disobedience of
Allah). And certainly, the Shayattn (devils) do inspire their
friends (from mankind) to dispute with you, and if you obey
1 1 1
them | by making Al-Maitah (a dead animal} legal by eating
i1|, then you would indeed be Mushrikurt (poly I heists); (because
they (devils and their friends) made lawful to you to eat that
which Allah has made unlawful to eat and yon obeyed them by
considering it lawful to cat, and by doing so you worshipped
them; and to worship others besides Allah is polytheism!.
122.1s he who was dead (without Faith by ignorance and
disbelief) and We gave him life (by knowledge and Failh) and set
for him a light (of Belief) whereby he can walk amongst men —
like him who is in the darkness (of disbelief, polytheism and
hypocrisy) from which he can never come out? Thus it is made
fair-seeming to the disbelievers that which they used to do.
123. And thus We have sel up in every town greal ones of its
wicked people to plot therein* But they plot not except against
their own selves, and they perceive (it) not,
124. And when there comes to them a sign (from Allah) they
say: “We shall not believe until we receive the like of that
which the Messengers of Allah had received.” Allah know s best
with whom to place His Message. Humiliation and disgrace
from Allah and a severe torment will overtake the criminals
(polytheists, sinners) for that w hich they used to plot.
125. And whomsoever Allah walls to guide. He opens his
breast to Islam; and whomsoever He wills to send astray, He
makes his breast closed and constricted, as if he is climbing up
to the sky. Thus Allah puts the w'rath on those who believe
111 r V.6 : 1 2 1 ) Narrated by Ahmad* At-Tirmidbi* and Thn Jarir: Once while ALlSh’s
Messenger was reciting the Verse (9:31) L Adi bin Halim said, “O
Allah's Messenger! They do not worship them (i.e., rabbis and monks)." Allah’s
Messenger said: "They certainly do. They (i.e., rabbis and monks)
made lawful things as unlawful, and unlawful things as lawful, and they (i.e. Jews and
Christians) followed them; and by doing so, they really worshipped them." (Tajkir At-
Tcibart).
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126. And this h the Path of your Lord (the Qur’an and
Islam) leading Straight* We have detailed Our Revelations for
a people who take heed,
127, Fnr them will be the home of peace (Paradise) with
their Lord. And He will be their Wall (Helper and Protector)
because of what they used to do.
128. And on the Day when He will gather them (all) logether
(and say): “O you assembly of jinn! Many did you mislead of
men” and their Aiiliya' (friends and helpers) amongst men will
sav; “Our Lord! We benefited one from the other, but now we
have reached our appointed term which You did appoint for
us." He will say: “The Fire be your dwelling-place, you will
dwell therein forever, except as Allah may will. Certainly your
Lord is All-Wise, All-Knowing,”
129, And thus We do make the Zffiimun {polytheists and
wrong-doers) Auliyfi* (supporters and helpers) of one another {in
committing crimes), because of that which they used to earn.
130,0 you assembly of jinn and mankind! “Did not there
come to you Messengers from amongsl you, reciting to you My
Verses and warning you of the meeting of this Day of yours?”
They will say: “We hear witness against ourselves," It was the
life of this w orld that deceived them. And they will bear witness
against themselves that Ihey were disbelievers.
131, This is because yottr Lord would not destroy the
(populations of) towns for their wrong-doing (ie. associating
others in worship along with Allah) while their people were
11 1 (V.<5:125) If Allah wants to do good to a person;, He makes him comprehend
the religion |liie understanding of the Qur'an and '.hu Sunniih. (legal ways} of the
Prophet Ai
Narrated Miriawiya jt ' lJ -^j in a Khutbah (religious talk]: I heard Atldh’s
Messenger j ,jj-— saying, “If Allah wants to do good to a person. He makes
him comprehend the religion [the understanding. of the Qur'dn and tlie Surtnab (legal
ways) of the Prophet Al 1 I am just a distributor, but the grant is from
Allah. (And remember) that this nation (true Muslims, real followers of Islamic
Monotheism) will temain obedient to Allah’s Orders following strictly Allah’s
Book (the Qur'an) and the Prophet's Sutmah (legal ways)) and they will not be
harmed hy anyone who will tippose them (going; on a different path) till Allah's Order
(Day of Judgement) is established." (Sahih Al-Bukhdri, Vul. 1, Hadith No. 71).
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unaware (so the Messengers were sent),
132, For all there will be degrees {nr ranks) according to
what they did. And your Lord is not unaware of what they do,
133, And your Lord is Rich (Free of all needs), full of
Mercy; if He wills. He ean destroy you, and in vour place make
whom He wills as vour successors, as He raised you from the
seed of other people,
134, Surely, that which you are promised will verily come to
pass, and you cannot escape (from the punishment of Allah).
135, Say (G Muhammad Sm* my people!
Work according to your way, surely, ! too am working {in my
way), and you will come to know r for which of us will he the
(happy) end in the Hereafter. Certainly the Zalimun
(polytheists and wrong-doers) will not be successful, 11
136, And they assign to Allah a share of the tilth and cattle
which He has created, and they say; l This is for Allah
according to their claim, and this is for our (Allah's so-called)
partners,” But the share of their (Allah's so-called) “partners”
reaches not Allah, while the share of Allah reaches their
(Allah's so-called) “partners”! Evil is the way they judge!
137, And so to many of the Mu shrikun (polytheists — see
V.2:105) their (Allah's so-called) “partners” have made fair-
seeming the killing of their children, in order to Lead them to
their own destruction and cause confusion in their religion.
And if Allah, had willed, they would not have done so. So leave
them alone with their fabrications.
138, And according to their claim, they say that such and
such cattle and crops are forbidden, and none should eat of
them except those whom we allow. And (they say) there are
cattle forbidden to be used for burden (or any other work), and
cattle on which (at slaughtering) the Name of Alliih is not
pronounced; lying against Him (Allah). He will recompense
them for what they used to fabricate.
139, And they say: “What is in the bellies of such and such
eallle (milk or foetus) is for our males alone, and forbidden to our
females (girls and women), but if it is horn dead, then all have
shares therein.” He will punish them for their atlribulkm (of such
false orders to Allah). Verily, He is All-Wise, All-Know er. ( Tafsir
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140. Indeed, lost are they who have killed their children,
foolishly, without knowledge and have forbidden that which
Allah has provided for them,, inventing a lie against Allah.
They have indeed gone astray and were not guided* *
141. And it is He Who produces gardens trellised and
untrelliscd, and date-palms, and crops of different shape and
taste (their fruits and their seeds) and olives, and
pomegranates, similar (in kind) and different (in taste), hat of
their fruit when they ripen, hut pay the due thereof (its Zakat t
according to Allah’s Orders I /10th or 1/20lh) on the day of ils
harvest, and waste not by extravagance 111 . Verily, He likes not
At-M usrifun (those who waste hy extravagance),
142* And of the cattle (are some) for burden (like camels)
and (some are) small (unable to carry burden like sheep and
goats - for food, meat, milk and wool )* Eat of what Allah has
provided for you, and follow not the footsteps of Shaitan
(Satan)* Surely he is to you an open enemy*
r*1
143* Eight pairs: of the sheep two (male and female), and
111 {V. 6:141 ): See the footnote of(V.4:5).
Ll (V 6:144) Nanatod Abu Hurairah 4i' 1 heard, Allah's Messenger
saying, "While a shepherd was amongst bis sheep, a wolf attacked them and
took away one sheep. When the shepherd chased the wolf, the wolf turned towards
him and said, 'Who will he their guard on the day of wild animals, when nobody
except 1 will he their shepherd* And while a man was driving a cow with a load on
it. it turned towards him anti spoke to him saying, ‘1 have not been created for this
purpose, but for ploughing,* "The people said, “Glorified is Allah," 'Hie Prophet
A - j said, "But 1 believe in it and so does Abu Bakr atid + Lmar 4l
{Sahih Al-Bukhdri, Vol. 5, Hadith No. 15).
* It has been written that a wolf also spoke to a shepherd during the Prophet's lifetime
near Al-Madinah, as nasraced m Musnad Imam Ahmad in tfie Musmid of Ahu Said Al-
Khudri (Vol, 3, Page 83); Narrated Abu Sa £ ld Al-Khudri
(While a shepherd was in his herd of sheep), suddenly a wolf attacked a sheep and
took it away, the shepherd chased the wolf and took back, the sheep, the wolf sat on Lts
tail and addressed the shepherd saying' “Be afraid of Allah, you have Iakcn the
provision from me which AMh gave me." 'Ilte shepherd; said: “What an amazing
thing! A wolf sitting on its tail speaks to me in the language of a human being/' The
wolf said; “Shall Mell you something more amazing ih<m this'? There is Muhammad
4 ,i Lr L^the Messenger of Alllh in Yadirib (Al-Madinah) informing the people
about Ihc news of Ihc past." Then the shepherd (after hearing that) proceeded (towards
Al-Madinah) driving his sheep till he entered Al-Madintih, cornered Ins sheep in a
place, and came to Allah's Messenger (Muhammad d—j 4i and m formed the
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of the goats two (male and female). Say: “Has He forbidden the
two male* or the two females, or (the young) which the wombs
of the two females enclose? Inform me with knowledge if you
are truthful,”
144, And of the camels two (male and female), and of oxen
two (male and female). Say: “Has He forbidden the two males
or the two females or (the young) which the wombs of the two
females enclose? Or were you present when Allah ordered you
such a thing? Then who does more wrong than one who invents
a lie against Allah, to lead mankind astray without knowledge*
Certainly, Allah guides not the people who are Zdiimun
(polytheists and wrong-doers }”
145. Say (O Muhammad ^ “I find nol in (hat
which has been revealed to me anything forbidden to be eaten
by one who wishes to eal if, unless it be Maitak (a dead animal)
or blood poured forth (by slaughtering or the like), or the flesh
of swine (pork); for that surely is impure or impious (unlawful)
meat (of an animal) which is slaughtered as a sacrifice for
others than Allah (or has been slaughtered for idols or on
which Allah’s Name has nut been mentioned while slaughter-
ing). Bat whosoever is forced by necessity without wilful
disobedience, nor transgressing due limits; (for him) certainly,
your Lord is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.”
14b* And to those who are Jews, We forbade every (animal)
w ith undivided hoof, and Wc forbade them the fat of the ox and
the sheep except what adheres to their hacks or their entrails, or
is mixed up with a bone. Thus We recompensed them for their
rebellion I committing crimes like murdering the Prophets and
eating of Riba (usury)!* And verily, We are TrulhfuL
147, If they (Jews) deny you (Muhammad aJg L
say: “Your Lord is the Owner of Vast Mercy, and never will
whole story. Allah's Messenger ^ s j ^=- ordered for the proclamation of a
congregational said: ) then he ^ came out and asked die
shephered to inform the people (about the story}, and he informed them. Then Allah's
Messenger said: “He (the shepherd) has spoken the truth. Ry IT™
(Allah) in Whose Hands my soul is, the Day of Resurrection will no: be established
dll beasts, of prey (t'^) speak to the human beings, and the stick lash and the shoc^
laces of a peixcrn speak to him and his thigh inform him about his family as to what
happened to them after hint.
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His Wrath be turned back from the people who are Mujrtmutt
(criminals, polytheists or sinners).’’
148, Those who took partners (in worship) with Allah will
say: “If Allah had willed, we would not have taken partners (In
worship) with Him, nor would our fathers, and we would not
have forbid deti anything (against His Will).” Likewise denied
those who were before them, (they argued falsely with Allah’s
Messengers), till they tasted Our Wrath, Say: “Have you any
knowledge (proof} that you can produce before us? Verily, you
follow nothing hut guess and you do nothing but lie.”
149, Say: “With Allah is the perfect proof and argument,
(i.e. the Oneness of Allah, the sending of His Messengers and
His Holy Books to mankind); had Fie so willed, He would
indeed have guided you all”
15IJ. Say: “Bring forward your witnesses, who can testify
that AMh has forbidden this, Then if they testify, testify not
you (O Muhammad fk-j Ad* with them. And you
should not follow r the vain desires of such as treat Our Ay at
(proofs, evidences, verses, Lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) as
falsehoods, and such as believe not in the Hereafter, and they
hold others as equal (in worship) with their Lord,”
151. Say (O Muhammad Ad* M a); “Come, I will
recite what your Lord has prohibited you from: Join not
anything in worship with Him; be good and dutiful to your
parents; kill not your children because of poverty — We
provide sustenance for you and for them: come not near to 41-
Faw&hish (great sins, illegal sexual intercourse) 111 whether
committed openly or secretly; and kill not anyone whom Allah
has forbidden, except for a just cause {according to Islamic
law). This He has commanded you that you may understand.
152. “And come not near to the orphan's property, except to
improve it, until he (or she) attains the age of lull strength; and
give full measure and full weight with justice. We burden not
any person, but that which lie can bear. And whenever you give
your w r ord (i.e. judge between men or give evidence), say the
truth even if a near relative is concerned, and fulfil the Covenant
1 1 (V.6: 151): see {V .29:45) and its footnote.
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of Allah. This He commands you, that you may remember 11 '.
153. “And verily, this (i.e. Allah'S Commandments mentioned
in tlie above Iwo Verses 151 and 152) is My Straight Path, so
follow it. and follow not (other) paths, for they will separate you
away from His Path. This He has ordained for you that you may
become Al-Muttatfun (the pious — see V.2:2).”
154. Then, Wc gave Musa (Moses) the Boole |thc Taurat
(Torah)^ to complete (Our Favour) upon those who would do
right, and explaining all things in detail and a guidance and a
mercy that they might believe in the meeting with their Lord.
155. And this is a blessed Book (the Quran) which We have
sent down, so follow it and fear Allah (i.e, do not disobey His
Orders), that you may receive mercy (i.e. be saved from the
torment of Hell).
156* Lest you (pagan Arabs) should say: “The Book was sent
down only to two sects before us (the Jews and the Christians),
and for our part, we were in fact unaware of what they studied, n
157. Or lest you (pagan Arabs) should say: “If only the
Book had been sent down to us, we would surety have been
better guided than they (Jews and Christians V So now has
come to you a clear proof (the Qur'an) from your Lord, and
a guidance and a mercy. Who then does more wrong than
one who rejects the Ay at (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons,
signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah and turns away therefrom?
We shall requite those who turn away from Our Aydt with an
evil torment, because of their turning away (from them).
| Tafsfr At-Tabari\
158. Do they then wait for anything oilier than that Hie
angels should come to them, or that your Lord (Allah) should
come, or that some of the Signs of vour Lord should come (i.e.
portents of the Hour e.g., rising of the sun from the west)! The
day that some of the Signs of your Lord do come, no good will
it do to a person to believe then, if he believed not before, nor
earned good (by performing deeds of righteousness) through
M t V.6: 152):
A) Sec the footnotes. of(V. 3:1 30).
B) See die footnote of ( V.4: 135).
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his Faith. Say: “Wait you? wc (too) are writing ” Ll]
159. Verily* those who divide their religion ami break up
into sects (all kinds of religious sects) 131 , you (O Muhammad
*lu£ have no concern in them in the least. Their
affair is only with Allah, W r ho then will tell them what they
used to do*
1611, Whoever brings a good deed (Islamic Monotheism and
deeds of obedience to ALliUi and His Messenger ^ j ^1 J**}
shall have ten times the like thereof to his credit, and whoever
brings an evil deed (polytheism, disbelief, hypocrisy, and deeds
(if disobedience to Allah and His Messenger AjIp ^
shall have only the recompense of the like thereof, and they w ill
not be wronged
rjl (V.6:15S)r
A) Narrated Abu Hurairah -* 1 Atlas 's Messenger A- j vi said. Ll The
Hour will not be established until the sun rises from the west; and when the people see
it, then whoever will be living on the surface of the earth, will: have faith, and that is
(the time) when no good will it do to a person tej believe then, if he believed not
before.” (6 : 1 58) (Sakfh A 1-BukhM. Vol.6, Hudith No. 159).
B) Narrated Abu Hurairah Allah's Messenger 2 l 1 said: "When the
following three signs appear, no good will it do 1o a person to believe then if he believed
not before:
1) Rising of the sun from the west.
2) (The coming of Al-Mmih} Ad-DajjdL
3) { r fhe coming out of the) Ddhbut-ui-Ard { i.e. a beast from the earth)."
(Sah'i'h Muslim — The Book o f Fitnn — The. Signs of the coming of the Ho nr).
C) , Narrated Anas ^t 1 ' The Prophet AA said, “No Prophet was
sent but that he wanted his followers against the one-eyed Liar (At Masfh Ad Daijal).
Beware! He is blind in one eye, and your Lord is not so. and there will be written
between his [Al-Maslh-Ad-Dqjjdl ‘s) eyes (the word) KAjir (i.e., disbeliever).” [This
Hadtih is also quoted by Abu Hurairah and Ibn : Abbas. CSayrhij Al-Bnkhdn r Vol. 9,
Iladith No- 245) J,
1 (V. 6:159) It is said that the Prophet recited this Verse and said:
“These people are those who invent new things {BidAh) in religion and the followers
of the vain desires of this Muslim nation, and their repentance will not he accepted bv
Allah, " (Tafsir Al-Qurtubf >,
[If has been narrated in Ihc Ihuitih Books (AhTirmidhf, Ibn Majah and Abu Dawud)
that the Prophet sind: “The Jews and the Christians will be divided into
seventy one or seventy two religions sects and this nation will be divided into seventy
three religious sects, — all. IP Hell, except one, and that one is: on which I and my
Companions arc today, i.e. following the Qur'an and the Prophet's Sunnah [legal ways,
orders, acts of worship, statements)"],
| : ' (V. 6:160} See the footnote of(V.6:6l).
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161* Say (O Mu Is am mad pL-j *4^ ^ j 2 *- 31 ): “Truly, my Lord
has guided me to a Straight Path, a right religion, the religion
of Ibrahim (Abraham), Hamf[u*i. the true Islamic Monotheism
— to believe in One Cod (Allah i.e. to worship mine but Allah,
Alone)f and he was not of Al-Mushrik&n (See V + 2:It)5).”
162* Say (G Muhammad ^ e^); “Verily, my Salat
(prayer), my sacrifice, my living, and my dying arc for Allah,
the Lord of the *AIamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists).
163. “He has no partner. And of this I have been commanded,
and I am the 11 is I of Ihe Muslims."
164* Say: “Shall I seek a lord other than Allah, while He is
the Lord of all things? No person earns any (sin) except against
himself (only), and no bearer of burdens shall bear the
burden of anolher. Then to your Lord is your return, so He will
tell you that wherein you have been differing, 1 *
165. And it is He Who has made you generations coming after
generations, replacing each other on the earth. And lie has
raised you in ranks, some above olhers that He may try you in
that which He has bestowed on you. Surely your Lord is Sw ift in
retribution, and certainly He is Oft-For giving. Most Merciful.
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious , the Most Merciful.
1 * A lif-L&m-Mitn-Sad. [Th esc letters are one of the miracles of
the Qur’an and none hut Allah (Alone) knows their meanings.!
2. (This is a) Book (Ihe Qur’an) sent down lo you (O
Muhammad * ■J**), so lei nol your breast be narrow
therefrom, that you warn thereby; and a reminder to the
believers.
3. (Say (O Muhammad M to these idolaters
(pagan Arabs) of your folk:] Follow what has been sent down
to you from your Lord (the Qur’an and Prophet Muhammad's
SattnahU and follow r not any Auliyu' (protectors and helpers
who order you lo associate partners in worship with Allah),
besides Him (Allah } + Little do you remember!
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4. And a great number of towns (their population) We
destroyed (for their crimes). Our torment came upon them
(suddenly) by night or w hile they w r crc taking their midday nap.
5. No cry did they utter when Our Torment came upon them
but Ibis: “Verily we were Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers)”,
6. Then surely, We shall question those (people) to whom it
(the Book) was sent and verily. We shall question the Messengers.
7. Then surely, We shall narrate to them (their whole story)
with knowledge, and indeed We have not been absent.
8. And the weighing on that day (Day of Resurrection) will
be the true (weighingf 11 * * So as for those whose scale (of good
deeds) will he heavy, they will be the successful (by entering
Paradise).
9. And as for those whose scale will he light, they arc those
who will lose tlieir owns elves (by entering Hell) because they
denied and rejected Our Ay at (proofs, evidences, verses,
lessons, signs, revelations, etc,).
10 . And surely, We gave you authority on the earth and
appointed for you therein provisions (for your life). Little
thanks do you give.
11 . And surely, We created you {your father Adam) and
then gave you shape {the noble shape of a human being); then
We told the angels, “Prostrate yourselves 1o Adam”, and they
prostrated themselves, except Jhlis (Satan), he refused to he of
those who prostrated themselves.
11 J (V.7:d) The Statement of Allah j > :
"And We shall sol up balances, of justice on the Day of Resurrection (V_21:47’}.
The deeds and the statement of Adam's offspring will be weighed.
Narrated Abu Huralrah The Prophet ail &aid T "(There are)
two words (expressions or sayings) which are dear to the Most Gracious (Allah) and
very easy for the tongue to say, but very heavy its the balance. They are: j
□ I ■. ..Kti I ^ i/ | |^J ■ -fc. 1 i *
'Subkdn AUdhi-wa bihamdihi — Subhdn A UdhiU ‘Aztm . ' "* iSahih Al-Bukhdrf, Vol.9,
Uadith No. 652).
* ‘Glorified is Allah and Mis is all praise 1 — 'Glorified is Allah, the Most Great.' (or I
deem AllSh above all those unsuitable things ascribed to Him, and free Him from
resembling anything whatsoever, and I glorify His Praises! I deem Allah, the Most
Great above all those unsuitable things ascribed to Him and free Mini from resembling
anything whatsoever).
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12* (Alla It) said: “What prevented you (O Iblis) that you did
not prostrate yourself, when 1 commanded you?” IbUs said: “1
am better than him (Adam), You created me from tire, and
him You created from clay.”
13* (Allah ) said: “(O Iblts) get down from this (Paradise), it
is not for you to be arroganl here. Get out, for you are of those
humiliated and disgraced.”
14. (Tbits) said: ‘‘Allow me respite till the Day they are raised
up (i*e* the Day of Resurrection).”
15. (Allah) said: “You are of those respited."
16. (Iblis) said: “■Because You have sent me astray, surely I
will sit in wait against them (human beings) on Your Straight
Path*
17* “Then I will come to them from before them and behind
them, from their right and from their left, and You will not
find most of them as thankful ones (Le. they will not be dutiful
to You).”
IN* (Allah) said (to Iblis): “Get out from this (Paradise),
disgraced and expelled. Whoever of them (mankind) w ill fol!ow r
you, then surely I will fill Hell with you all.”
19* “And O Adam! Dwell you and your wife in Paradise, and
eat thereof as you both wish, but approach not this tree
otherwise you both will he of the Zalimutt (unjust and
wrong-doers)."
20* Then Shait£n (Satan) whispered suggestions to them
both in order to uncover that which was hidden from them of
their private parts (before); he said: “Your Lord did not forbid
you this tree save that you should become angels or become of
the immortals.”
21. And he {Shaitan (Satan)) swore by Allah to them both
(saying): “Verily, 1 am one of the sincere w r ell-wishers for you
both.”
22* So he misled them with deception* Then when they
tasled of the tree, (hat which was hidden from Ihem of their
shame (private parts) became manifest to them and they began
to cover themselves with the leaves of Paradise (in order to
cover their shame). And their E.nrd called out to them (saying):
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“Did I not forbid you that tree and tell you: Verily, Shaitan
(Satan) is an open enemy to you?"
23. They said: “Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves. If
You forgive us not, and bestow not upon us Your Mercy, we
shall certainly be of the losers.”
24. (AlliSh) said* “Get down, one of you an enemy to the
other |i.e. Adam, Hawwa T (Eve), and Shaitan (Satan)j. On
earth will be a dwelling-place for you and an enjoyment for a
time.”
25. He said: “Therein you shall live, and therein you shall
die, and from it you shall be brought out (i.e. resurrected).”
26.0 Children of Adam! We have bestowed raiment upon
you to cover your private parts and as an adornment; and the
raiment of righteousness, that is better. Such are among the
Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.)
of Allah, that they may remember (i.e. leave falsehood and
follow truth 11 J ).
27.0 Children of Adam! Let not Shaitan (Satan) deceive
you, as he got your parents [Adam and HawwS 1 (Eve)J out of
Paradise, stripping them of their raiments, to show them their
private parts. Verily, he and Quhihihu (ids soldiers from the
jinn or his tribe) see you from where you cannot see them.
Verily, We made the ShayMn (devils) A uliya T (protectors and
helpers) for those who believe not.
28. And when they commit a Fakishah (evil deed, going
round the Ka'hah in naked state, great sins and unlawful sexual
intercourse), they say: “Wc found our fathers doing it, and
Allah has commanded it on us.” Say: “Nay, Allah never
commands Fahishah. Do you say of Allah what you know not?”
29. Say (O Muhammad aWj ajJc jLa); My Lord has
commanded justice and (said) that you should face Him only
(i.e. worship none hut Allah and face the Qihiah, i.e. the Ka'hah
at Makkah during prayers) in every place of worship, in
11 J (V.7:26) It m said that the pagan Arabs in die Pre-lsltmic Period oflgnoranee used
io do Taw&f {going round) of the Ka'bah in a naked state. So when Islam became
vicniriaiJH anrl Makkah was conquered, the pagans and the polydieisLs were forbidden
lo enter Makkah. and none was allowed to do Tawdf of die 'bah in a naked state.
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prayers (and not to face other false deities and idols), and
invoke Him only making your religion sincere 1<> Him (by not
joining in worship any partner with Him and with the intention
that you are doing your deeds for Allah f s sake only). As He
hrought you {into being) in the beginning, so shall you be
brought into being [on the Day of Resurrection in two groups,
one as a blessed one (believers), and the other as a wretched!
one (disbelievers)]*
30. A group He has guided, and a group deserved to be in
error; {because) surely they took the ShayMn {devils} as
Autiya* (protectors and helpers) instead of Alliih, and think
that they arc guided,
31* O Children of Adam! Take your adornment (by wearing
your dean clothes), while praying 111 [and going round (the
Tawdf of ) the Ka'hah,\ and eat and drink hut waste not by
extravagance, certainly He (Allah) likes not Al-MusrifUn (those
who waste by extravagance)*
32, Say (O Muhammad “Who has
forbidden the adornment with clothes given by Allah* which lie
has produced for His slaves, and At-Taiyyihat [all kinds of Haldl
(lawful) thingsf of food?” Say; “They are, in the life of this
world, for those who believe, (and) exclusively for them
(believers) on the Day of Resurrection (the disbelievers will not
share them).” Thus We explain the Ay at (Islamic laws) in detail
ilJ (V,7;31) It is obligator to wear the clothes while praying. And the Statement of
Allah ""lake your adornment f(by wearing your clean clothes) covering
completely the 'A urah (covering of one’s 'Aurvh means: white praying, a male must
cover himself with clothes from the umbilicus of his abdomen up to his knees, and it
is better that both his shoulders should he covered. And a female must cover all her
body and feet except fate, and it is! belter that both her hands are also covered}], while
praying and going round (the Tawfif of] the Kahah."
In how many {what sort of) elodtcs a woman should pray? 'Ikrimah said, “If she can
cover all her body with one garment, it is sufficient. 11 It is agreed by the majority of
the religious scholars that a woman while praying should cover herself completely
except her face, and it is better that she should cover her hands with gloves or cloth,
but her feet must. be covered either with a long dress or she must wear socks to cover
her feet. I his verdict is based on the Prophet's statement {Abu D&wtid).
Narrated \Aishah ^ Allah’s Messenger used to offer the
Fajr prayer and some believing women covered with their veiling sheets used to
attend the Faff prayer with him, and then they would return to their homes
unrecognized. (SaMh AFBukkdrt Vol.l, HadUh N0J68).
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far a people who have knowledge-
33. Suy (O Muhammad “(But) the things
that my Lord has indeed forbidden are Al-Fawahish (great evil
sins and every kind of unlawful sexual intercourse) whether
committed openly or secretly, sins (of all kinds), unrighteous
oppression, joining partners (in worship) with Allah for which
He has given no authority, and saying things about Allah of
which you have no knowledge.”
34, And every nation has ils appointed term; when their
term comes, neither can they delay it nor can they advance it
an hour (or a moment),
35, O Children of Adam! If there come to you Messengers
from amongst you, reciting to you My Verses, then whosoever
becomes pious and righteous, on them shall be no fear nor shall
they grieve,
36, But those who reject OurAySt (proofs, evidences, verses,
lessons, signs, revelations, etc,) and treat them with arrogance,
they arc the dwellers of the (Hell) Fire, they will abide therein
forever.
37. Who is more unjust than one who invents a lie against
Allah or rejects His Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons,
signs, revelations, etc,}? For such their appointed portion (good
things of this worldly life and their period of stay therein) will
reach them from the Book (of Decrees) until when Our
Messengers (the angel of death and his assistants) come to them
to take their souls, they (the angels) will say; “Where are those
whom you used to invoke and worship besides Allah,” they will
reply, “They have vanished and deserted us.” And they will
bear witness against themselves, that they were disbelievers.
38. (Allah) will say: “Enter you in the company of nations
who passed away before you, of men and jinn, into the Fire.”
Every time a new nation enters, it curses its sister nation (that
went before) until they will he gathered all together in the Fire,
The last of them will say to the first of them: “Our Lord! These
misled us, so give them a double torment of the Fire.” He will
say: “For each one there is double (torment), but you know not.”
39* The first of them will say to the last of them: “You were
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nut b et j er than us* so tusk 1 the lorment Tor what you used to
earn.”
41). Verily, those who deny Our Ayat (proofs, evidences,
verses, Lessons, signs, revelations, etc*) and treat them with
arrogance, for them the gates of heaven will not he opened, and
they will not enter Paradise until the camel goes through the
eve of the needle (which is impossible). Thus do We
recompense the Mnji imun (criminals* polytheists and sinners).
41. Theirs will he a bed of Hell (Fire), and over Ihcm
coverings (of Hell-fire)* Thus do We recompense the Zatimun
(polytheists and wrong-doers)*
42. Pot those who believed (in the Oneness of Allah —
Islamic Monotheism), and worked righteousness — We tax not
any person beyond his scope — such are the dwellers of
Paradise* They will abide therein forever.
45. And We shall remove from their breasts any (mutual)
hatred or sense of injury (which they had, if at all, in the life of
this world); rivers flowing under them, and (hey will say: “All
praise and thanks are Allah’s, Who has guided us to this, and
never could we have found guidance, were it not that Allih had
guided us! Indeed, the Messengers of our Lord did come with
the truth*” And it will be cried out to them: “This is the
Paradise which you have inherited for what you used 1o do.”
44* And the dwellers of Paradise will call out to the dwellers
of the Fire (saying): “We have indeed found true what our
Lord had promised us; have you also found true what your
Lord promised (warnings)?” They shall say: “Yes.” Then a
crier will proclaim between them: “The Curse of Allah is on
the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers)*”
45. Those who hindered (men) from the Path of Allah, and
would seek to make it crooked, and they were disbelievers in
the Hereafter.
46* And between them will be a (barrier) screen and on
At- A i raf ^ (a wall with elevated places) will he men (whose
,L1 (V, 7:4*1
At- A 'rdj\ It is Said that it is a wan between Pafadis,e ami ITeJJ and it has cm it elevated
places. "Plca&c sec Tafsir A l- Qurtubl \
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good and evil deeds won Id be equal in scale), wlio would
recognise all (of (he Paradise and Hell people) by their marks
{the dwellers of Paradise by their white faces and the dwellers
of Hell by their black faces), they will call out to the dwellers of
Paradise, “Satamun *Ataikum r ~ (Peace be on you), and at that
time they (men on Al-A'raj ) will not yet have entered it
(Paradise), but they will hope to enter (it) with certainty.
47* And when their eyes will be turned towards the dwellers
of the Fire, they will say: “Our Lord! Place us not with the
people who arc jfjff/rmn h (polytheists and wrong-doers)/ 1 *
48. And the men on Al-A*raf (the wall) will call to the men
whom they would recognise by their marks, saying: “Of what
benefit to you were your great numbers {and hoards of wealth),
and your arrogance (against Faith)?”
49, Are they those, of whom you swore that Allah would
never show them mercy? (Behold! It has been said to them):
“Enter Paradise, no fear shall be on you, nor shall you grieve.”
5(1* And the dwellers of the Fire will call to the dwellers of
Paradise: “Pour on us some water or anylhing that Allah has
provided you with."' They will say: “Both (water and provision)
Allah has forbidden to the disbelievers.”
51. “Who look their religion as an amusement and play, and
the life of the world deceived them.” So this Day We shall
forget them as they forgot their meeting of this Day, and as
they used to reject Our^at (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons,
signs, revelations, etc.).
52* Certainly, We have brought them a Book (the Qur*an)
which We have explained in detail wilh knowledge, — a
guidance and a mercy to a people who believe.
53. A wail Ihey just for Ihe final fulfillment of the evenl? On Ihe
I Jay the event is finally fulfil Led (i.e. the Day of Resurrection),
those who neglected it before will say: “Verily, the Messengers of
our Lord did come with the truth, now’ are there any intercessors
for us that they mighl intercede on our behalf? Or could we be
sent back (to the first life of the world) so that w r e might do
(good) deeds other than those (evil) deeds which we used to do?”
Verily, they have lost their ownselves {i.e. destroyed themselves)
and that which they used to fabricate {invoking and worshipping
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others besides Allah} has gone away from them,
54, Indeed, your Lord is Allah, Who created the heavens
and the earth in Six Days, and then He rose over (Istaud) the
Throne (really in a manner that suits His Majesty), He brings
the night as a cover over Ihe day, seeking it rapidly, and (He
created) the sun, the moon, the stars subjected to I Ms
Command. Surely, His is the Creation and Commandment
Blessed is Allah, the Lord of the l Alamm (mankind, jinn and all
that exists)!
55, Invoke your Lord with humility and in secret. He likes
not the aggressors.
56, And do not do mischief on the earth, after it has been set
in order, and invoke Him with fear and hope. Surely, Allah's
Mercy is (ever l near to the good-doers,
57, And it is lie Who sends the winds as heralds of glad
tidings, going before His Mercy (rain). Till when they have
carried heavy-laden clouds, We drive them to a land that is
dead, then We cause water (rain) to descend thereon. Then We
produce every kind of fruit therewith. Similarly, We shall raise
up the dead, so that you may remember or take heed*
58, The vegelation of a good land comes forlh (easily) by Ihe
Permission of its Lord; and that which is bad, brings forth
nothing hut (a little) with difficulty. Thus do We explain
variously the Ay at (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs,
revelations, etc,) for a people who give thanks,
59, Indeed, We sent Nfih (Noah) to his people and he said:
“O my people! Worship Allah! You have no other flak (Cod)
hut Him, (La ilaha Wallah: none has the right to be worshipped
but Allah). Certainly, I fear for you the torment of a Great
Day!”
60, The leaders of his people said: “Verily, we see you in
plain error."
61, | l\ o h (Noah)] said: “O my people! There is no error in me,
hut I am a Messenger from the Lord of the 'Alamw (mankind,
jinn and all that exists)!
62, “I convey to you the Messages of my Lord and give sincere
advice to you* And I know from Allah what you know not.
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63, "Do you wonder that there has come to you a Reminder
from your Lord through a man from amongst you, that he may
warn you, so that you may fear Allah and that you may receive
(His) Mercy?”
64, But they denied him, so We saved him and those along
with him in the ship, and We drowned those who denied Our
Ayfit (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.).
They were indeed a blind people.
65. And to * Ad (people. We sent) Iheir brother Hud. He
said: my people! Worship Allah! You have no other flak
(God) but Him, (Ld ildha Wallah: none has the right to be
worshipped but Allah). Will you not fear (Allah)?”
66, The leaders of those who disbelieved among his people
said: “Verily, we see you in foolishness, and verily, we think
you are one of the liars.”
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67, (Hud) said: “Q my people! There is no foolishness in me,
but T am a Messenger from the Lord of the *Alamtn (mankind,
jinn and all that evicts)!
68. “I convey 1o you the Messages of my Lord, and I am a
trustworthy adviser (or well-wisher) for you,
69, "Do you wonder that there has come to von a Reminder
v n
(and an advice) from your Lord through a man from amongst
you to w r arn you? And remember that He made you successors
after the people of >Juh (Noah) and increased you amply in
stature. So remember the graces (bestowed upon you) from
Allah so that you may be successful.”
70. They said: "Have you come to us that we should worship
Allah Alone and forsake that which our fathers used to
worship? So bring us lhal wherewith you have threatened us if
vou arc of the truthful,”
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71. (Hfid) said: “Torment and wrath have already fallen on
you from your Lord. Dispute you with me over names which
you have named — von and your fathers — with no authority
from Allah? Then waif, I am with you among those who waif.”
72. So We saved him and those who w r crc with him by a
mercy from Us, and We cut the roots of those who denied Our
Ay St (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.);
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and they were not believers.
73. And to Thamfid (people, We sent) tbeir brother Salih* He
said: “Q my people! Worship Allah! Yon have no other Ifah
(God) but Him. {La if aha ilia Hah: none has I he right to he
worshipped but AJIah), Indeed there has come to you a clear sign
(the miracle of the coming out of a huge she-camel from the
midst of a rock) from your Lnrd* This she-camel of Allah is a
sign to you; so you Leave her to graze in Allah's earth, and touch
her not with harm, lest a painful torment should seize you*
iK.
74* And remember when He made you successors after ‘Ad
(people) and gave you habitations in the land, you build tor
yourselves palaces in plains, and carve out homes in I he
mountains. So remember the graces (bestowed upon you) from
Allah, and do not go about making mischief on Ihe earth."
75. The leaders of those who were arrogant among his people
said to those who were counted weak — to such of them as
believed: “Kiiow r you that Salih is one sent from his Lord." They
said: “We indeed believe in that with which tie has been sent.”
76* Those who were arrogant said: “Verily, we disbelieve in
that which you believe in.”
77* So they killed the she-camei and insolently defied the
Commandment of their Lord, and said: “O Salih! Bring about
your threats if you are indeed one of the Messengers (of
Allah).”
78. So the earthquake seized them, and they lay (dead),
prostrate in their homes.
79. Then he |Salihj turned from them, and said: “G my
people! 1 have indeed conveyed to you the Message of my Lord,
and have given you good advice but you like not good advisers.”
80. And (remember) Lut (Lot), when he said to his people:
“Do you commit the worst sin such as none preceding you has
committed in the \Alamin (mankind and jinn)?
81* “Verily, you practise your lusts on men instead of women.
Nay, but you are a people transgressing beyond hounds (by
committing great sins).”
82* And the answer of his people was only that they said:
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“Drive them on I of your I own, these are indeed men who want
to tic pure (from sins)! 1 ”
83* * Then We saved him and his family, except his wife; she
was of those w ho remained behind (in the torment).
84* And We rained down on them a rain (of stones)* Then
see what was the end of the Mujrimun (criminals, polytheists
and sinners)*
85. And to (the people of) Madyan (Midiim), (We sent) their
brotlier Shu‘aib. He said: “Q my people! Worship Allah! You
have no other Hah (Cod) hut Him. \La ilaha Wallah (none has
the right to lie worshipped but AIMh)]*” Verily, a clear proof
(sign) from your Tord has come to you; so give full measure
and full weight and wrong not men in their things, and do not
do mischief on the earth after it has been set in order, that will
be better for you, if you are believers.
86* “And sit not on every road, threatening, and hindering
from the Path of Allah those who believe in Him, and seeking
to make it crooked* And remember when you were but few,
and He multiplied yon* And see what was the end of the
Mufsidun (mischief-makers, corrupters, liars)*
87. “And if there is a party of you who believe in that with
which 1 have been sent and a party who do not believe, so be
patient until Allah judges between us, and lie is the ftest of
judges. ” [IJ
11 1 (V.7:K7) A) Narrated 1 Abdullah hjrt l Umar u*k. Ji' Allah 1 * Messenger A'
* i i 4 < •*’ J* ■" said. ’'Surely! Everyone of you is a guardian and is responsible for his
changes: The [mam (ruler) of the people is a guardian and is responsible for his
subjects.; a man is the guardian of his family (household.) and is responsible for his
subjects; a woman is the guardian of her husband's home and of his children and is
responsible fur (hern; and flic dave of a man is a guardian of bis master’s property and
is responsible for it. Surely, everyone of vou is a guardian and responsible, for his
charges.” (Sahib Al-Bukhak Vol. 9, HadUh No. 252).
B) Narrated Tariff Abt Tamimah; I saw Sal wan and Jnndub and Safwan' s companions
when J undid? was advising. They sa]d, "Did you bear someth ing from Allah’s
Messenger ^ T* Jundub said, " L l beard him saying, 'Whoever does a
good deed in order to show- oil, Allah will expose his intentions run the Day of
Resurrection (before die people), and whoever puts the people into difficulties, Allah
will pul him into difficulties on the Day of Resurrection/ " The people said (to
Jundub)* LL Advine us,” He said* L1 The first thing of the human body Lit putrefy is the
abdomen, so he who can cat nothing but good food (Halal and earned Lawfully)
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# KR h The chiefs of those who were arrogant among his people
said: LL Wc shall certainly drive yon out, O Shii'fiib, and those
who have believed with you from our town, or else yon (all) shall
return to our religion.” He said: “Even though we hate it?”
89. Ll We should have invented a lie against Allah if we
returned to your religion, after Allah has rescued us from it
And it is not for us 1o return to it unless Allah, our Lord,
should will, Our Lord comprehends all things in His
Knowledge* In Allah (Alone) we put our trust, Our Lord!
Judge between us and our people in truth, for You are the Best
of those who give judgment*”
90. The chiefs of those who disbelieved among his people
said (to their people): “If you follow Shu^aih, be sure then you
will he the losers!”
91. So Ihe earthquake seized them and they lay (dead),
prostrate in their homes*
92. Those who denied Shu^aib, became as if they had never
dwell there (in their homes). Those who denied Shu L aib, they
were the losers*
93. Then he (5hu‘aib) turned from them and said: “O my
people! 1 have indeed conveyed my Lord's Messages to you and
I have given yon good advice. Then how can 1 grieve for a
should do so, and he who does as much as he cat] that Nothing intervene between him
and Paradise hy not shedding even a handful of blood, (i.e. murdering) should do so."
{Sakih Al-Biikhati, Vt>3. 9, Ifadith No. 266).
C) Narrated Anas bin \14lik ^ While the Prophet 4- j ^ and l were
coming out of the mosque, a man met us outside the gate. The man said, "O Allah's
Messenger! When will be the Hour?" The Prophet A- j "I asked him, “What
have you prepared for it?" I'lte man became afraid and ashamed and then said, "O
Allah's Messenger! I haven't prepared for it much of Saum (fast), Saliit (prayers) or
charitable gifts but J ItiVe AllSh and HiS Messenger," The Prophet
said, "Vou will be with the one whom you ioveT {Sahth Al-BukkSrt Vol. 9, Hadith
No. 267).
D) Narrated Abu Dharr *“l Once I went to him (the Prophet ^
and he said, “By Allfth in Whose I land my life is for probably said, "By Allah, except
whom none has the right to be worshipped)" whoever had camels or cows or sheep
and did not pay their 7.akat f those animals will be brought on the Hay of Resurrection
far bigger and farter than before and they will tread him under their hooves, and will
butt him with their horns, and (those animals will come in circle): When the last docs
its tom., the first will Start again, and this punishment will go on till Allah has finished
the judgements amongst the people." 1 (Sahib AUBukharf, Vol, 2, Hudsth No. 579).
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disbelieving people’s (destruction)*”
94. And We sent no Prophet to any town (and they denied
him), hut We seized its people wilh suffering from extreme
poverty (or loss in wealth) and loss of health (and calamities),
so that they might humiliate themselves (and repent to Allah).
95. Then We changed the evil for the good, unlil they
increased in number and in wealth, and said: “Our fathers
were touched with evil (loss of he all h and ca lam Mies) and with
good (prosper ity).” So We seized them all of a sudden while
thcv were unaware.
96. And if the people of the towns had believed and had Ihe
Taqwa (piety), certainly, We should have opened for them
blessings from the heaven and the earth, hut they denied (Ihe
Messengers). So We took them (with punishment) for what
they used to earn (polytheism and crimes).
97. Did the people of Ihe towns then feel secure against the
coming of Our punishment by night w hile they were asleep?
9K. Or. did the people of the towns then feel secure against
the coming of Our punishment in the forenoon while they were
playing?
99. Did they then feel secure against the Plan nf Allah? None
feels secure from the Plan of Allah except the people who are
the losers.
100. Is it not clear to those who inherit the earth in
succession from its (previous) possessors, that had We willed,
W r c would have punished them for their sins. And Wc seat up
their heads so that they hear not?
101. Those were the towns whose story We relate to you (O
Muhammad J*a)* And there came indeed to them
their Messengers with dear proofs, hut they were not to believe
in thiil which they had rejected before. Thus Allah does seal up
the hearts of the disbelievers (from every kind of religious
guidance).
102. And most of Ihcm We found not true to their covenant,
hut most of them We found indeed Fasiqun (rebellious,
disobedient to Allah).
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103. Then after them We sent Musa (Moses) with Our Signs
to Fh“aun (Pharaoh) and his chiefs, hut they wrongfully
rejected them. So see how was the end of the MufoiMn
{in is chief-makers, corrupters)*
104. And Musa (Moses) said: “O Fir* aim (Pharaoh)! Verily,
i am a Messenger from the Lord of (he i Alamm (mankind, jinn
and all that exists),
HIS. ‘‘Proper it is for me that I say nothing concerning Allah
hut the truth. Indeed ! have come to yon from your Lord with a
clear proof. So let the Children of Israel depart along w ith me.”
106. [FiCaun (Pharaoh)] said: “If you have come with a
sign, show it forth^ if you are one of Ihosc who tell the truth. ”
107. Then [Mfisa (Moses)] threw his stick and behold! it was
a serpent, manifest!
108. And he drew out his hand, and behold! it was white
(with radiance) for the beholders,
109. The chiefs of I he people of Fir ‘aim (Pharaoh) said:
“This is indeed a well-versed sorcerer;
110. “He wants to get you out of your land, so what do you
advise?”
111. They said: “Put him and his brother off (for a time),
and send callers to the cities to collect —
112. “That they bring to you all well-versed sorcerers*”
113. And so the sorcerers came to Fir k aun (Pharaoh). They
said: “Indeed there will be a (good) reward for us if we arc the
victors*”
114. He said: “Yes, and moreover you will (in that case) be
of (he nearesl (to me).”
115. They said: “G Musa (Moses)! Either you throw (first),
or shall we have the (first) throw?”
116. He [Mfis& (Moses)] said: “Throw you (first).” So when
they threw, they bewitched the eyes of the people, and struck
terror into them, and they displayed a great magic*
117. And We revealed to Musa (Moses) (saying): “Throw
your stick,” and behold! It swallowed up straight away ail the
falsehood which they showed.
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118* Tints truth was confirmed* and all that they did was
made of no effect.
1 (9. So they were defeated there and returned disgraced.
120. And the sorcerers fell down prostrate.
121* They said; “We believe in the Lord of the * A la min
(mankind, jinn and all that exists)*
122. “The Lord of Musa (Moses) and Ha run (Aaron).”
123, Fir*aun (Pharaoh) said: “Yon have believed in him
[MfisS (Moses)] before i give you permission. Surely, this is a
plot which you have plotted in the city to drive out its people,
but vou shall come to know,
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124* “Surely, 1 will cut off your hands and your feet from
opposite sides, then I will crucify you ail,”
125* They said: “Verily, we are returning to our Lord.
126* “And you take vengeance on us only because we
believed in the Ayat (proofs, evidences, lessons, signs, etc.) of
our Lord when they reached us! Our Lord! pour out on us
patience, and cause us 1o die as Muslims.”
127. The ehiefs of Fir‘aun*s (Pharaoh) people said: “Will
you leave Musa (Moses) and his people to spread mischief in
the land, and to abandon you and your gods?” He said: “We
will kill their sons, and let live their women, and we have
indeed irresistible power over them.”
128. Musa (Moses) said to his people: “Seek help in Allah
and be patient Verily, the earth is Allah’s. He gives it as a
heritage to whom He wills of His slaves; and the (blessed) end is
for the Mutiaqun ( the pious — sec V.2:2).”
129* They said: “We (Children of Israel) had suffered
troubles before vou came to us, and since vou have come to us. '
He said: “It may be that your Lord will destroy your enemy
and make you successors on the earth, so that Me may see how
vou act?”
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130* And indeed We punished the people of Fir*aun
(Pharaoh) with years of drought and shortness of fruits (crops),
that they might remember (take heed),
131* But whenever good came to them* they said: “Ours is
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tliis.” And if evil afflicted them, they ascribed it to evil omens
connected with Musa (Moses) and those with him. Be
informed! Verily, their evil omens are with Allah hut most of
them know not.
132. They said (to Musa ( Moses) |: “Whatever (proofs,
evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) you may
bring to us, to work therewith your sorcery on us, we shall
never believe in you,"
133. So We sent on them: the flood, the locusts, Ihe lice, the
frogs, and the blood (as a succession of) manifest signs, yet they
remained arrogant, and they were of those people who were
Mujrimun (criminals, polytheists, sinners).
134. And when the punishment fell on them they said; 4i O
Musa (Moses)! Invoke your Lord for us because of His Promise
to you, If you remove the punishment from us, we indeed shall
believe in you, and we shall let the Children of Israel go with
von.
135. But when We removed the punishment from them to a
lived term, which they had to reach, behold! they broke Ihcir
word!
136. So We took retribution from them. We drowned them
in the sea, because they denied Our Ayat (proofs, evidences,
verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) and were heedless about
them.
137. And We made the people who were considered w r eak to
Inherit the eastern parts of Ihe land and the western parts
thereof which We have blessed. And the fair Word of your
Lord w r as fulfilled for the Children of Israel, because of their
endurance. And We destroyed completely all the great works
and buildings which Fir^aun (Pharaoh) and bis people erected.
138. And We brought the Children of Israel (wilh safely)
across the sea, and they came upon a people devoted to some of
“Verily, you are a people who know r not (the Majesty and
Greatness of Allah and what is obligatory upon you, i.e. to
1!| (V. 7:1 38) tluh\ Who has all the right to be worshipped.
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worship none but Allah Alone, the One and the Only God of all
that eitets)."
139. [Musa (Moses) added:] “Verily, these people will be
destroyed for that which they are engaged in (idols-worship).
And all that they are doing is in vain."
140* He said: “■Shall 1 seek for you an ifdh (a god) other than
Allah, while He has given you superiority over the ‘Aiamin
(mankind and jinn of your time)."
141. Anri (remember) when We rescued you from Fir‘aun r s
(Pharaoh) people, who were afflicting you with the worst
torment, killing your sons and letting your women live. And in
that was a great trial from your Lord.
142. And We appointed for Musi (Moses) thirty nights and
added (to the period) ten (mure), and he completed the term,
appointed by his Lord, of forty nights. And Musa (Moses) said
to his brother Ha run (Aaron): “Replace me among my people,
act in the Right Way (by ordering the people to obey Allah and
to worship Him Alone) and follow not the way of Hie Mufsidiin
(mi s eh iefmiaker s ) . "
143. And when Musa (Moses) came at the time and place
appointed by Us, and his Lord (Allah) spoke to him; he said:
“O my Lord! Show r me (Yourself), that E may look upon You. "
Allah said: “Yon cannot see Me, but look upon the mountain; if
It stands siill in its place then you shall see Me." So when his
Lord appeared to the mountain 111 , He made it collapse to dust,
and Musa (Muses) fell down unconscious. Then when he
recovered his senses he said: “Glorified are You, I turn to You
in repentance and 1 am Ihe first of the believers."
144. (Alllh) said: “O Musa (Moses) I have chosen you above
men by My Messages, and by My speaking (to you). So hold
that which 1 have given you and be of the grateful.”
145. And We wrote for him on the Tablets the lesson to be
drawn from all things and the explanation for all Ihings (and
said): Mold to these with firmness, and enjoin your people to
1,1 (V.7:I43) The appearance of Allah J* to Ihc mountain wa& very little of Him.
It was approximately equal tit the lip of one’s little linger as explained by the Prophet
A-j when he recited this Verse. ( This Hadiih is quoted by Tirmidhf).
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take the best therein. I shall show you the home of Al-F&siqiitt
(t he rebellious, disobedient to Allah).
146. 1 shall turn away from My Ayat (verses of Ihe Qur’an)
those who behave arrogantly on the earth, without a light, and
(even) if they see ail the AySt (proofs, evidences, verses. Lessons,
signs, revelations, etc.), they will not believe in them. And if
they see the way of righteousness (monotheism, piety, and good
deeds), they w ill not adopt it as the Way, but if they see the w ay
of error (polytheism, crimes and evil deeds), they will adopt
that way, that is because they have rejected Our Ayat (proofs,
evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) and were
heedless (to learn a lesson) from them.
147. Those who deny Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses,
Lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) and the Meeting in the Hereafter
(Day of Resurrection,), vain are their deeds. Are they requited
with anything except what they used to do?
148. And the people of Musa (Moses) made in his absence,
out of their ornaments, the image of a calf (for worship), it had
a sound (as if it was mooing). Hid they not sec that it could
a either speak to them nor guide them to the way? They look it
(for worship) and they were Zafintun (wrong-doers).
149. And when they regretted and saw that they had gone
astray, they (repented and) said: "If our Lord have not mercy
upon us and forgive us T we shall certainly be of the losers.' 1
150. And when Musa (Moses) returned to his people, angry
and grieved, he said: “What an evil tiling is that which you
have done (i.e. worshipping the calf) during my absence. Did
you hasten and go ahead as regards the matter of your Lord
(you left His worsh^p)? ,, And he threw down the Tablets and
seized his brother by (the hair of) his head and dragged him
towards him, |(larun (Aaron) | said: “Q snn of my mother!
Indeed Ihe people judged me weak and were about to kill me,
so make not the enemies rejoice over me, nor put me amongst
the people who are Zatimun (wrongdoers). ’
151. Mus& (Moses) said: “O my Lord! Forgive me and my
brother, and admit us into Your Mercy, for you are the Most
Merciful of those who show mercy.”
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152, Certainty, those who took the calf (for worship), wrath
from their Lord and humiliation will come upon them in the life
of this world. Thus do We recompense Ihose who invent lies.
153. But those who committed evil deeds and then repented
afterwards and believed, verily, your Lord after (all) that is
indeed Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
154, And w hen the anger of Musa (Moses) was calmed down,
he took up the Tablets; and in their inscription was guidance and!
mercy for those who tear their Lord,
155. And Musa (Moses) chose oul of his people seventy (of
the best) men for Our appointed time and place of meeting, and
when they were seized with a violent earthquake, he said: “O
my Lord, if it had been Your W ill, You could have destroyed
them and me before; would You destroy us for the deeds of the
foolish ones among us? It is only Your Trial by which You lead
astray whom You will, and keep guided whom You will. You
are our Halt (Protector), so forgive us and have Mercy on us;
for You are the Best of those who forgive,
156* “And ordain for us good In this world, and in the
Hereafter. Certainly we have turned to You. " He said: (As to)
My punishment I afflict therewith whom I will and My Mercy
embraces all things. That (Mercy) I shall ordain for those who
are Ihe Muttaqun ( tile pious — See V.2:2), and give Zakat\ and
those who believe in Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses,
lessons, signs, revelations, etc.);
157,. Those who follow the Messenger, the Prophet who can
neither read nor write (i.c. Muhammad J S^ £i J&l .jr" 3 ) whom
they find written with them in the 1 a u rat (Torah) (Dent, xviii
15) and Ihe Injeel (Gospel) (.John xiv, lb) 111 , — he commands
them for Al-Mu'ruf { i*e + Islamic Monotheism and all that Islam
has ordained); and forbids them from At-M unbar (i.e. disbelief,
polytheism of all kinds, and all that Isldm has forbidden); he
allows them as lawful At- 1 ayyihat (i.e. all good and lawful as
11 J (V.7:157) There exists in the TaurSi (Torah) and the [njeel (Gospel), even after the
original text has been distorted, clear prophecies indicating the coming of Prophet
Muhammad *W «l— r e.g. Dent IS: 18^1:21; Psl, 1 18: 22-23; Isa. 42: 1-13;
Hab. 3: 3-4: Matt. 21:42-43; Jn.l4: 12-17, 26-28, 16: 7-14. Also see (V. 3: 70,71).
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regards tilings, deeds, beliefs, persons, foods), and prohibits
them as unlawful Al-Khaba’ith (he, all evil and unlawful as
regards things, deeds, beliefs, persons and foods' 1 *), he releases
them from their heavy burdens (of Allah’s Covenant w ilh I he
children of Israel), and from the fetters (bindings) that were
upon them. So those who believe in him (Muhammad ^
honour him, help him, and follow the light (the
Qur’an) which has been sent down with him, it is thev who will
be the successful *
158* Say (O Muhammad fk-j 4 #!*^): “O mankind!
Verily, I am sent to you all as the Messenger of AMh — to
Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. Ld
tldha ilia Huwa (none iias the right to be worshipped but He), St
is He Who gives life and causes death. So believe in Allah and
His Messenger (Muhammad pWj the Prophet who
can neither read nor write (Le* Muhammad aai t y^),
who believes in AMh and His Words [(this Qur’fin), the TaurSt
(Torah) and the lnjeel (Gospel) and also AMh’s W ord: “Be!”
— and fie w r as, Le + ’isa (Jesus) son of Mary am (Mary),
and follow him so that you may he guided. 131 ”
159, And of the people of Mflsi (Moses) there is a community
who lead (the men) with truth and establish justice therewith
(he, judge among men with truth and justice),
160. And We divided them into twelve tribes (as distinct)
nations. We revealed to Musa (Moses) when his people asked
him for water (saying): “Strike the stone with your stick”, and
there gushed forth out of il twelve springs, each group knew ils
1,1 (V.7:157) AI-Kkaba'ith (All evil unlawful forbidden things)- It also includes
habitual eating and drinking (if narcotic drugs like nifiiphine, heroin, cannabis, etc,,
and tobacco smoking that spoils one’s health and may lead to one’s death.
In]
" (V. 7:157) A) iL 0 you why have been given the Scripture (Jews and Christians)!
Believe m what We have revealed (to Muhammad edt .j^) confirming what is
(already) with you, before We efface faces [by making them (faces) like the backs of
the necks: without nose, mouth and eyes I, ami turn them hind wards, or curse them as
We cursed the Sabbath- breakers. And die Commandment of Allah is always
executed.” (V, 4:47),
B) See (V, 57:28) and its footnote,
|1j (V.7:15K) See the footnote (A) of (V.2:252).
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own place for water. Wt shaded them with the clouds and sent
down upon them A /-Manna ]| and the quails {saying): “Eat of
the good things with which Wt have provided you.” They
harmed Us not hut they used to harm themselves.
16L And (remember) when it was said to them: “Dwell in this
town (Jerusalem) and eat therefrom w herever you wish, and say*
‘(O Allah) forgive our sins’; and enter the gate prostrate
(bow ing wilh humility). We shall forgive yuu your wrong-doings.
We shall increase (the reward) for the good-doers,”
162. But those among them who did wrong changed the
word that had been told to them. So We sent on them a torment
from the heaven in return for their wrong-doings.^
163. And ask (hem (O Muhammad about
the town that was by the sea; when they transgressed in the
matter of the Sabbath (i.e. Saturday): when their fish came to
them openly on the Sabbath day, and did not come to them on
the day they had no Sabbalh. Thus We made a trial of them,
for they used to rebel against Allah’s Command (disobey
Allah) [see the Qur’an: V*4:154 and its footnote J,
164. And when a community among them said: “Why do
you preach to a people whom Allah is about to destroy or to
punish with a severe torment?” (The preachers) said: “In order
to be free from guilt before your Lord (Allah), and perhaps
they may fear Allah ”
165. So when they forgot the remindings that had been given
to them, W r e rescued those who forbade evil, but We seized
those who did wrong with a severe torment because Ihey used
to rebel against Allah’s Command {disobey Allah),
166. So when they exceeded the limits of what they were
prohibited. We said to them; “Be yon monkeys, despised and
rejected. 1 * 131
167. And (remember) when your Lord declared that lie
111 (V. 7:160) Set the footnote of (V, 2; 57).
171 (V. 7:162) See (V. 2:5?) and its footnote.
| y|
(V-7:166) It is a severe warning to the mankind Lhai they should not disobey what
Allih commands them to do, and keep far away from what He prohibits diem.*
"See the footnote of (V.9: 3 12).
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would certainly keep oti sending against them (i*e. the Jews),
till Ihe Day of Recurred ion, those who would afflict them with
a humiliating torment Verily, your Lord is Quick in
Retribution (for the disobedient, wicked) and certainly He is
Oft- Forgiving, Most Merciful (for the obedient and those who
beg Allah's Forgiveness)*
168* And We have broken them (i*e* the Jews) up into
various, separate groups on Ihe earth: some of them are
righteous and some are away from that, And We tried them
with good (blessings) and evil (calamities) in order that they
might turn (to Allah's Obedience).
169* Then after them succeeded an (evil) generation, which
inherited the Book, hut they chose (for themselves) the goods of
this low life (evil pleasures of this world) saying (as an excuse):
“(Everyth ing) will be forgiven to us,” And if ( again) the offer of
the like (evil pleasures of this world) came their way, I hey
would (again) seize them (would commit those sins)* Was not
the covenant of the Rook taken from them that they would not
say about Allah anything but the truth? And they have studied
what is in it {the Rook), And the home of the Hereafter is better
for Ihose who are /1/-My1laquu (Ihe pious — See V.2:2). Do not
vo u then understand?
1711. And as to those who hold fast to the Rook (Le. act on its
teachings) and perform As-Salat (Iqdmui-as-Salat)^ certainly W r e
shall never waste the reward of those who do righteous deeds*
171. And (remember) when We raised the mountain over
them as if it had been a canopy, and they thought that it was
going to fall on them. (We said): “Hold firmly to what We have
given you |i.e. the Taurat (Torah) |, and remember that which
is therein (act on its commandments), so that you may fear
Allah and obey Him*”
172. And (remember) when your Lord brought forth from the
Children of Adam* from their loins, their seed (or from Adam’s
loin his offspring) and made them testify as to themselves (saying):
“Am I not your Lord?” They said: “Yes! We testify',” lest you
should say on the Day of Resurrection: “Verily* w r e have been
unaware of this.”
173. Or lest you should say: “It was only our fathers aforetime
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who took others as partners in worship along with Allah, and we
were (merely (heir) descendants after them; will You then destroy
us h realise of the deeds of men who practised AI-BMl (U*
poly theism and committing crimes and sins, invoking and
worshipping others hesides Allah)?** [Tafsir At-Tahari).
174. Thns do We explain the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses,
lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) in detail, so that they may turn
(to the truth)*
175* And recite (O Muhammad^j to them the
story of him to whom We gave Our Ayat (proofs, evidences,
lessons, signs, etc.), hut he threw them away; so Shaitan (Satan)
followed him up, and he became of those who went astray*
176, And had We willed, We would surely have elevated him
therewith, hut he clung to the earth and followed his own vain
desire. So his parable is the parable of a dog: if you drive him
away, he lolls his tongue out, or if you leave him alone, he (still)
lolls his longue out* Such is the parable of the people who reject
Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations,
etc.). So relaic (he stories, perhaps they may reflect.
177. Evil is the parable of the people who rejected Our Ayat
(proofs, evidences, verses and signs, etc,), and used to wrong
their own selves*
1 78* Whomsoever Allah guides, he is the guided one, and
whomsoever He sends astray, — then those! They are the losers.
179, And surely, We have created many of the jinn and
mankind for Hell. They have hearts wherewith they under-
stand not, and they Slave eyes wherewith they see not, and they
have ears wherewith they hear not (the truth). They are like
cattle* nay even more astray; those! They are the heedless ones.
180* And (all) the Most Beautiful Names belong to Allah m ,
so call on Him by them, and Leave the company of (hose who
belie or deny (or utter impious speech against) His Names,
1 1 (V.TiSO) Allah lias one hundred minus, one Name&. (i.e. 99).
Narrated Abu Hurairah 4l : Allah has ninety-nine Names, i.e. one-hundred
minus one; and whoever believes in their meanings and acts accordingly, will enter
Paradise; and Allah is Wiir (one) aiul loves L the Witr {Sahtk At-fiukhuri, VoL K,
Hadth No. 419).
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They will be requited for what they used to do.
181* And of those whom We have created, there is a
community who guides (others! with the truth, and establishes
justice therewith*
182* Those who reject Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses,
lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), We shall gradually seize Ihem
with punishment in ways they perceive not*
183* And I respite them; certainly My Plan is strong*
184. Do they not reflect? There is no madness in their
companion (Muhammad AjJp He is hut a plain
warner*
185. Do they nut look in the dominion of Ihe heavens and the
earth and all things that Allah has created; and that it may he
that the end of their lives is near. In what message after this
will they then believe?
186. Whomsoever Allah sends astray, none can guide him;
and He lets them wander blindly in their transgressions,
187. They ask you about the Hour (Day of Resurrection);
“When will be its appointed time?” Say: “The knowledge
thereof is with my Lord (Alone). Xone can reveal its time hut He.
Heavy is its burden through the heavens and the earth. It shall
not come upon you except all of a sudden.” They ask you as if
you have a good know ledge of it* Say: “The know ledge thereof is
with Allah (Alone), hut most of mankind know not.“ |L|
188* Say (O Muhammad tJ** ) : “I possess no
power over benefit or harm to myself except as Allah wills. If I
had the knowledge of the Ghaib (Unseen), I should have
secured for myself an abundance of wealth, and no evil should
have touched me. I am but a warner, and a bringer of glad
tidings to a people who believe.”
I89. lt is He Who has created you from a single person
1,1 (V.7:1ST): Narrated 'Abdullah ^ ^ : Allah's Messenger d-j ^ ^
said, “The keys of the unseen are five; Verily Allah! With Him (Alone) is Ihe
knowledge of the flour, He sends down the raits, and knows that which is in the
wombs. No person knows what he will cam tomorrow, and no person knows in whal
land lie will die. Verily, Allah in All-Knnwer, Well - Acquainted with all thing!*.' 1
(VJ 1 :34) .(Sahib AI-Bukhdrf, Vol. 6, Hadhh No. 151).
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(Adam), and (then) He has created from him his wife |Hawwa r
(Eve)], in order that he might enjoy the pleasure of living with
her. When he (a polytheist from Adam’s offspring - as stated
by Ihn Kathir in his Tafsir) had sexual relation with tier (the
polytheist's wife),stie became pregnant and she carried it about
lightly* Then when it became heavy, they both invoked Allah,
their Lord (saying): “If You give us a Salih (good in every
aspect) child* we shall indeed be among the grateful/’
190* Bui when He gave them (Die polytheist and his wife) a
Salih (good in every aspect) child, they (the polytheist and his
wife) ascribed partners to Him (Allah) in that which He has
given 1o them. High is ALlfih, Exalted above all lhat they ascribe
as partners to Him. { Tafsir Ihn Kathir).
191, Do they attribute as partners to Allah those who created
nothing but they themselves are created?
192* Mo help can they give them* nor can they help themselves.
193* And if you call them to guidance* they follow you not- It
is the same for you whether you call them or you keep silent.
194* Verily, those whom you call upon besides Allah arc
slaves like you. So call upon them and let them answer you if
vou arc truthful.
+»
195* Have they teet wherewith they walk? Or have they
hands wherewith they hold? Or have they eyes wherewith they
see? Or have they ears wherewith they hear? Say (O
Muhammad M u^ 3 ) 1 “Call your (so-called) partners
(of Allah) and then plot against me* and give me no respite!
196. Verily, my Wait (Protector, Supporter, and Helper) is
Allah Who has revealed the Book (the Qur’an), and He
protects (supports and helps) the righteous.
197. And those whom you call upon besides Him (Allah)
cannot help you nor can they help themselves*
198. And if you call I hem to guidance, they hear not and you
will see them looking at you, yet they see not,
199* Show forgiveness, enjoin what is good, and turn away
from I he foolish (i.e. don’t punish them).
21H1. And if an evil whisper comes to you from Shaitan (Satan),
then seek refuge with Allah* Verily* He is All-Hearer, All-Knower.
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201* Verily, those who are Al-Muttaqfitt (the pious — see
V*2:2), when an evil Ihoughf comes to Ihem from Shaitan
(Satan), they remember (Allah), and (indeed) they then see
(aright)*
202. But (as for) their brothers (the devils) they (Le. the
devils) plunge them deeper into error, and they never stop short.
203. And if you do not bring them a miracle [according to
their (Le, Quraish pagans’) proposal!, they say; “Why have you
not brought it? J ^ 3 ' Say: “I but follow what is revealed to me from
my Lord* This (the Qur'an) is nothing hut evidences from your
Lord, and a guidance and a mercy for a people who believe.”
204* So, when the Qur’an is recited, listen to it, and he silent
that you may receive mercy* [i.e* during Ihe compulsory
congregational prayers when the Imam {of a mosque) is leading
tiie prayer (except Surat Al-Fatihah), and also when lie is
delivering the Friday- prayer Khutkah ]. {Tafsir At-T ah ari).
205* And remember your Lord within yourself, humbly and
with fear and without loudness in words in Ihe mornings, and
in the afternoons and be not of those who are neglectful.
206. Surely, those who are with your Lord (angels) are never
too proud to perform acts of worship to Him, but they glorify
His Praise and prostrate themselves before Him.
In the Name of Allah,
the Moat Gracious, the Most Merciful,
1* They ask you (Q Muhammad Ajk *11 about the
spoils of war. Say: “The spoils are for Allah and the Messenger
fW So fear Allah and adjust all matters of
difference among you, and obey AMh and His Messenger
(Muhammad cj^)-, if you are believers.
111 (V-7:20H}: Narrated Anas J -* L A' that the Makkati people (Quraish pagans)
requested Allilh's Messenger ^4-^ to show them a miracle* and so tic
showed them the splitting of the moon, (Sahih Al- Bukhari* Vo], 4. liarfitk No,B3 1).
171 (V. 7:205): Seethe footnote of(V. 13:2s"),
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2. The believers are only those who, when Allah is
mentioned, feel a f ear in their hearts and when His Verses (this
Qur'an) are recited to them, they (i.c, the Verses) increase their
Faith; and they put their trust in their Lord {Alone);
3* Who perform As-SalUt {lqamat-as- Salat) and spend out of
that We have provided them.
4. It is they who are the believers in truth. For them are
grades of dignity with their Lord, and Forgiveness and a
generous provision (Paradise),
5. As your Lord caused you (O Muhammad pL-j dl ^/-a)
to go out from your home with the truth; and verily, a party
among the believers disliked it,
6. Disputing with you concerning the truth after it was made
manifest, as if they were being driven to death, while they were
looking (at it).
7. And (remember) when Allah promised you (Muslims) one
of the two parties (of the enemy he. either the army or the
caravan) that it should be vours; you wished that the one
unarmed (the caravan) should he yours, hut Allah willed to
justify the truth by His W ords and to cut otT the roots of the
disbelievers (i.e. in the battle of Badr).
8. That He might cause the truth to triumph and bring
falsehood to nothing, even though the Mujrimun (disbelievers,
polytheists, sinners, criminals) hate it,
9. (Remember) when you sought help of your Lord and lie
answered you (saying): *'I will help you with a thousand of the
angels each behind the other (following one another) in
succession.”
f (), Allah made it only as glad tidings, and that your hearts
be al rest therewith. And there is no victory except from Allah.
Verily, Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise.
I L (Remember) when He covered you with a slumber as a
security from Him, and He caused water (rain) to descend on
you from the sky, to clean you thereby and to remove from you
the Rijz (whispering, evil-suggestions) of Shaitan (Satan), and
to strengthen your hearts, and make your feet firm thereby.
12. (Remember) when your Lord revealed to the angels, “Verily,
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I am with yon, so keep firm those who have believed. I will east
1 error into the hearts of those who have disbelieved, so strike them
over the necks, and smite over all their fingers and toes/ 7
13. This is because they defied and disobeyed Allah and His
Messenger { And whoever deties and disobeys
Allah and His Messenger (*Wj «il then verily, Allah is
Severe in punishment.
14. This is (the torment), so taste it; and surely for the
disbelievers is (tie torment of the Fire.
15. O you who believe! When you meet those who disbelieve,
in a battlefield, never turn your backs to them*
16. And whoever turns his back to them on such a day —
unless it he a stratagem of war, or to retreat to a troop (of his
own), — he indeed has drawn upon himself wrath from All&h*
And his abode is Hell, and worst indeed is that destination! |L
17* You killed them not, but Allah killed them. And you
(Muhammad fk-j dd ur^) threw not w r hen you did thrown
but Allah threw, that He might test the believers by a fair
trial from Him. Verily, Allah is All-Hearer, AIJ-Knower*
IS. This (is the fact) and surely, Allah weakens the deceitful
plots of the disbelievers.
19. (O disbelievers) if you ask for a judgement, now has the
judgement come to you; and if you cease (to do wrong), it will
be better tor you, and if you return (to the attack), so shall We
return, amt your forces will be of no avail to you, however
numerous they be; and verily, Allah is with the believers,
20. O you who believe! Obey Allah and His Messenger ^ lt*- 3
(fkjj and turn not away from him (i.e. Messenger
Muhammad while you are hearing.
21. And be not like those who say: “We have heard,” but
they hear not
22. Verily, the worst of (moving) living creatures with Allah
are (he deaf and the dumb, who understand not (i.e. the
disbelievers)*
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23. Had Allah known of any good in them, He would indeed
have made ihem listen: and even if He had made (hem listen,
they would hut have turned away with aversion (to the truth),
24. O you who believe! Answer Allah (by obeying Him) and
(His) Messenger when he (A“j ^ y«) tails you to that
which will give you life, 121 and know that Allah comes in
between a person and his heart (be. He prevents an evil person
to decide anything). And verily, to Him you shall (all) he
gathered*
25. And fear (he Fitnak (affliction and trial) which affects
not in particular (only) those of you who do wrong (but it may
afflict all I he good and the had people), and know I hat Alkth is
Severe in punishment.
26. And remember when you were few and were reckoned
weak in the Land, and were afraid that men might kidnap you,
but He provided a safe place for you* strengthened you with
His Help, and provided you with good things su I hal you mighl
be grateful.
27. O you who believe! Betray not Allah and His Messenger,
nor betray knowingly your Amanar (things entrusted to you,
and all the duties which Allah has ordained for you)/ 11
28. And know that your possessions and your children are
but a trial and that surely with Allah is a mighty reward*
29. O you who believe! If you obey and fear Allah, He
will grant you Furqatt [(a criterion to judge between right
and wrong), or {Makhraj, i*e. a way for you to get out from
every difficulty)], and will expiate for you your sins, and
forgive you; and Allah is the Owner of the Great Bounty*
30. And (remember) when the disbelievers plot led against
you (O Muhammad -dd to imprison you, or to kill
[l! (V.S;24) See the footnote of (V. 1:2).
f " 1 (V.8:24) i.e., one is alive. — a tine believer (of Islamic Monotheism) who is
obedient to Allah and His Messenger (Mu.ha.mm ad ^ i ^ JC ) and follows (he
Qur*£n ami Prophet’s Surtntih practically, and he goes out for Jihad in AlltUi’s Cause;
in catc he is martyred, that is not a death but an eternal life (in Paradise) forever,
unlike to a disbeliever who is dead (as regard:* faith), and will he punished in Hell
forever (neither alive nor dead).
[J| C V.K:27 j See the footnote (A) of (V.3: 1 64).
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you, or to get you out (from your home, i.e. Makkah); they
were plotting and Allah loo was plotting; and Allah is ttu' Best
of those who plot.
31. And when Our Verses (of the Qur*an) are reciled to them,
they say: H We have heard (the Qur’an); if we wish we ean say
the like of this. This is nothing but the tales of the ancients.”
32. And (remember) when they said: Allah! If this {the
Quran) is indeed the truth (revealed) from You, then rain down
stones on us from Ihe sky or bring on us a painful torment"
33. And Allah would not punish them white you
(Muhammad t^°) are amongst them, nor will He
punish them while they seek (Allah's) Forgiveness.
34. And why should not Allah punish them while they
hinder (men) from A l-Masjid AI-Haram, and they are not its
guardians? ftonc can be its guardians except Al-Muttaqun (the
pious — See V.2:2), hut most of them know not
35. Their Salat (prayer) at the House (of Allah, i.e. the Ku L bah
at Makkah) was nothing but whistling and clapping of hands.
Therefore taste the punishment because you used to disbelieve.
36. Verily, those who disbelieve spend their wealth to hinder
(men) from the Path of Allah, and so will they continue to
spend it; hut in the end it will become an anguish for Ihem.
Then they will be overcome. And those who disbelieve will be
gathered to Hell.
37. In order that Allah may distinguish the wicked
(disbelievers, polytheists and doers of evil deeds) from the good
(believers of Islamic Monotheism and doers of righteous
deeds), and put the wicked (disbelievers, polytheists and doers
of evil deeds) one over another, heap them together and cast
them into Hell. Those! it is they who are the losers.
38. Say to those who have disbelieved, if they cease (from
disbelief), their past will be forgiven. But if they return
(thereto), then the examples of those (punished) before them
have already preceded (as a warning).
39. And light them until there is no more Fknah (disbelief
and polytheism, i.e. worshipping others besides Allah) and the
religion (worship) will all be tor Allah Alone |in the whole of the
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world'^J. But if they cease (worshipping Qthfrs besides Allah),
then certainly* Allah is All-Seer of w hat they do. 21
4th And if they turn away, then knnw that Allah is your
Mauta (Patmis, Lord, Protector and Supporter) — (what) an
Excellent Maula f and {what) an Excellent Helper!
# 41. And know lhat whatever of war-booty that you may
gain, verily, one fifth of it is assigned to Allah, and to Ihe
Messenger ) t and to the near relatives [of the
Messenger (Muhammad ^ »)| t (and alsu) the orphans,
.4 t-M iisak'm (the needy) and Ihe wayfarer, if you have believed in
Allah and in that which We sent down to Our slave
(Muhammad on the Day of criterion (between
right and wrong), the Day when the two forces met (the battle
of Badr); and Allah is Able to do all things.
42* (And remember) when you (the Muslim army) were on
the near side of the valley, and they on the farther side, and the
caravan on the ground lower than you* Even if you had made a
mutual appointment to meet, you would certainly have failed in
the appointment, but (you met) that Allah might accomplish a
matter already ordained (in His Knowledge), so that those who
were to he destroyed (for their rejecting the Faith) might be
destroyed after a dear evidence, and those who were to live fie*
believers) might live after a dear evidence* And surely, Allah is
Ail-Hearer, All-Knower*
43* (And remember) when Allah showed them to you as few
11 J (V.K:39) [l is mentioned hy some of the Islamic religious scholars that, that will be
at Ihe time when dsa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary) , will descend on Ihe
earth, and be will nor. accept any other religion except Islam — The True Religion of
Allah — Islamic Monotheism.
12J (V.R:39)
A) See the footnote of (V,2;J93),
R) Narrated Abu Huriiith J &- **• : Allah’s Messenger i J* 1 said, <L Hy
Him (Allfih) in whose Hand my soul is, surely, the son of Maryam (Mary) (’Isa
(Jesus ^m^)] will shortly descend amongst you people (Muslims), and will
judge mankind justly by the Law of the Qur’an (as a just ruler), and will break the.
cross and kill the pigs and abolish the Jizyah fa tax taken from the people of the
Scripture (Jews and Christians) who are under the protection of a Muslim
government This Jizyah tax will not be accepted by isd (Jesus) r^and all
mankind will be requited to embrace Islam with no olher alternative], Then there will
he abundance of money and nobody will accept charitable gifts.” (See Fath At- Bari,
Vol. 7, Pages No.304 and 305 for details). (Sahttt A l-Bukhdri, Vol.3, Hadith Nta,425)
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in your (i,e. Muhammad's dd cj^ 1 ) dream; if He had
shown them to you as many, you would surely have been
discouraged, and you would surely have disputed in making a
derision. But Allah saved (you)* Certainly, He is the AH-Knower of
what is in the breasts*
44, And (remember) when you met (the army of the
disbelievers on Ihe Day of Ihe bailie of Badr). He showed them
to you as few in your eyes and He made you appeal' as few in their
eyes* so that AMh might accomplish a matter already ordained (in
His Knowledge), and to Allah return all matters (for decision).
45. O you who believe! When you meet (an enemy) force,
take a firm stand against them and remember the Name of
Allah much (both with tongue and mind), so that you may
be successful.
46* And obey Allah and His Messenger (plwj ^ yJ**),
and do not dispute (wilh one another) lest you lose courage and
your strength departs, and he patient Surely, Allah is with
those who art As-Siibirun (the patient).
47. And he not like those who come out of their homes
boastfully and to be seen of men, and hinder (men) from the Bath
of Allah; and AllSh is Mukitun (encircling and 1 boro uglily
comprehending) all that they do.
4H, And (remember) when Shaitan (Satan) made their (evil)
deeds seem fair to them and said, “No one of mankind can
overcome you this Day (of the battle of Badr) and verily, E am
your neighbour (for each and every help)*” But when the two
forces came in sight of each other, he ran away and said “Verily,
I have nothing to do with you. Verily, I sec what you sec not.
Verily* I fear AMh for Allah is Severe in punishment.”
49. When the hypocrites and those in whose hearts was a
disease (of disbelief) said; “These people (Muslims) are deceived
by their religion*” But whoever puts his trust in Allah, then
surely, Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise.
511, And if you could see when the angels take away the souls
of those who disbelieve (at death); they smite their faces and
their hacks, (saying): “Taste the punishment of the blazing Fire.”
51. “This is because of that w r hich your hands had forwarded*
And verily, AMh is not unjust to His slaves*”
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52, Similar to the behaviour of the people of Fir 4 aun (Pharaoh),
and of those before them — they rejected the Aydt (proofs,
verses, etc*) of Allah, so Allah punished them for their sins*
Verily, AMh is All-Strong, Severe in punishment.
53. That is so because Allah will never change a grace which
He has bestowed on a people until they ehangc what is in their
ownselves* And verily, Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower.
54* Similar to the behaviour of the people of Fir 4 aun
(Pharaoh), and those before them. They denied the Aydt
(proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc*) of
their Lord, so We destroyed them for their sins, and We
drowned the people of FirVauu (Pharaoh) for they were all
ZdHmun (polytheists and wrong-doers)*
55* Verily* the worst of moving (living) creatures before Allah
are those who disbelieve, 11 — so they shall not believe,
56* They are those with whom you made a covenant, but they
break their covenant every time and they do not fear Allfih.
57* So, if you gain Ihe mastery over them in w ar, punish them
severely in order to disperse those who are behind them, so
that they may learn a lesson.
58* If you (O Muhammad lA*) fear treachery
from any people, throw back (their covenant) to them (so as to
be) on equal terms (that there will be no more covenant
between you and Ihem). Certainly, Allah likes not the
treacherous*
59* And let not those who disbelieve think that thev can
■r
outstrip (escape from the punishment)* Verily, they will
never he able to save themselves {from Allah’s punishment).
60. And make ready against them all you can of power,
including steeds of war (tanks, planes, missiles, artillery) to
threaten there by the enemy of Allah and your enemy, and
others besides them whom you may not know, (but) whom
A113h does know. And whatever you shall spend in the Cause of
Allah, shall be repaid to you, and you shall not he treated
unjustly.
111 (V,K:55) j.e. disbelieve m their Lord (Allah), deny ITi* Oneness, worship Others
besides Him. deny His Messengers, and believe not in the Divine Revelation.
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61, But if they incline to peace, you (also) incline to it, and {put
your) trust in Allah. Verily, He is the All-Hearer* the All-Knower.
62* And if they intend to deceive you* then verily, Allah is
All-Sufficient for you. He it is Who has supported you with
His Help and with the believers.
63. And He has united their {i.e. believers*} hearts. If you
had spent all that is in the earth, you could not have united
their hearts, but AllSh has united them* Certainly, He is All-
Mighty, A 11- Wise.
64. 0 Prophet (Muhammad ^ AMb is
Sufficient for vou and for the believers w ho folio w r vou.
+■ +■
65.0 Prophet (Muhammad ijiui)! Urge the
believers to Fight* if there are twenty steadfast persons amongst
you, they will overcome two hundreds* and if there he a
hundred steadfast persons, I hey will overcome a thousand of
those who disbelieve, because they (the disbelievers) arc a people
w ho do not understand,
66* Now Allah has lightened your (task), for He knows that
there is weakness in you. So, if there are of you a hundred
steadfast persons, they shall overcome two hundreds, and if there
arc a thousand of you, they shall overcome two thousand with
the Leave of Allah* And Allah is with As-Sdbirun {the patient }*
67, It is not for a Prophet that he should have prisoners of
war (and free them with ransom} until he had made a great
slaughter (among his enemies) in the land. You desire the good
of this world (he. the money of ransom for freeing the captives),
but Allah desires (for vou) the Hereafter* And Allah is All-
Mighty, All-Wise.
68* Were it not a previous ordaimnent from AMh, a severe
torment would have lunched you for what you took.
69. So enjoy what you have gotten of booty in war, lawful
and good, and be afraid of Allah. Certainly, Allah is Oft-F orgiving.
Most Merciful*
76* Q Prophet (Muhammad A^J *4^ Ad Say to the
captives that are in your hands: "If Allah knows any good in
your hearts, He will give yon something better than what has
been taken from you, and He will forgive you, and Allah is Oft-
Forgiving, Most Merciful”.
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71. Btir if they intend to betray you (O Muhammad &
they indeed betrayed Allah before. So He save (you)
power over them. And Allah is All-Knowcr, A II- Wise.
72. Verily T those who believed, and emigrated and strove hard
and fought with their property and their lives in the Cause of
Allah as well as those who gave (them) asylum and help, — these
are (alii allies to one another. And as to those who believed but
did not emigrate (to you O Muhammad ^ you ow r e
no duty of protection to them until they emigrate'"'; hut if they
seek your help in religion, it is your duty to help them except
against a people with w hom you have a treaty of mutual alliance;
and Allah is All-Seer of what you do.
73. And those who disbelieve are allies of one another, (and)
if you (Muslims of the whole world collectively) do not do so
(i.e. become allies, as one united block under one Khaif/ah (a
chief Muslim ruler for the whole Muslim world) to make
victorious Allah's religion of Islamic Monotheism], there will
be Fitnah (wars, battles, polytheism) and oppression on the
earth, and great mischief and corruption (appearance of
polytheism).
111 (V, 5:72): See the footnote of(V,3:im
l " :l (V.£:73) it has been mentioned in Tafslr At Tabari, that the best interpretation of
thin Verse: - [“And those who disbelieve tire allies of one another, (and) if you
(Muslims of the whale world collectively) do not do so (i.e. become allies, as one
uiiiled block — V 8:73). n J is iL Thal if you do not do what We (Allah) have ordered
you to do, [i.e. all of you (Muslims of Use whole world) do tsol become allies as one
united block to make Allah's religion (Islam) victorious, there will be a great Fitnah
(polytheism, wars, buttles, killing, robbing, great mischief, corruption and
oppression.) 11 ]. And it is Fitnah to have many Khalffaha ( Muslim rulers;), as it has
been mentioned in Sahih Muslim by : Arfajah, who said: I heard Allah's Messenger
,2**j dt'i .2-* saying: "When you all (Muslims) are united (as one block) under a
single Khalifat? (ehtef Muslim toiler), arid a man comes up to disintegrate you and
separate you into different groups, then kill that man,' * 1
Also there is another narration in Sahih Mustim. Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri
-VI : Allah's Messenger ,2^ said: “If the Muslim world gave die Bai'a
(pledge) to two Khalifahs (chief Muslim rulers), the first one who was given the Bai'a
(pledge) first will remain as the Khatifah, then kill the latter (the second) one,”
So it is a legal obligation, from ihe above-mentioned evident proofs (from the Qur'an
and the Prophet’s statement), that diete shall not be more than one Khalifah (a chief
Muslim mlcr) for the whole Muslim world or otherwise there will be a great Fitnah
(mischief and evil.) amongst the Muslims, the ultimate renultH of which will not be
worthy of praise.
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74. And those who believed, and emigrated and strove hard
in (he Cause of Alliih \Al- Jihad), as well as (hose who gave
{them) asylum and aid — these are the believers in truth, for
I hem is forgiveness and Riztfitn Karim (a generous provision i.e.
Paradise).
75* And those who believed afterwards, and emigrated and
strove hard along with you {in the Cause of Allah), they are of
you* But kindred by blood are nearer to one another (regarding
inherit a nee) in the deeree ordained by Allah. Verily, Allah is
All-Knower of everything.
1* Freedom from (all) obligations (is declared) from
Allah and His Messenger ^ J«) to those of the
Mushrikun (polytheists, pagans, idolaters, disbelievers in the
Oneness of Allah)* with whom you made a treaty*
2. So travel freely (O Mushrikun — See V.2;105) for four
months (as you will) throughout the land, hut know that yon
cannot escape (from the punishment of) Allah; and Allah will
disgrace the disbelievers,
3. And a declaration from Allah and His Messenger(
) to mankind on the greatest day (the I Oth of Ohul-
Hijjah — the 12th month of Islamic calendar) that A115h is free
from (all) obligations to the Mushrikun (Sec V,2;105) and so is
II is Messenger (fWj ^ )* So if you (Mushrikun} repent,
it is better for you, but if you turn awav. then know that vou
cannot escape (from the Punishment of) Allah. And give tidings
(O Muhammad >»> of a painful torment to those
who disbelieve.
4. Except those of the Mushrikun (see V.2:105) wilh whom
you have a treaty, and who have not subsequently failed you in
aught, nor have supported anyone against you. So fulfil their
treaty to them for the end of their term. Surely Allah loves At*
Muttaqiw (the pious — See V*2:2),
5. Then when Ihe Sacred Months (the 1st, 7th, illh, and
12th months of the Islamic calendar) have passed, then kill the
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Mushrikutt (See V .2:1 05) wherever you find them, and capture
them and besiege 1 h e in . and lie in wail tor them in each and
every ambush, Hut if they repent and perform A s-Sfdat
{Iqamat-as-Saliif)*, and give Zakat , (hen leave liieir way free.
Verily, Allah is Oft- Forgiving, Most Merciful, 11 111
6. And if anyone of the Mushrikuti (polytheists, idolaters,
pagans, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah) seeks your
protection, then grant him protection so that lie may hear the
Word of Allah (the Qur’an), and then escort him to where he can
be secure, that is because they are men who know not.
7. flow can (here be a covenant with Allah and with His
Messenger t^j for the Mushrlkfm (polytheists,
idolaters, pagans, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah) except
those with whom you made a covenant near Al-Masjid ai-Haram
(at Makkah)? So long as they are true to you, stand you true to
them. Verily, Allah loves Al-MuttaqUn (the pious — See V.2:2).
8« How (can there be such a covenant with them) that when
you arc overpowered by them, they regard not the ties, either of
kinship or of covenant with you? With (good words from) their
months they please you, but their hearts are averse to you, and
most of them are Fasiqurt (rebellious, disobedient to ALl£h)*
9* They have purchased with the Ayat (proofs, evidences,
verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah a little gain, and
they hindered men from His Way; evil indeed is that which
they used to do.
1 1 (V. 9:5} a) Sec the footnote of (V.2: 193).
b) Narrated Abu Hurairah ^ : When the Prophet died and
Abii ftakr became his successor and some of the Arabs reverted to disbelief ’Umar
said. ” O Abu ESakr! How cat) you fight these people although Allah’s Messenger ^2—*
yJt jit' saiJ^ “I have been ordered to fight the people till they say: La iiaha
iUdUdh (none ha* the right In be Worshipped but Allah), and whoever Said La iiaha
illulldk will save bis property and his life from me, unless (he does something for
which he recievcs legal punishment) justly, anti his account will be on Allah?’' Abu
E3akr said, “By Allah! I will fight who ever Jittered ales between Sat at (prayers) and
ZakdL as Zakat is the right to be taken from property (according to Allah’s orders). By
Allah! If they refused to pay me even a kid they used to pay to Allah’s Messenger
rVj-Vsk Jii LJ 1— ; 1 would fight with them for withholding it,” Umar said “ By Allah? It
was nothing, but I noticed that Allah opened Abu Bakr's chest towards the decision to
fight, therefore- I realized that his decision was right.” tSahih Al-RukhdrL Vol.9,
l la Jit h No 59),
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10* With regard to a believer* they respect not the ties, either
of kinship or of covenant! It is they who are the transgressors*
If* But if they repent, perform As-Salat, (Iqamat-as-Salat)
and give Zakat}^ then they are your brethren in religion* (In
tills way) W r e explain tlie Ay at (proofs* evidences* verses*
lessons* signs, revelations, etc.) in detail fur a people who know*
12* But if they violate their oaths after their covenant* and
attack your religion with disapproval and criticism* then light
(you) the leaders of disbelief (chiefs of Quraish pagans of
.Makkah) — for surely their oaths are nothing to them — so
that they may stop (evil actions)*
15. Will you not fight a people who have violated their oaths
(pagans of Makkah), and intended to expel the Messenger ( Lr ^a
AJc while they did attack you first? Do you fear them?
Alblh has more right that you should fear Him if you are
he lie vers.
14* Fight against them so that Alllh will punish them by
your hands and disgrace them and give you victory over them
and heal the breasts of a believing people,
15* And remove the anger of their (believers 1 ) hearts* Allah
accepts the repentance of whom He wills. Allah is All-Knowing,
All-Wise*
16* Do you think that you shall be left alone while Allah has
not yet tested those among you who have striven hard and
fought and have not taken Watijah \{Bitanah — helpers,
advisors and consultants from disbelievers* pagans*) giving
openly to them their secrels] besides Allah, and His Messenger
(fl“tj *jil y^ 3 ) * and the believers. Allah is Well-Acquainted
with what yon do.
17* It is not for the Mushrikun (polytheists* idolaters*
pagans* disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah)* to maintain
the Mosques of Allah (i*e* to pray and worship Allah
therein, to look after their cleanliness and their building)*
while they wilness against their ownselves of disbelief. The
works of such arc in vain and in Fire shall thev abide.
18* The Mosques of Allah shall be maintained only by those
1 l (V.9:l E ) See die footnote of (V. 9:5).
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who believe in Allah and the Last Day; perform As-Sal&t
(Iqdttut t- as -Salfit) , and give Zakfit and fear none but AlLdh. It is
they who are on true guidance.
19* Do you consider the providing of drinking water for
the pilgrims and the maintenance of A UMasjid at-Haram
( at Makkah) an equal to the one who believes in Allah and the
Last Day, and strives hard and fights in the Cause of Allah?
They are not equal before Allah. And Allah guides not those
people who are the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers).
20. Those who believed (in the Oneness of AlUSh — Islamic
Monotheism! and emigrated and strove hard and fought in
Allah's Cause with their wealth and their lives are far higher in
degree with Allah. They are the successful. 11
21. Their Lord gives them glad tidings of Mercy from Him,
and His being pleased (with them), and of Cardens (Paradise)
for them wherein are everlasting delights,
22. They will dwell therein forever. Verily, with Allah is a
11 J (V.9:20).
a) Narrated Abu lluraLFah r IThe Prophet Ao 4il said, “Whoever
believes in Allah and His Messenger ^ ,_A“= , performs Salat (Iqamdt-t is-
Saldt) und observes Smm (fast) during the month of Ramadan, them it will be a
promise binding upon Allah to admit birn to Paradise, no matter whether he fights in
Allah's Cause or remains in the land where he is bom' 1 , In another hadtlh it is
mentioned: iti wriler to enter Paradise one must believe in the six Articles of Faith.
{See the footnote of V.10:9) and must act on tlie five principles of Islam. (See the
footnote of V,2;4) "The people said, “O Allah's Messenger! Shall we acquaint the
people with this good news-?” He said, "Paradise has one hundred grades which Allah
has reserved for the iWujahidun who fight in His Cause, and the distance between each
of two grades is like the distance between the heaven and the earth. So. when you ash
Allah (for something), ask for A i-Firdaus which is the middle and highest part of
Paradise,” [the subnarrator added, LL [ think the Prophet also said,
‘Above it (i.e. Al-Firdmis) is. the Throne of the Most Gr^ciOUS (i.e. Allah), arid I'ram it
gush forth the rivers of Paradise].” (Sahth Al-Bukhdrf, Vol.4, Hudith No.48).
b) The wish for martyrdom.
Narrated Abu Kmairah ^ : The Prophet A-j ■*' ^2^. said, "By Him
in Whose Hand my soul is 1 Were it not lor some men amongst the believers
who dislike to be left behind me, and whom I cannot provide with means of
conveyance, I would certainly never remain behind any Sanya (army unit)
going out for Jihad in Allah’s Cause. By TTirri in Whose Hand tny soul is! I
would love to be martyred in A Utah's Cause and then come hack to life, and
then gel martyred and then come back to life again, and then get martyred and
then come back to life again, and then get martyred.” {SahUi At-Hukhari, Vol.4,
Hadtth No. 54),
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great reward,
23* * O you who believe! Take not as Auliyu’ (supporters and
helpers) your fathers and your brothers if they prefer disbelief
to Belief. And whoever of you does so* then he is one of the
Za lint un (wrong-doers)*
24. Say: If your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your
wives, your kindred, the wealth that you have gained, the
commerce in which you fear a decline, and the dwellings in
which you deiight are dearer to you than Allah and His
Messenger 4^ j*®>* and striving hard and lighting in
His Cause, 11 then wait until Allah brings about His Decision
(torment). And Allah guides not the people who are Al-Fasiqun
(the rebellious, disobedient to Allah)*
25* Truly, Allah has given you victory on many battlefields,
and on the Day of Hunain (battle) when you rejoiced at your
great number, hut it availed you naught and the earth, vast as
it is, was straitened for you, then you turned back in flight.
26* Then Allah did send down His Sakinah (calmness,
tranquillity and reassurance) on the Messenger (Muhammad
4^ ^ and on the believers, and sent down forces
(angels) which you saw not, and punished the disbelievers.
Such is the recompense of disbelievers.
27. Then after that Allah will accept the repentance of
whom He wills* And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful*
2$. O you who believe (in Allah's Oneness and in His
Messenger Muhammad fVj 4^ ^ J**)! Verily, the Mushrikun
(polytheists, pagans, idolaters, disbelievers in the Oneness of
Allah, and in the Message of Muhammad 4^ arc
Najasun (impure). 12 So lei Ihem not come near Al-Masjid al-
Hardm (at Makkah) after this year^ and if you fear poverty,
Allah will enrich you if He wills, out of His Bounty* Surely,
Allah is A 1 1- Knowing, All- Wise.
|L| (V.9:24): See the footnote of (V .2: 190).
I VI
* (V.9-28) Their impurity is spiritual and physical: spiritual, because they don't
believe in Allah’s Oneness and in His Prophet Muhammad Jl1 A—* ; and
physical, because they lack personal hygiene (filthy as regards urine, stools and
blood)- And the ward Nnjas' is Used only for tho&e person* who have spiritual impurity
e.g. Al-.Viushnkttft.
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29. Fight again sr those who believe not in Allah* nor in the Last
Day, nor forbid that which has been forbidden bv Allah and llis
Messenger (Muhammad fVj *jb\ and Ihose who
acknowledge not the religion of truth (ie. Islam) among the people
of the Scripture (Jews and Christians),, until they pay the Jizyah^
wilh willing sub mission, and feel themselves subdued.
30. And the Jews say: “ 4 Uzair (Ezra) is the son of Allah”,
and the Christians say: “Messiah is the son of Allah**. That is
Iheir saying with Iheir mouths, resembling the saying of those
who disbelieved aforetime. Allah's Curse be on them, how thev
m
are deluded aw r ay from the truth V
31. They (Jews and Christians) took their rabbis and their
monks to be their lords besides Allah (by obeying them in things
which they made lawful or unlawful according to their own
desires without being ordered by AMh), and (they also look as
their Lord) Messiah, son of Maryam (Mary), while they (Jews
and Christians) were commanded [in the Taural (Torah) and
the Inj eel (Gospel)| to worship none hut One llah (God —
Allah) La itaha Ufa fiuwa (none has the right to be worshipped
but He) 01 . Glorified is He (far above is He) from having the
partners they associate (with Him).”
32. They (the disbelievers, the Jews and the Christians) want to
extinguish Allah's Light (with which Muhammad
m (V.9:29)
a) See (he footnote of (V,2i ] 93)
b) Narrated Abu Hurairah ^ 4i' ; Allah's Messenger said, L The
Hour will not be established unlill you right against the Jews, and the stone behind
which a Jew will be hiding will say, ’0 Muslim! There is a Jew hiding behind, me, to
kill him' ” (Sahih Al -Bukhari, VqM, Hu&th No. 1177)
e) Jizyah: a tax levied upon the people ol the Scriptures (Jews and Christians), who
are under the protection of a Muslim government.
ai (V.9:30)
a) See the footnote of (V.2i 116).
b) See the footnote of(V.4;40) and the footnote (c) of (V. 68:42).
(V.9:31) Once while Allah' & Messenger d-j ^ was reciting this Verse,
'Adi bin Halim said, “O Allah’s Messenger? They do not worship them (i.e.the rabbis
and, monks).” Allah's Messenger v*^ ^ ^1— said. "They certaml)' do. [They (i.e.
the rabbis and monks) made lawful things as unlawful and unlawful things as lawful,
and they (i.e. Jews and Christian!.) followed them- and by doing ho, they really
worshipped lhan"|.' h (Narrated by Ahmad, A 1- Tirmkih), and Ibn Jarir).
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has been sent — Islamic Monotheism) with their mouths, but
Allah will not allow except that His Light should he perfected
even though (be Kafir fin (disbelievers) hale (it),
33. It is He Who has sent His Messenger (Muhammad
(J-j *4^ *&') with guidance and the religion of truth (Islam), to
make it superior over all religions even though fhe Muskrikun
(polytheists, pagans, idolaters, disbelievers in the Oneness of
Allah) hate (it),
34. O you who believe! Verily, there are many of the (Jewish)
rabbis and the (Christian) monks who devour the wealth of
mankind in falsehood, and hinder (I hem) from Ihe Way of
Allah (i.e. Adairs religion of Islamic Monotheism). And those
who hoard up gold and silver [Al-Kanz: the money, theZakat of
which has not been paid) and spend them not in the Way of
Allah, announce to them a painful torment,
35. On the Day when that ( Al-Kattz: money, gold and silver
the Zakaf of which has not been paid) will he heated in the Fire
of Hell and with it will he branded their foreheads, their flanks,
and their backs, (and it will be said to them): ‘"This is the
treasure which you hoarded for yourselves, Now taste of what
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vou used to hoard.”
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36. Verily, the number of months with Allah is twelve
months (in a year), so was it ordained by Alhih on the Day when
He created the heavens and the earth; of them four are Sacred
(i.e. the 1st, the 7th, the I lth and the 12th months of the Islamic
calendar). That is (he right religion, so wrong not yourselves
therein, and fight against the Mushrik&n (polytheists, pagans,
idolaters, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah) collectively as
they fight against you collectively. But know that Allah is with
those who are AUMuttaqun (the pious — See V.2:2).
37. The postponing (of a Sacred Month) is indeed an
addition to disbelief; thereby the disbelievers are led astray, for
they make if lawful one year and forbid it another year in
order to adjust the number of months forbidden by Allah, and
they make lawful what Allah has forbidden. The evil of their
111 (V,9:35) See Ihe footnote of{V.3;180).
|7j (V.9:36) the footnotes of(V. 2:193} and (V.8:73)
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deeds is made fair-seeming to them. And Allah guides not the
people who disbelieve.
38* O you who believe! What is the matter with you* that
when you are asked to march forth in the Cause of Allah (i.e.
Jihad} you cling heavily to the earth? Are you pleased with the
life of Ihis world rather than the Hereafter? Bui liltle is Ihe
enjoyment of the life of this world as compared to the
Hereafter. 1 * 111
39* If you march not forth. He will punish you with a painful
torment, and will replace you by another people; and you
cannot harm Him at all* and Allah is Able to do all things.
40. If you help him (Muhammad fVj yka) not fit does
not matter), for Allah did indeed help him when the
disbelievers drove him out. the second of the two; when they
(Muhammad *rA- ami Abu Bakr *Sii ^j) were in
the cave T he J ** ) said to his companion (Abu Bakr
Alt jJij); “Be not sad (or afraid ), surely Allah is with us.”
Then Allah sent down His Sakitwh (calmness, tranquillity,
peace) upon him, and strengthened him with forces (angels)
which you saw r not, and made the word of those who
disbelieved the lowermost, while the Word of Allah thal became
the uppermost; and Allah is Ail-Mighty, All-Wise.
41. March forth, whether you are light (being healthy,
young, and wealthy) or heavy (being ill, old and poor), and
strive hard with your wealth and your lives in the Cause of
Allah. This is better for you, if you hut knew.
42. Had it been a near gain (booty in front of Ihem) and an
easy journey, they w r ould have followed you, hut the distance
( Tahuk expedition) was long for them; and they would sw r ear by
Allah, “If we Only could, we would certainly have come forth
with you*” They destroy their ownselves, and Allah knows that
they are surely liars.
1 1 (V. 9:38) Narrated Anas bin Mi] it The Prophet A^j -S^- ^ said.
“Nobody who dies and finds good from Allah (in the Hereafter) would wish to come
back to this world, eveti it' he were gLveti the whole world and whatever is m it except
the martyr who, on seeing the superiority of martyrdom would like to come hack to
the world and get killed again lin A 1 1 ah ’ h Cause).” {Sahih AS-Riskhan, Vfsl.4, Iladith
No. 53- A}.
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43, May Allah forgive you (O Muhammad A^.j ^ dd
Why did you grant them leave (for remaining behind; you
should have persisted as regards your order to them to proceed
on Jihad), nniil those who told the truth were seen by you in a
clear light* and you had known the liars?
44, Those who believe in Allah and the Last Day would not
ask your leave to he exempted from fighting with their
properties and their lives; and Allah is All-Knower of
Al-MuttaqUn (the pious — See V.2;2),
45* It is only those who believe not in Allah and the Last Day
v r
and whose hearts are in doubt that ask your leave (to be
exempted from Jihad). So in their douhts they waver.
46. And If they had intended to march out, certainly, they
would have made some preparation for it; but Allah was averse
to their being Kent forth, so He made them Jag behind, and it
was said (to them), “Sit you among those who sit (at home}.”
47. Had they marched out with you, they would have added
to you nolhing except disorder, and Ihey would have hurried
about in your midst (spreading corruption) and sowing sedition
among you — and there are some among you who would have
Listened to them. And Allah is All-K.no wer of the Zalimitn
(polytheists and wrong-doers),
48. Verily, they had plotted sedition before, and had upset
matters for you, unlil the truth (victory) came and the Decree
of Allah (His religion, Islam) became manifest though they
hated it
49. And among them is he who says: “Grant me leave (to be
exempted from Jihad) and put me. not into trial. 1 * Surely,
they have fallen into trial, And verily, Hell is surrounding
the disbelievers.
50. If good befalls you (O Muhammad it
grieves them, but if a calamity overtakes you, they say: “We
took our precaution beforehand'* and they turn away rejoicing.
51. Say: “Nothing shall ever happen to us except what Allah
has ordained for usJ 1 ' He is our Mania (Lord, Helper and
Protec tor).” And in Allah let the believers put their trust.
Ll
{V.y:5l) Se-e the footnote of (V.57:22).
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52, Say; “Do you wait for us (anything) except one of the two
best tilings (martyrdom or victory)? While we await for you
either that Allah will afflid you with a punishment from
Himself, or at our hands. So wait, we too are waiting with you/*
53. Say: “Spend (in Allah’s Cause) willingly or unwillingly, it
will not be accepted from you* Verily, you are ever a people
who are Fasiqkn (rebellious, disobedient to Allah)/ -1
54, And nothing prevents their contributions from being
accepted from them except that they disbelieved in Allah and
in His Messenger (Muhammad and that they
came not to As-Salut (the prayer) except in a lazy state, [l1 and
lhat they offer not contributions hut unwillingly.
55. So let not their wealth nor their children amaze you (O
Muhammad ^ in reality Allah's Plan is to
punish them with these things in the life of this world, and that
their souls shall depart (die) while they are disbelievers,
5b. They swear by Allah that they arc truly of you while they
are not of you, hut they are a people (hypocrites) who are
afraid (lhat you may kill them).
57, Should they find a refuge, or caves, or a place of conceal-
ment, they would turn straightway 1 here to with a swift rush.
58, And of them are some who accuse you (O Muhammad
in the matter of (the distribution of) the alms.
If they are given part thereof, they are pleased, but if they are
nol given thereof, behold! They are enraged! 121
59, Would that they were contented with what Allah and His
Messenger (f^j Ajjp ) gave them and had said: “Allah is
Sufficient for us. Allah will give us of His Bounty, and so will
llis MessengertpVj J**) (from alms). We implore Allah
ni (V,9;54) Narrated Abu Hurairah 4r - The Prophet Av ^ "I
"No Suiuf (prayer) is more heavy (harder) for the hypocrites than die Fajr and die
'Ishcj prayer; but if they knew rhe reward for these Said! (prayers) at their respective
times, they would certainly present themselves (in the mosques) even it they had to
crawl/ The Prophet A^j “ ,l added, “Certainly, 1 intended ( or was about) to
order the Afu'adhdhirt (call-maker) to pronounce {(jamah and order a man to lead the
Salat (prayer), and then take a dre flame to h-Urn all those (men along with their
houses) who had not yet left their houses for the Salas (prayer) (in the mosques’)/
(SM Al-Bukhdri, Vol. [ , HadUh Nlo. 626).
Ljl (V.9:SS) See the footnote of (V.20A34).
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(to enrich us),’ 3
60. AsSadaqat (here it means Zakdt] are only for the Fuqari*
(poor), and Al-Masakw 1 ^ {the needy), and those employed to
collect (the funds); and to attract the hearts of those who have
been inclined (towards Islam); and to free the captives; and for
those in debt; and for Allah's Cause (Le. for Mujahidun —
Ihose fighting in a holy battle), and for the wayfarer (a traveller
who is cut off from everything); a duty imposed by Allah. And
Allah is All-Knower, All-Wise.
61. And among them are men who annoy the Prophet
(Muhammad dil and say: “He is (lending his) car
(to every news),” Say: “He listens to what is best for you; he
believes in AMh; has faith in the believers; and is a mercy to
those of you who believe,” But those who annoy Allah’s
Messenger (Muhammad fk-j will have a painful
torment. |See V.33:57]
62. They swear by Allah to you (Muslims) in order to please
you, but it is more fitting that they should please Allah and His
Messenger (Muhammad if Ihey are believers.
63. Know they not that whoever opposes and shows hostility
to Allah (<jij j£) and His Messenger (fk-j AJt certainty
for him will be the Fire of Hell to abide Iherein. That is the
extreme disgrace.
64. The hypocrites fear lest a Surah (chapter of the Qur’an)
should he revealed about them, showing them what is in their
hearls. Say: “(Go ahead and) mock! But certainly Allah wilt
bring to light all that you fear. 7 ’
65. If you ask them (about this), they declare; “We were
only talking idly and joking.” Say: “Was it al Allah ( J* j jp ),
and His Ay at (proofs, evidences, verses, Lessons, signs,
revelations, etc.) and His Messenger (.^J ^ that you
were mocking?”
66. Make no excuse; yon have disbelieved after you had
believed. If We pardon some of you, W r e will punish others
amongst you because they were Mujrimun (disbelievers,
polytheists, sinners, criminals.).
la
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67* Tiie hypocrites, men and women, are one from another;
they enjoin (on (he people) Al-Munkar (i.e. disbelief and
polytheism of all kinds and all that Islam has forbidden)-, and
forbid (people) from Al-Ma*ruf (i.e. Islamic Monolheism and
all that Islam orders one to do), and they close their hands
[from giving (spending in Allah's Cause) aims.]* They have
forgotten Allah, so He has forgotten them. Verily, the
hypocrites are the F&siqun (rebellions, disobedient to Allah),
68* Allah has promised the hypocrites — men and women —
and (he disbelievers* I he Fire of Hell; I herein shall (hey abide.
It will suffice them. Allah has cursed them and for them is the
lasting torment.
69* Like those before yon: they were mightier than you in
power, and more abundant in wealth and children. They had
enjoyed their portion (awhile), so enjoy your portion (awhile)
as those before you enjoyed (heir portion (awhile); and you
indulged in play and pastime (and in telling lies against Allah
and Ilis Messenger Muhammad Ajk- M ^ a ) as they
indulged in play and pastime. Such are they whose deeds are in
vain in this world and in the Hereafter. Such are they who are
the losers.
70* Has nol Hie story reached them of (hose before (hem? —
The people of l\uh (Noah), ‘Ad, and I humid, the people of
Ibrahim (Abraham), the dwellers of Madyan (Midian) and the
cities overthrown [i.e. the people to whom Lut (Lot) preached];
to them came their Messengers with clear proofs. So it was not
Allah Who wronged (hem, but Ihey used to wrong themselves.
71* The believers, men and women, are Aulivd ' (helpers,
supporters, friends, protectors) of one another; they enjoin (on
the people) Al-Ma'rfif (s*e* Islamic Monotheism and all that
Islam orders one to do), and forbid (people) from Al-Munkar
(i.e* polytheism and disbelief of all kinds, and all that Islam has
forbidden); they perform As-Salac (Iq^mat-asnSalat), and give
the Zakdt , and obey Allah and His Messenger^ j -
Allah will have Ilis Mercy on them. Surely Allah is Al!-Mightv,
All-Wise.
72. Allah has promised the believers — men and women, —
gardens under which rivers f!ow r to dwell therein forever, and
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beautiful mansions in Gardens of *Adtt (Eden Paradise)* But
the greatest bliss is the Good Pleasure of Allah. That is the
supreme success,
73* O Prophet (Muhammad Strive hard against
the disbelievers and the hypocrites* and be harsh againsl them* their
abode is HcUL, — and worst indeed is that destination*
74. They swear by Allah that they said nothing (bad), but
really they said the word of disbelief* and they disbelieved after
accepting Islam, and they resolved that (plot to murder
Prophet Muhammad fVy dk\ which they were unable
to carry out, and they could nol find any cause to do so except
that Allah and His Messenger (j^j^ M sj** ) had enriched
them of His Bounty. If then they repent* it will he better for
them* but if they turn away; Allah will punish them with a
painful torment in this worldly life and in the Hereafter* And
there is none fur them on earth as a Halt (supporter*, protector)
or a helper*
75. And of them arc some who made a covenant with Allah
(saying): “If He bestowed on us of His Bounty* w-e will verily
give Sadaqak {Zakdt and voluntary charity in Allah's Cause}*
and will be certainly among those who are righteous/ 7
76. Then when He gave them of His Bounty* they became
niggardly [refuse d to pay the Sadaqah ( Zakdt or voluntary
charity ) |, and turned away* averse*
77. So He punished them by putting hypocrisy into their
hearls till the Day whereon they shall meet Him* because they
broke that (covenant with Allah) which they had promised to
llim and because they used to tell lies.
78. Know they not that Allah knows their secret ideas, and
their Najwa (secret counsels)* and that Allah is the All-
Knower of Ihings unseen.
79. Those who defame such of the believers who give charity
(in Allah's Causes voluntarily* and such who could not find to
give charity (in Allah's Cause) except what is available to them
— so they muck at them (believers); Allah will throw back
their mockery on them* and they shall have a painful torment*
1 1 (V.9:78) See the footnote of (V.1 ] . L 8).
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80* Whether you (O Muhammad ask
forgiveness for them {hypocrites) or ask not forgiveness for
them — {and even) if yon ask seventy times for their
forgiveness — Alliih will not forgive them because they have
disbelieved in Allah and His Messenger {Muhammad *iil
fl**j)* And Allah guides not those people who are Fasiqtin
(rebellious, disobedient to Allah).
81* Those who stayed away (from Tabuk expedition) rejoiced
in their staying behind the Messenger of Ailahl^j j&i
); they hated to strive and light with their properties and their
lives in the Cause of Allah, and they said: “March not forth in
the heat** 5 Say: “The Fire of Hell is more intense in heat*’; if
only they could understand!
82, So let them laugh a little and (they will) cry much as a
recompense of what they used to earn {by committing sins).
83. if Allah brings you back to a party of them (the
hypocrites), and they ask your permission to go out (to fight),
say: “Never shall you go out with me nor fight an enemy wilh
me; you were pleased to sit {inactive) on the first occasion, then
you sit (now) with those who lag behind*”
84* And never (O Muhammad ^ t^“) pray (funeral
prayer) for any of them {hypocrites) who dies, nor stand at his
grave. Certainly they disbelieved in Allah and His Messenger!
*L*jj c dial and died while they were Fasiqun (rebellious,
— disobedient to Allah and His Messenger A-j j&i ^Ld),
85. And let not their wealth or their children amaze you.
Allah’s Flan is to punish them with these things in this world,
and that their souls shall depart (die) while they are disbelievers.
86. And when a Surah (chapter from file Qur’&n) is revealed,
enjoining them to believe in Allah and to strive hard and fight
along with llis Messenger (pVj the wealthy among
them ask your leave to exempt them (from Jihad} and say,
“Leave ns (behind), we would he with those who sit (at home)*”
87* They arc content to be with those (the women) who sit
behind (at home). Their hearts are sealed up (from aU kinds of
goodness and right guidance), so they understand not.
88. But the Messenger (Muhammad ^ and
those who believed with him (in Islamic Monotheism) strove
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hard and fouglit with their wealth and their lives (in Allah's
Cause). Such are they lor whom are the good things, and it is
they who will he successful.
89. For them Allah has got ready Gardens (Paradise) under
which rivers flow, to dwell therein forever. That is the supreme
success.
90. And those who made excuses from the bedouins came {to
you, O Prophet fHj ^ asking your permission to
exempt them (from the battle), and those who had lied to Allah
and Ills iVlessenger (A- j ^ lA® ) sat at home {without
asking the permission for it); a painful torment will seize those
of them who disbelieve.
91. There is no blame on those who are weak or ill or who
find no resources to spend [in holy fighting (Jihad)], if they
are sincere and true (in duty) to Allah and His Messenger. 111 >Jo
ground (of complaint) can there be against the Muftsinurt
(good -doers — See the footnote of V*9:120). And Allah is Oft-
Forgiving, Most Merciful*
111 { V r .9:9 1 ) CHAPTER. The Statement of the Prophet r~j 4il "Religion is
An-Nasfhah (to be sincere and true) to: 1. Allah fix. obeying Him, by
following ITEs Religion of Islamic Monotheism, attributing to Mien what He
deserves and tiding Jihad for His sake and to believe in Him, to fear Him much
(ab-slain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds which He has forbidden) and love
Him much (perform all kinds of good deeds which He has ordained)], 2. to Allah’s
Messenger [i.e., to respect him greatly and to believe that he (fk»j -uk- ji 1 is
Allah’s Messenger, and to light on his behalf both in his lifetime and after his death
and to follow Jus Sutmah (legal ways )] 3. to the Muslim rulers [i.e. to help them
in their job of leading Muslims to the right path and alarm them if they arc
heedless] and 4. to all the Muslims ( in common} I i.e. to order them for M-Ma'r&f
(i.e. Islamic Monotheism, and all that Islam orders one to do), and to forbid them
from. Al-Munkar (i.e. disbelief polytheism of all kinds, and all that Islam has
forbidden), and to be merciful and kind to them].
And the Statement of Allah : “If they are sincere and true (in duty) to Allah (
*£>40 and His Messenger (Muhammad fk-j *lI (V.9:91)
Narrated Jarir bin Abdullah Ai i I gave the Bai'd (pledge) to Allah's
Messenger 4d for Lhe following:
1 . Iqamal-as-Saldi (to perform prayers).
2. To pay the 7.akdt
3. Amt to be sincere 4ml true to every Muslim [i.e. to order them for Al-Mu 'ruf (i.e.
Islamic Monotheism, and all that Islam orders one to do), and to forbid them from
Al Munfcar (\x. disbelief, polytheism of all kinds, and all that Islam has forbidden), and
(t> help them, aftd to be merciful and kind In them], {.SjjftjA Al-Iiukhdn, Vol. 1, Ihiclish
No. 54 and its Chapter No. 43).
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92. Nor (is there blame) on those who came to yon to be
provided with mount*, when you said: ‘i can find no mounts
for you,” they turned back, while their eyes overflowing with
tears of grief that they could not find anything to spend (for
Jihad).
v 93, The ground (of complaint) is only against those who are
rich, and yet ask exemption* 11 They are content to be with (tbe
women) who sit behind (al home} and Allah has sealed up their
hearts (from all kinds of goodness and right guidance) so that
they know not (what they are losing)*
94. They (the hypocrites) will present their excuses to you
(Muslims), when you return to them. Say {O Muhammad
"Present no excuses, we shall not believe you.
Allah has already informed us of the news concerning you*
Allah and His Messenger will observe your deeds. In the end
you will be brought back to the ALI^Knower of the unseen and
the seen, then He (Allah) will inform you of what you used to
do.” [ T afsir At- Tabari)
95, They will sw r car by Allah to you (Muslims) when you
return to them, that you may turn away from them. So turn
away from them. Surely, they are Rijx [i.e. Najas (impure)
111 (V„9:93) Narrated Abu Hurairah ^ The Prophet saLd. "A
Prophet amongst the Prophets carried out a holy military expedition, so he said to his
followers, ‘Anyone who has married a woman and wants to consummate the
marriage, and lias not done so yet. should not accompany me; nor should a man who
has built a house hut has not completed its roof; nor a man who has sheep or she-
cameU and is waiting for the birth of Lheir young ones.' So, the Prophet carried out
the expedition and when he reached that town at the time or nearly at the time of the
'Asr prayer, he said to the sun, l O sun! You are under Allah’s Order and I am under
Allah’s Older. O Allah! Stop it (i.e. the sun) from setting/ It was stopped till Alllh
made him victorious. Then he collected the booty and the fire came to hum it, hut it
did not bum it*. He said (to ins men), 'Some of you have SlOlCtt something ftnrri the
booty. So otic man from every tribe should give me a Bat ‘a (pledge) by shaking hands
with me ' (They did so and) the hand of a man got stuck in the hand of their Prophet.
Then that Prophet said (to the man}* "The theft has been committed by your people.
So all the persons of your tribe should give me the Bai'a (pledge) by shaking hands
with me. 1 The hands of him or three men got stuck in the hand of lheir Prophet and he
said, 'You have committed the theft.’ Then they brought a head of gold like the head
of a cow and put it there, and the fire came and consumed the booty. The Prophet
eA- '*&' added: LI Tben Allah saw our weakness and disability, so Tie made booty
legal for us.” [Sahth Al-Bi/khdn, Vol. 4, Hadifh No. 353).
+ Booty used to be burnt by a fire sent by Allah.
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because of their evil deeds!, at| d Heil is their dwelling place —
it recompense for Ihal which they used Lu earn.
96. They (the hypocrites) swear to you (Muslims) that you
may be pleased with them, but if you are pleased with them,
certainly Allah is not pleased with the people who are
AI-Fdsiqun {rebellious, disobedient to Allah).
97. The bedouins are the worst in disbelief and hypocrisy,
and more likely to he in ignorance of the limits (Allah’s
Commandments and His Laws ) which Allah has revealed to
His Messenger And Allah is All-Know er, All-
Wise.
98. And of the bedouins there are some who look upon what
they spend (in Allah’s Cause) as a fine and watch for calamities
for you, on them be the calamity of evil. And Allah is All-
Hearer, Ali-Knower.
99. And of the bedouins there are some who believe in Allah
and the Last Day, and look upon what they spend in Allah’s
Cause as means of nearness to Allah, and a cause of receiving
the Messenger^ invocations. Indeed these (spendings in Allah’s
Cause) are a means of nearness for them. Allah will admit them
to His Mercy. Certainly, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful,
100. And the foremost to embrace Islam of the Muhajir&n
(those who migrated from Makkah to Al-Madinah) and the
Ansar (the citizens of Al-Madinah who helped and gave aid to
the Muhajirun) and also those who followed them exactly (in
Faith). Allah is well-pleased with them as they are well-pleased
with Him. lie has prepared for them Gardens under which
rivers How (Paradise), to dwell 1 here in forever. That is the
supreme success,
101. And among the bedouins around you, some are
hypocrites, and so arc some among the people of Al-Madinah
who persist in hypocrisy; you (G Muhammad ^ LfM
know them not. We know them. We shall punish them twice,
and thereafter they shall he brought hack to a great (horrible)
torment,
11)2. And (there are) others who have acknowledged their
sins, they have mixed a deed that was righteous with another
that was evil. Perhaps Allah will turn to them in forgiveness*
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Surely, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. 111
103. Take Sadaqah (alms) from their wealth in order to
purify them and sanctify them with it. and invoke AMh for
them. Verily, vour invocations are a source of security for
them; and Allah is All -Hearer, All-Knower*
104. Know they not that Allah accepts repentance from His
slaves and takes the Sadaqdt (aims, charities), and that Allah
Alone is the One Who forgives and accepts repentance. Most
Merciful?
105. And say (O Muhammad A-“J lA 0 ) “Do deeds!
Allah will see your deeds, and (so will) His Messenger! tA®
A-"J and the believers. And you will be brought back to
the All-Knower of the unseen and the seen. Then He will
inform you of what you used to do,”
IHfi, And others are made to await for Allah’s Decree,
whether He will punish them or will forgive them. And All&h is
All-Knowing, All-Wise,
107, And as for those who put up a mosque by way of harm
and disbelief and to disunite tike believers and as an outpost for
those who warred against Allah and His Messenger
(Muhammad A- 11 --* Aalt tAAl aforetime, they will indeed swear
that their intention is nothing but good, Alllh bears witness
that they are cerlainly liars.
108, Never stand you therein* Verily, the mosque whose
foundaliun was laid from the first day on piety is more worthy
that you stand therein (to pray). In it are men who love to clean
and to purify themselves* And Allah Loves those who make
111 (V. 9:1 02) The Statement of Allah u* j “And tttiea-e are) others who have
acknowledged their sins..." (V. 9:102}
Narrated Samnrah bin Jundub ■*' Allah's Messenger A-J ^ ^ &aid,
L TOJlight two (visitors) came to me (in my dream) and took me to a town built with
gold bricks and silver bricks. There, we met men who. (by) half of their bodies looked
like the most handsome human beings you have ever seen, and (by) the other half, the
ugliest human beings you have ever seen. Those two visitors said to those men: ‘Go
and dip yourselves in that river. ' So they dipped themselves therein and then came to
us, their ugliness having disappeared and they were in the nloSt handsome Shape. The
visitors said, "This is the ‘Ada Paradise, and chat is your dwelling place.’ Then they
added, : As for those people who were half ugly and half handsome, they were those
Who have mixed deeds that were good with deeds: that were evil, but Allah forgave
them/ ” {Sahlh At-Bukhdn, Vol.ti, Hadith Wo. 196).
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themselves clean and pure ji.e. who clean their private parts
with dust (which has the properties of soap) and water from
urine anti stools, after answering the call of nature].
1119. Is it then he who laid the foundation of his building on
piety to Allah and His Good Pleasure better, or he who laid the
foundation of his building on the brink of an undetermined
precipice ready to crumble down, so that it crumbled to pieces
with him into the Fire of Hell. And Allah guides not Ihe people
who arc the ZaUmun (cruel, violent, proud* polytheist and
wrong-doer)*
11(1. I he building which they built will never cease to be a
cause of hypocrisy and doubt in their hearts unless their hearts
are cut to pieces, (i.e. till they die). And Allah is All-Knowing,
All- Wise.
111. Verily, Allah has purchased from the believers their lives
and their properties for (the price) that theirs shall he Paradise.
They fight in Allah’s Cause, so they kill (others) and are killed.
It is a promise in truth which is binding on Him in the Taurat
(Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel) ami the Qur'an. And who is
truer to his covenant than Allah? Then rejoice in the bargain
which you have concluded. That is the supreme success. 111
112. (The believers whose lives Allah has purchased are)
[I, {V.9;1I1);
a) Narrated Abu Hurairah ■*' lS ±Ja j : Allah's Messenger A* / -J-* said, "Allah
guarantee him who strives- in His Cause and whose motivation tot' going out ls
nothing but Jihad in His Cause and belief in His Words (Islamic Monotheism), that
He will admit him into Paradise (if martyred} or bring him buck Us his dwelling plate
whence he has come out with what he gams of reward or booty/ 1 (Sahih Ai-Bukhdri,
VoL4, Hadtih No, 3 $2),
b) Narrated Jabir bin ' Abdullah '^+^- ■*“' Oil the day of the battle of Uhud, a man
Cattle U> the Prophet A' and Said, “Cun VOU tell rile where I Will, he if I
should get martyred?” The Prophet fi-*j jV ji— replied. "In Paradise.” The man
threw away some dales he was carrying in his hand, and fought till he was martyred
(Sahih jfl-Bukh&ii Vol.f, iiadhh No. 377).
c) Narrated Thn l L’mar Jj' : I heard Allah's Messenger J A- ^ .^1—
saying; "If you (1) practise Btii ' Al-'Jnah (the 'hmh transaction i.e. selling goods to a
person Cor a certain price and then buying them back from him (bra far less price); (2)
and follow the tails of the cows (i.e. indulge in agriculture and became concent with
it), (?) and desert the Jihad (holy fighting) in Allah's Cause, Allah will cover you with
humiliation, and it will not be removed till you return back to your religion.' 1 (,4hu
Ddwfid, VoL3 t Hadith No? 462).
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those who turn to Allah in repentance (from polytheism and
hypocrisy, etc.), who worship (Him), who praise (Him), who
fast (or go out) in Allah’s Cause, who bow down tin prayer),
who prostrate themselves {in prayer), who enjoin (on people)
Al-hfa ‘ruf (i.e. Islamic Monotheism and all what Islam has
ordained) and forbid (people) from Al-Munkar (i.e. disbelief,
polytheism of all kinds and alt that Islam has forbidden), and
who observe the limits set by Allah (do all that Allah has
ordained and abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds
which Allah has forbidden). And! give glad tidings to the
believers.' 1 '
113. It is not (proper) for the Prophet and those who believe
to ask Allah’s Forgiveness for the Mitshrikurt (polytheists,
idolaters, pagans, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah), even
though they he of kin, after It has become dear to them that
they are the dwellers of the Fire (because they died in a state of
disbelief).
114. And Ibrahim's (Abraham) invoking (of Allah) for his
father's forgiveness was only because of a promise he (Ibrahim
(Abraham)] had made to him (his father). But when if became
clear to him [Ibrahim (Abraham)) that he (his father) is an
enemy of AMh, he dissociated himself from him. Verily,
Ibrahim (Abraham) was An-wah (one w r hn invokes Allah with
humility, glorifies Him and remembers Him much) and was
fori) ea ring. ( Tufsir A l-Qurtubi ) 12 1 .
115. And Allah will never lead a people astray after He has
guided them until He makes dear to them as to what they
should avoid. Verily, Allah is All-Knower of everything.' 1,1
11 1 (V, 9:1 12) Narrated Sahl bill Sa’dr Allah's Messenger said
“Whoever tan guarantee (the chastity nl) what is between his Lwo juw-bemes and what
is between his two legs (i.e., his mouth, tongue, and his private parts)*. I guarantee
Paradise for him." (Safuh A!-Bukhdn h Vol. 8, Hadith No. 481)
“i.c. whoever protects his tongue from illegal talk, c.g., to tell lies, or backbiting, etc.,
and his mouth from earing and drinking forbidden illegal things, and his private parts
from illegal sexual acts.
121 ( V ,9: 1 14) See the footnote of (V .6:74).
1,1 (V.9:'II5) Killing Ihc Khawdrij ( people who dissented from the religion and
disagreed with the rest of the Muslims), and the Afuthidun (heretics) alter the
establishment of firm proof against them.
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116* Verily, Allah! To Him belongs the dominion of the
heavens and the earth. He gives life and He causes death* And
besides Allah you have neither any Walt (protector or
guardian) nor any helper*
117* Allah has forgiven the Prophet (f^j the
Muhdjirun (Muslim emigrants who left their homes and came
to At-Madinah) and the Ansar (Muslims of Al^Madinali) who
followed him (Muhammad ^ yl*^) in the time of
distress (Tahuk expedition), after the hearts of a party of them
had nearly deviated (from the Right Path), but He accepted
their repentance. Certainly, He is to them full of Kindness,
Most Merciful,
118* And (He did forgive also) the three who did nol join
(the Tahuk expedition whose case was deferred by the Prophet
fW ^ l^° for Allah’s Decision) till for them the earth, vast
as il is, was slrailcncd and their ownseives were straitened to
them, and they perceived that there is no fleeing from Allah,
and no refuge hut with Him. Then, He forgave them (accepted
their repentance), that they might beg for His pardon (repent
to Him). Verily, Allah is the One Who forgives and accepts
repentance, the Most Merciful.
119*0 you who believe! Be afraid of Allah, and be with
those who are true (in words and deeds)* 11
And the Statement of All&h : ’And Allah will never lead a people astray after He
has guided them, until He makes clear to them what they should avoid..,’ (V.9tl 15).
And Ibn ‘Umar '-'4-*- +&' j used (o consider them (the Khawarij and the Mulhidun)
the worse of Allah's creatures and said, 'These people took some Verses that had been
revealed concerning Ibe disbelievers and interpreted them as describing the believers. 11
Narrated : Abdullah bin 'Umar ^ regarding Al-Harwriyah; The Prophet
-i.1 said, ’’They will go out of 3 slim as an arrow darts out of the game’s body.”
{Sahih Al-Bukhdri. Vo 1.9, Hadfth No.66).
|LJ (V.h.l 19) The Statement of Allah ^ :
l O you who believe! Ue afraid of Allih, and be with those who are true (in words and
deeds).’ (V.9:I 19).
And what is forbidden as regards telling of lies.
a) Narrated 'Abdullah : 'I he Prophet sA 3aid, faithfulness
leads to Ai-Hirr (righteousness) and Al-Birr (righteousness) leads to Paradise. And a
mart keeps on telling the truth until he becomes a truthfuL person. Falsehood leads to
Al Fujur (i,c. wickedness =■ evil-doing), and Al Fujur leads to the (Hell) Fire, and a
man keeps on Lellin^ lies until he is written as a liar before Allah.” (Sahih Al-Bukk-.ir:
VoL8, HadiSk No. 1 16).
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120. It was not becoming of the people of Al-Madinah and
the bedouins of the neighbour hood to remain behind Allah's
Messenger (Muhammad when fighting in
Allah 11 s Cause) and (it was not becoming of them) to prefer
their own lives to his life. That is because they suffer neither
thirst nor fatigue nor hunger in the Cause of Allah, nor they
take any step to raise the anger of disbelievers, nor inflict any
injury upon an enemy but is written to their credit as a deed of
righteousness. Surely, Allah wastes not the reward of the
Muhsinun . 1 1 1
12 L Nor do they spend anything (in Allah’s Cause) — small
or great — nor cross a valley, but is written to their credit that
Allah may recompense them with the best of w hat they used to
do (Le. Allah will reward their good deeds according to the
reward of llieir best deeds which they did in the most perfect
manner).
b) Narrated Abu Hurarirah 4T : Allah's Messenger ^ ■*' lA-™ said, “The
signs of a hypocrite are three; Whenever he speaks, he tells a. lie- and whenever he
promises, he breaks his promise: and whenever he is entrusted, he betrays {proves to
be dishonest).” (Sahih Al-BukhM y Vol.S. Hadith No. 1 171
c) Narrated Samurah bin Jundub <*- 4*' - The Prophel A - ) sA "l .A— said, ”1 saw
(in a dream), two :ncn came to me.” Then the Prophet A*j ^ narrated the
story (saying): " L they said: 'I he person, the one whose cheek you saw being tom away
(from the mouth to (he ear) was a liar and used to (ell lies and the people would report,
those lies on his authority till they spread all over the world. So he will be punished
like that till the Day of Resurrection." (Sahih At-Bukhdri, Vo 1,8, Hadith No. 1 E 8).
111 (VN: ] 20) Muhsinun: Doers of good. i.e. those who perform good deeds totally for
Allah N sake only without any show-off or to gain praise or fame, etc., and they do
them in accordance with the Simnuh (legal ways) of Allah’s Messenger Muhammad
■■ j d jlr. jil'
l:J ( V. 9 ; 1 2 1 ); a) Islam demolish e>f all the previous evil deeds and so do migration (for
Al.ir.'s j.l.J Hu;< ('pilgrimage to Makkah). (Sahih Muslim, Voi. I. Chapter :;i.
Page 18)
b} What is said regarding the superiority of a person who embraces Islam sincerely.
Narrated Abu SaTd Al-Khudff <**■ Allah's Messenger A-j aA 4.1 A“° said,
“If a person embraces Islam sincerely, then Allah shall forgive all his past sins, and
after that starts the settlement of accounts: the reward of his good deeds will be ten
times to seven hundred limes I or each good deed, and an evil deed will he recorded as
it is unless Allah forgives it.” [Sahih A l- Bukhari, Yol. 1, Hadith No. 40 A)
Narrated Abu Hurairah 4.1 : Allah’s Messenger Ao ^ A^ said, "If
anyone of you improves (follow strictly) his Islamic religion, then his good deeds will
be rewarded ten limes tc> seven hundred tittles ibr each good deed and a bad deed will
be recorded as it is.” (SaMkAl-Bukhdt^ Vol. 1, Hadtih No. 40B)
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122. And it is not (proper) for the believers to go out to fight
(Jihad) iill together. Of every troop of them, a party only should
go forth., that they (who are left behind) may get ins tractions in
(Islamic) religion, and that they may warn their people when
they return to them,, so that they may beware (of evil)
123* O you who believe! Fight those of the disbelievers who
are close to you, and let them find harshness in you; and know
that Allah is w r ith those who arc Al-Muttaqun (the pious — See
V.2:2).
124. And whenever there comes down a Surah (chapter
from the Qur’an), some of them (hypocrites) say: “Which of
you has had his Faith increased by it?” As for those who
believe, it has increased their Faith, and they rejoice.
125* But as for those in whose hearts is a disease (of doubt,
disbelief and hypocrisy), il will add suspicion and doubt to
their suspicion, disbelief and doubt; and they die while they are
disbelievers.
126. See they not that they are put in trial once or twice
even' year (with different kinds of calamities, disease, famine)?
Yet, I hey turn not in repentance, nor do they learn a lesson
(from it).
127* And whenever there comes down a Surah (chapter
from the Qur’Sn). (hey look at one another (saying): “Does any
one sec you?” Then they turn away, Allah has turned their
hearts (from the light) because they are a people that
understand not.
128, Verily, there has come to you a Messenger (Muhammad
pkrfj 4*1* from amongst yourselves (i.e. whom you know
well). It grieves him that yon should receive any injury or
difficulty. He (Muhammad pVj M is anxious over you
(to he rightly guided, to repent to Allah, and beg Him to
pardon and forgive your sins in order that you may enter
Paradise and be saved from the punishment of Ihe Hell-fire);
for the believers (he pk-j ^ is) full of pity, kind, and
merciful.
129. But if they turn away, say (O Muhammad j^I
fk-j): “Allah is sufficient for me. La itiha iila Huna (none has
tile right to be worshipped but Me) in Him I pul my Irusf and
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He is the Lurd of the Mighty Throne.” 1 '
In t he Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Mast Merciful
1. Alif-Lam-Ra. [These letlers are one of the miracles of the
Qur’&n, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings J.
These arc the Verses of the Book (the Qur’an} Al-Hakitth l]
2. Is it a wonder for mankind that YVc have sent Our
Revelation' 3 * to a man from among themselves (i.e. Prophet
Muhammad yl (saying): “Warn mankind (of the
coming torment in Bell}, and give good news to those who
believe (in Ihe Oneness of All£h and in His Prophet
Muhammad j^ 1 ) that they shall have with their
Lord Ihe rewards of their good deeds?” (But) the disbelievers
say; “This is indeed an evident sorcerer (he. Prophet
Muhammad and the Qur’an)!
3. Surely, your Lord is AlLSh YVho created the heavens and
the earth in si* Days and then rose over (Istawa) the Throne
(really in a manner that suits His Majesty), disposing Ihe affair
of all things* No intercessor (can plead with Him) except after
His Leave. That is Allah, your Lord; so worship Him (Alone).
Then, will you not remember?
4 r To Him is the return of alt of you. The Pmmisc of Allah is
true. If is He Who begins Ihe creation and then will repeal it,
that lie may reward with justice those who believed (in the
Oneness of Allah — Islamic Monotheism) and did deeds of
righteousness. But those who disbelieved will have a drink of
boiling fluids and painful torment because they used to
disbelieve*
,1] (V.9:129) See the footnote of (VJ:173).
Ul (V. lfl;l) Al-ffakimz showing lawful Bud DlllftWfu! tilings, explaining Alljli’s
(Divine) Laws for mankind, leading them to etemai happiness by ordering them to
follow die erne Islamic Monotheism, — worshipping none but Allah Alone — that
will guide them to Paradise and save them from Hell
111 (V. ] 0:2} See the footnote of (Y.4: 1 63).
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5. It is He Who made the sun a shining thing and the moon
as a light and measured u tit fur it stages that you might know
the numher of years and the reckoning. Allah did not create
this but in truth. He explains the Ayat (proofs* evidences,
verses. Lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) in detail for a people
who have knowledge.
6. Verily* in the alternation of the night and the day and in
all that Allah has created in the heavens and the earth are Ayat
(proofs, evidences, lessons, signs, etc.) for those people who
keep their duty to Allah, and fear Him much.
7. Verily, those who hope not for their meeting with Us, but
are pleased and satisfied with the life of the present world, and
those who are heedless of Our Ay St (proofs, evidences, verses,
lessons, signs, revelations, etc,),
8. Those, their abode will be the Tire, because of what they
used to earn.
9. Verily, those who believe, []| and do deeds of righteousness,
their Lord will guide them through their Faith; under them
will flow rivers in the Gardens of llelight (Paradise).
It). Their way of request therein will he Suhhdnaka
Allah umtnu (Glory to You, O Allah!) and Sal am (peace, safety
from evil) will be their greetings therein (Paradise)! and the
close of their request will he: Al-Hamdu LiUdhi Rabb-il-
‘ Ala min (Ail praise and thanks are Allah’s, the Lord of (he
A lamia (mankind, jinn and all that exists) |.
11. And were Allah to hasten for mankind the evil (they
invoke for themselves and for their children* while in a slate of
anger) as He hastens for them the good (they invoke) then they
would have been ruined. So We leave those who expect not
their meeting with Us, in their trespasses, wandering blindly in
distraction. {Tafsir At-Tabari)
12. And when harm touches man* he invokes Us, lying on his
side, or silting or standing. But when We have removed his
harm from him, he passes on as if he had never invoked I is for
11 1 (V. 10:9) Who believe in the Oneness of Allah along with the six articles of Faith,
i.e, to believe in All&h, His Angel.!., Tlis Bcwiks, His Messengers;, Day nf ReHLirreeticin,
and A S-Qailaf (Divine Preordainments) — Islamic Monotheism.
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harm that touched him! Thus it is made fair-seeming to the
MusrifurJ 1 1 that which they used to do,
13. And indeed. We destroyed generations before you when
they did wrong, while their Messengers came to them with
dear proofs, but they were not such as to believe! Thus do We
requite the people who are Mujrimun (disbelievers, polytheists,
sinners, criminals}*
14. Then We made you successors after them, generations
after generations in the land, that We might see how you would
work.
15. And when Our dear Verses are recited to them, those
who hope not for their meeting with Us, say: “Bring us a
Qur’an other than this, or change It*” Say (G Muhammad
plwj ^ *il): "it is not for me to change it on my own accord; I
only follow that which is revealed to me. Verilv,, I fear the
torment of a Great Day (Le* the Day of Resurrection) if I were
lo disobey my Lord."
Id, Say (O Muhammad fk-j V s *»l “If Allah had so
willed, 1 should not have recited it to you, nor would He have
made It known to you, Verilv, I have stayed amongst you a
lifetime before this. Have you then no sense?”
17, So who docs more wrong than he who forges a lie against
Allah or denies His Ay at (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons,
signs, revelations, etc.)? Surely, the Mujrimun (criminals,
sinners, disbelievers and polytheists) will never be successful!
IH. And they worship besides Allah things that harm them
not, nor profit them, and they say: “These are our intercessors
w ilh All^h.” Say: “Do yon inform Alliih of I hat which He
knows not In the heavens and on the earth?” Glorified and
Exalted is He above all that which they associate as partners
(with Him}!
19, Mankind were hut one community (be* on one religion
— Islamic Monotheism), then they differed (later): and had not
it been for a Word that went forth before from your Lord, it
would have been sellled between them regarding what they
[l1 (VJQ;]2) Mmrijwn', Those whw denied Allah and HlS PrupheL*;., and tiXLtlSgre&sed
Allah's limits by committing all kinds of crimes and situ.
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differed 111 *
20* And they say: “How is it that not a sign is sent down on
him from his Lord?” Say: “The Unseen belongs to AllHh Alone,
so wait yon, verily, I am with you among those who wait (tor
Allah's Judgement).”
21* And when We iet mankind taste mercy after some
adversity has afflicted them, behold! they take to plotting
against Our Ay at (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs,
revelations, etc*)! Say: “Allah is Swifter in planning!”
Certainly, Our Messengers (angels) record all of that which
[.-pi;
you plot* J
22. He it is Who enables you to travel through land and sea,
till when you are in the ships, and they sail with them with a
favourable wind, and they are glad therein, then comes a
stormy wind and the waves come to them from aU sides, and
they think that they are encircled therein. Then they invoke
Allah, making their Faith pure for Him Alone, (saying): “If
You (Allah) deliver us from this* we shall truly be of the
grateful.” 131
23. But when He delivers them, behold! they rebel (disobey
Allah) in the earth wrongfully. O mankindl Your rebellion
(disobedience 1o Allah) is only against your ownsclves, — a brief
enjoyment of this worldly life, then (in the end) to Us is your
return, and We shall inform you of that which you used to do.
24. Verily, the likeness of (this) worldly life is as the water
(rain) which W r e send down from the sky; so by it arises the
intermingled produce of the earth of which men and cattle eat:
until when the earth is clad in its adornments and is beautified,
and its people tit Ink that they have all the powers of disposal
over it. Our Command reaches it by night or hy day and We
1,1 (V. 10:19) Narrated Abu Hurairah ^ ^ : The Prophet ^ “ l said,
“Every child is bom on Ai Fitrah [true faith of Islamic Monotheism (i.c. to worship
none but Allah Alone)), but. his parents convert him to Judaism or Christianity or
Magianism. as an animal gives birth to a perfect baby animal . Do you find if
mutilated?" {Sahih Al-Bukhdrt, Vo 1,2, Hadith No, 467), [See also the Qur'an, Verse
30 : 30 )
121 (V, 10:21) Sec the footnote (B) of (V, 6:61),
|lJ (V. 10:22): See the footnote of (V . 1 7:67).
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make it like a clean-mown harvest* as if it had not flourished
yesterday! Thus do We explain the Ay at (proofs, evidences,
verses, lessons, signs, revelations, laws, etc,) in detail for a
people who reflect*
25* Allah calls to the Home of Peace (i.e. Paradise, by
accepting Allah's religion of Islamic Monotheism and by doing
righteous good deeds and abstaining from poiylheism and evil
deeds) and guides whom He wills to a Straight Path.
26. For those who have done good is the best (reward, i.e.
Paradise) and even more (i.e. having Ihc honour of glancing at
the Countenance of Allah J*)* [Neither darkness nor dust
nor any humiliating disgrace shall cover I heir faces* They are
the dwellers of Paradise, they w r ill abide therein forever*
27* And those who have earned evil deeds, the recompense
of an evil deed is the like thereof, and humiliating disgrace will
cover them (their faces). No defender will they have from
AUih. Their fa ees will be covered as it were with pieces from
the darkness of night, they are the dwellers of the Fire, they
will abide therein forever.
28* And the Day whereon We shall gather them ail together,
then Wc shall say to those who did set partners in worship with
Us: “Stop at your place! You and your partners (whom yon
had worshipped in the worldly life).” then We shall separate
them, and their (Allah’s so-called) partners shall say: “It was
not us thal you used to worship.”
29* “So sufficient is Allah as a witness between us and von
that we indeed knew nothing of your worship of us.”
30. There! Every person will know (exactly) what he had
earned heforc and they will be brought hack to Allah, their
rightful Mould (Lord), and their invented false deities will
vanish from them.
31* Say (O Muhammad “Who provides for
you from the sky and the earth? Or who owns hearing and
sight? And who brings out the living from the dead and brings
out the dead from the living? And who disposes the affairs?”
They will say: “Allah.” Say: “Will you not then be afraid of
Allah’s punishment {for setting up rivals in worship with
AMh>?”
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32. Such is Allah, your Lord in truth. So after the truth,
what tisi 1 can there he, save error? How then are you turned
away?
33. Thus is the Word of your Lord justified against those
who rebel (disobey Allah) that they will not believe (in the
Oneness of Allah and in Muhammad pVj J** as the
Messenger of Alhlh).
34. Say: “Is there of your (Allairs so-called) partners one
that originates the creation and then repeats it?” Say: “Allah
originates the creation and then He repeats ii. Then how r are
you deluded away (from the truth)?”
35. Say: “Is there of your (Allah's so-called) partners one
that guides to the truth?” Say: “It is Allah Who guides to the
truth, Is then He Who guides to the truth more worthy to he
followed, or he who finds not guidance (himself) unless he is
guided? Then, what is the matter with you? llow r judge vnu?”
36. And most of them follow nothing but conjecture.
Certainly, conjecture can be of no avail against the truth.
Surely, Allah is All-Knower of what they do,
37. And this Qur’In is not such as could ever be produced
by other than Allah (Lord of the heavens and the earth), but it
is a confirmation of (the revelation) 111 which was before it fuc.
the Taurat (Torah), and the Injeel (Gospel)], and a full
explanation of the Book (i.e, the laws decreed for mankind) —
wherein there is no douht — from the Lord of the 1 Alamtrt
(mankind, jinn, and all that exists).
38. Or do they say: “He (Muhammad j^) has
forged it?” Say: “Bring then a Surah (chapter) like it, and call
upon whomsoever you can besides Allah, if yon are truthful!”
39. Nay, they have denied the knowledge whereof (hey could
not comprehend and w r hat has not yet been fulfilled (i.e, their
punishment). Thus those before them did deny. Then see what
1,1 (V, 10:37) Narrated Abu Hurairah ^ The Prophet A-j ^ ^ jk* said,
“There was no Prophet among the Prophets buL was given miracles because of which
people had security or had belief, but what I have been given is the Divine Revelation
which. Allah has revealed to me. So l hope that my followers will be more than those
of any other Prophet on the Day of Resurrection.” {Sakih Al-Hukhari t Vol.9, ffadilh
NoJ79).
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was the end of the ZalimUti (polytheists and wrong-doers}!
40. And of Iheni there are some who believe therein; and of
them there are some whn believe not therein, and your Lord is
Best Knower of ihe Mufsidun (evil-doers, liars)*
41. And if they deny you, say: w For me are my deeds and for
you are your deeds! You are innocent of what I do, and 1 am
innocent of what you do!”
42. And among them are some who listen to you. hut can
you make the deaf 1o hear — even though they apprehend not?
43* And among them are some who look at you, but can you
guide the blind — even though they see not?
44. Truly! Allah wrongs not mankind in aught; but mankind
wrong themselves,
45. And on the Day when He shall gather (resurrect) them
together, (it will be) as if they had not stayed (in the life of this
world and graves) but an hour of a day. They will recognise
each other. Ruined indeed will be those who denied the
Meeting with Allah and were not guided.
46. Whether We show you (iu your lifetime, O Muhammad
fl—j «ii lt^-*) some of what We promise them (the torment)*,
or W T e cause you to die — still 1o Us is Iheir return, and
moreover, Allah is Witness over what they used to do.
47. And for every Ummah (a community or a nation) there is
a Messenger; when their Messenger comes, the matter will be
judged between them with justice, and they will not be
wronged.
48. And they say; “W hen will be this promise (the torment
or the Day of Resurrection), if you speak the truth?”
49. Say (O Muhammad M H I have no power
over any harm or profit to myself except what Allah may will.
For every Ummah (a community or a nation), there Is a term
appointed; when their term comes, neither can they delay it
nor can they advance It an hour (or a moment}.” (Tttfstr
Al-Qurtubf).
50. Say: “Tell me, if His torment should come to you by
night or by day, which portion thereof would Ihe Mujrimun
(disbelievers, polytheists, sinners, criminals) hasten on 7”
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51. Is it then that when it has actually befallen, you will
believe in it? What! Now (you believe)? And you used
(aforetime) to hasten it on!”
52. Then it will be said to them who wronged themselves:
“Taste yon the everlasting torment! Are von recompensed
(aught) save what you used to earn?”
53. And they ask you (O Muhammad fh-j 4b to
inform them (saying): “Is it Irue (i.e. the torment and the
establishment of the Hour — the Day of Resurrection)?’ 7 Say;
“Yes! By iny Lord! It is the very truth! and you camtol escape it!”
54. And if every per son who had wronged {by disbelieving in
A Hub and by worshipping others besides Allah) possessed all
that is on the earth and sought to ransom himself' therewith (it
will not be accepted), and they would feel in their hearts regret
when they see the torment, and they will be judged with justice,
and no wrong will be done to them- 111
55. No doubt, surely, all that is in the heavens and the earth
belongs to Allah. No doubt, surely, Allah’s Promise is Irue. But
most of them know not.
56. It is He Who gives life, and causes death, and to Him you
(ail) shall return.
57. O mankind! There has come to you a good advice from
your Lord (i.e, the Qur'an, enjoining all that is good and
forbidding all (hat is evil), and a healing fur (hat (disease of
ignorance, doubt, hypocrisy and differences) which is in your
breasts, — a guidance and a mercy (explaining lawful and
unlawful things) for the believers.
58. Say: “In the Bounty of Allah, and in His Mercy (i.e,
Islam and the Qur'an); — therein let them rejoice.” That is
better than w r hat (the wealth) they amass.
59. Say (O Muhammad 4b to these polytheists):
“TeU me, what provision Allah has sent down to you! And you
have made of it lawful and unlawful.” Say (Q Muhammad
fk-j 4b); “Has Allah permitted you (to do so), or do you
invent a He against Allah?”
I Li
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60. And what think those who invent a lie against Allah* on
Ihc Day of Resurrect km? Ji.e. Do they think thal they will be
forgiven and excused' Nay, they will have an eternal
punishment in Ihc Fire of Hell], Truly t Allah is full of Bounly
to mankind, hut most of them are ungrateful.
61. Neither you (O Muhammad fVj aJ* #5*1 do any deed
nor recite any portion of the Qur’iin* — nor you (mankind) do
any deed {good or evil} hut We are Witness thereof, when you
are doing it* And nothing is hidden from your Lord (so much
as) the weight of an atom {or small ant) on the earth or in the
heaven* Not what is less than that or what is greater than that
but is (written} in a Clear Record. {T of sir At-Taban).
62. No doubt! Verily, the Auiiya J of Allah |i.e, those who
believe in the Oneness of AMh and fear All&h much (abstain
from all kinds of sins and evil deeds which he has forbidden),
and love Allah much (perform all kinds off good deeds which
He has ordained)], no fear shall come upon them nor shall they
Til
grieve.
63. Those who believed (in the Oneness of Allah — Islamic
Monotheism), and used to fear Allah much (by abstaining from
evil deeds and sins and by doing righteous deeds}*
64. For them are glad tidings, in the life of the present
world J (i.e. through a righteous dream seen by the person
himself or shown to others), and in the Hereafter. No change
can there he in the Words of Allah* This is indeed the supreme
success.
[l1 (V.l 0:62) Narral-ed Ahu Sa : id Al-Khudri ^ Allah's Messenger
saLd, "When the funeral is ready and the men carry it on their shoulders, if the
deceased was righteous, it will say; "Present me (hurriedly V and if he was not
righteous, it will say: "Woe to it (me)! Where are they taking il (me)?’ Its voice is
heard by everything except man, and if he heard it, he would fall unconscious." (Sahih
A l- Bukhari, Vo 1.2, Hadith Nu.4ft0).
m (V.l 0:64)
a) Narrated Abu Hurairah ^ ■*“ 1 1 heard Allah's Messenger eur, i 1
saying: “Nothing is left off A a-Nu bvwwah (Prophethood) exoupL
Al-Mubashshir&t™ They asked. "What are Al-Muhashshirul'^ He replied, "The hue
good dreams (that convey glad tidings) ", (Sahih Al-BukMn, Vol. 9, Hadsih No. 119).
b) Narrated Abu Hurairah ^ Allah's Messenger A*j ^ said: 'The
(good) dream of a faithful believer is a part of the forty-six parts of An-.Vinkwvtwafe
(Prophet hood).” {Sahih Al-Bukhdrt, Vol. 9* Hadtth No. 117).
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65. And let not their speech grieve you (G Muhammad j 1 *- 3
-uit 4 ik) ? for all power and honour belong Id Allah. He is lie
All-Hearer, the All-Knower.
66, No doubt! Verily, to Allah belongs whosoever is in the
heavens and whosoever is in the earth. And those who worship
and invoke others besides Allah, in fact they follow not (Allah's
so-called) partners, they follow only a conjecture and they only
invent lies.
67. He it is Who has appointed for you the night that you
may rest therein, and the day to make things visible (to you).
Verily, in Ibis are Ayat (proofs, evidences, lessons, signs, etc.)
for a people who listen (he. those who think deeply}.
68, They (Jews, Christians and pagans) say: “Allah has
begotten a son (children).” Glory is to Him! He is Rich (Free of
all needs). His is all that is in the heavens and all that is in the
earth. No warrant you have for this. Do you say against Allah
what you know notJ 1]
69. Say: “Verily, those w r ho invent a lie against Allah will
never be successful” —
70. (A brief) enjoyment in this world! and then to Us will be
their return, then We shall make them taste the severest
torment because they used to disbelieve [in Allah, deny Ilis
Messengers, deny and challenge His Ayat (proofs, signs, verses,
etc*)J>
71 , And recite to them the news of Nuh (Noah). W r hen he
said to his people: “O my people, if my stay (wilh you), and my
reminding (you) of the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons,
signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah is hard for you, then I put my
trust in Allah. So devise your plot, you and your partners, and
let not your plot be in doubt for you. Then pass your sentence
on me and give me no respite,
72, “Bui if you turn away [from accepting my doctrine of
Islamic Monotheism, i.e. to worship none but Allah |, then no
reward have I asked of you; my reward is only from Allah, and
I have been commanded to be of the Muslims (i.e. those who
submit to Allah’s Will),”
I Li
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73* They denied him* but We delivered him, and those with
him in the ship, and We made them generations replacing one
after another, while We drowned those who denied Our Ay at
(proofs, evidences, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.)* Then see
what w as the end of those who were warned.
74. Then after him We sent Messengers to their people.
They brought them clear proofs* but they would not believe
what they had already rejected beforehand. Thus We seal the
hearts of the transgressors {those w ho disbelieve in the Oneness
of Alllh and disobey Him).
75* Then after them We sent Musa {Moses) and Harun
(Aaron) to Fi^aun (Pharaoh) and his chiefs with Our Ayat
(proofs, evidences, lessons, signs, etc,)* But they behaved
arrogantly and were a MujrimUn (disbelievers* sinners,
polytheists, criminals) folk.
76. So when came to Ihcm the truth from Us, they said:
“This is indeed dear magic.”
77. Musa (Moses) said: “Say you (this) about the truth w r ben
it has come to you? Is this magic? But the magiciaus will never
be successful.’'
78. They said: “Have you come 1o us to turn us away from
that (Faith) we found our fathers following, and that you two
may have greatness in the land? We are not going to believe
vou two!”
+•
79. And Fir L aun (Pharaoh) said: “Bring me every well-
versed sorcerer,”
80. And when the sorcerers came, Musa (Moses) said to
them: “Cast down what you want to cast!”
81* Then when they had cast down, Musa (Moses) said:
“What you have broughl is sorcery; Allah will surely make il of
no effect* Verily, Allah does not set right the work of
Al-Mufs'tditn (the evil-doers, corrupters).
82* “And Allah will establish and make apparent the truth
by His Words, however much Ihe Mujrimun (criminals,
disbelievers, polytheists, sinners) may hate (it),”
83. But none believed in Musa (Moses) except the offspring
of his people, because of the fear of Fir’aun (Pharaoh) and
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their duet's, lest they should persecute them; and verily,
Fir-auti (Pharaoh) was an arrogant tyrant on the earth, he was
indeed one of the Musrifjin (polytheists, sinners, and transgres-
sors, those who give tip the truth and follow the evil, and
commit all kinds of great sins).
84. And Musa (Moses) said: “O my people! If you have
believed in Allah, then put your trust in Him if you are
Muslims (those who submit to AMh’s Will)*”
85, They said: “In Allah we put our trust, Our Lord! Make
us not a trial for the folk who are Zalimun (polylheisls and
wrong-doers) (i*e* do not make them overpower us),
86. “And save us by Your Mercy from the disbelieving folk.”
87, And We revealed to Musa (Moses) and his brother
(saying): “Provide dwellings for your people m Egypt, and
make your dwellings as places for your worship, and perform
As-Salat (Iq a m ai-as-S atai\ and give glad tidings to the
believers.”
88, And Musa (Moses) said: “Our Lord! You have indeed
bestowed on Kir “aim (Pharaoh) and his chiefs splendour and
wealth in the life of this world, our Lord! that they may lead
men astray from Y'our Path. Our Lord! Destroy their wealth,
V H ■
and harden their hearts* so that they will not believe until they
see the painful torment,”
89. Allah said: “Verily, (he invocation of yon both is
accepted. So yon both keep to the Straight Way (he, keep on
doing good deeds and preaching Allah's Message wilh
patience), and foliow r not the path of those w r iio know not (the
truth i.e. to believe in the Oneness of Allah, and also to believe
ill the Rew ard of Allah; Paradise)*”
9(1. And Wc took the Children of Israel across the sea, and
Fir ‘aim (Pharaoh) with his hosts followed them in oppression
and enmity, till when drowning overtook him, he said: “I
believe that none has the right to be worshipped but Fie
(Allah)” in Whom the Children of Israel believe, and S ant one
of the Muslims (those who submit to Allah's Will).”
91. Now (you believe) while you refused to believe before
and you were one of the Mufsiduti (evil-doers, the corrupters).
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92. So tills day We shall deliver your (dead) body (out from
the sea) that you may be a sign to those who come after you!
And verily, many among mankind are heedless of Our Aynt
(proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revela lions, etc*).
93. And indeed, We settled the Children of Israel in an
honourable dwelling place (Sham and Misr), and provided
them with good things, and they differed not until the
knowledge came to them. Verily, Your Lord (Allah) will judge
between them on the Day of Resurrection Ln that in which they
used 1o differ.
94. So, if you (O Muhammad y La) are in doubt
concerning that which We have revealed to you, |i.e, that your
name is written in the Tauraf (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel) j,
then ask those w r hn are reading the Bonk |thc Taurat (Torah)
and the Injeel (Gospel)] before you. Verily, the truth has come
to you from your Lord, So be not of those who doubt (it)* '
95. And he not one of those who deny the Ayat (proofs,
evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah, for
then you shall be one of the losers,
96. Truly! Those, against whom the Word (Wrath) of your
Lord has been justified, will not believe,
97. Even if every sign should come to them, until they see the
painful torment.
98. Was there any town (community) that believed (after
seeing Ihe punishment), and its Faith (at that moment) saved it
(from the punishment)? (The answer is none) — except the
people of Yunus (Jonah); when they believed, We removed
from them the torment of disgrace in the life of the (present)
world, and permitted them to enjoy for a while*
99. And had your Lord willed, Ihose on earth would have
believed, alt of them together. So, w ill you (G Muhammad
fL-j-uk. di) then compel mankind, until they become believers.
100. It is not for any person to believe, except by the Leave
of Allah, and He will put the wrath on those who are heedless.
Mil. Say: “Behold all that is in the heavens and the earth,”
1 1 {V. 10:94) Sie ( V.2:76), ( V.7: 3 57) and then 1 footnotes.
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but neither Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs,
revelations, etc.) nor warners bene til those who believe not.
102. Then do they wail for (anything) except for (a destruction)
like that of the days of the men who passed away before them?
Say: “Wait then, 1 am (too) with you among those who wait. 11
103. Then (in the end) We save Our Messengers and those
who believe! Tints it is Incumbent upon Us to save the believers.
104. Say (O Muhammad ^ «Ll “O you mankind!
If you are in doubl as 1o my religion (Islam), then (know that) 1
will never worship those whom you worship besides Allah. But
I worship Allah Who causes yon to die, and I am commanded
to he one of the believers.
105. “And (il is revealed 1o me): Direct your face (O
Muhammad ^ entirely towards the religion Hariif
(Islamic Monotheism, i.e. to worship none but Allah Alone), and
never be one of the Mushrikun (those who ascribe partners to
Allah, polytheists, idolaters, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah,
and those who worship others along with Allah).
106. “And invoke not besides Allah any such that will
neither profit you nor harm you, hut if (in case) you did so, you
shall certainly be one of the MUmun (polytheists and wrong-
doers). 111 ’ 1
107. And if Allah touches vou with harm, there is none who
can remove it but He, and if He intends any good for you, there
is none who can repel His Favour which He causes it to reach
whomsoever of His slaves He wills. And He is the Oft-
Forgiving, the Most Merciful.
108. Say: “O you mankind! Now truth (i.e. the Qur'an and
Prophet Muhammad pWj J**) has come to you from
your Lord. So whosoever receives guidance, he does so for the
good of his own self; and whosoever goes astray, he does so to
his ow r n loss; and [ am not (set) over you as a Wakii (disposer of
affairs to oblige you for guidance). 11
109. And (O Muhammad pi *- j ^ follow the
revelation sent to you, and be patient till Allah gives judgement.
And He is the Best of judges.
J (V. ] 0: ] 06) See the footnote of (V.2:165).
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in the JSame of A lidh,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
1. AUf-Lam-Rd. [These tellers are one of the miracles of ihe
Qur^an and none lint Allah (Alone) knows their meanings).
(This is) a Book, the Verses whereof are perfected (in every
sphere of knowledge), and then explained in detail from One
(Allah), Who is All- Wise, Well-Acquainted (with all things).
2. (Saying) worship none hut Allah, Verily, 1 (Muhammad
*Luj Ai\ jLa) am to you from Him a warner and a bringer of
glad tidings,
3. And (commanding yon): "‘Seek the forgiveness of your Lord,
and turn to Him in repentance, that He may grant you good
enjoyment, for a term appointed, and bestow His abounding
Grace to every owner of grace (i.e. the one who beips and serves
the needy and deserving, physic ally anti with his wealth, and even
with good words). But if yon turn aw r ay, then I fear for you the
torment of a Great Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection).
4. To Allah is your return, and He is Able tu do all Ihings.”
5. No doubt! They did fold up their breasts, that they may hide
from Him* Surely, even when they cover themselves with their
garments. He knows what they conceal and w r hat they reveal.
Verily, He is All-Know er of the (innermost secrets) of the breasts.
# 6. And no moving (living) creature is there on earth but its
provision is due from Allah, And He knows its dwelling place
and its deposit (in the uterus, grave). AH is in a Clear Book
{ Ai-Lauh-Al-MuhfUz — the Book of Decrees with Allah).
7. And He it is Who has created the heavens and the earth in
six Days and His Throne was on the water, thal He might try
you, w r hich of you is the best in (good) deeds' 11 . But if you were
to say to them: “You shall indeed be raised up after death,”
h I
J ( V. L 1:7) L.c. these i^Khd deeds should he totally for Allah’s sake and not to show off and
should be Mcofditig to ways ami- traditions of prophet Muhammad
x 2'afsir I bn KalMr.
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t hose who disbelieve would toe sure to say, “This is nothing but
obvious magic. 111 "
8. And if We delay the torment for them till a determined
term, they are sure to say, “What keeps it back?" Verily, on the
day it reaches them, nothing will turn it away from them, and
they will he surrounded toy (or fall in) that at which they used
to mock!
9. And if We give man a taste of Mercy from Us, and then
withdraw it from him, verily, he is despairing, ungrateful.
10. But if We let him taste good (favour) after evil (poverty
and harm) has touched him, he is sure to say: “Ills have
departed from me.” Surely, he is exultant., and boastful
(ungrateful to Allah).
11. Except I hove who show palience and do righteous good
deeds; those, theirs will he forgiveness and a great reward
(Paradise).
12. So perchance you (Muhammad V 41 ^ yr^°) may give
up a part of what is revealed to you, and that your breast feels
straitened for it because they say, “Why has not a treasure
been sent down 1o him, or an angel has come with him?” But
you arc only a warner. And Allah is a Wakif (Disposer of
affairs, Trustee, Guardian) over all things.
13. Or they say, “He (Prophet Muhammad ^
forged it (Ihe Qur'an)." Say: “Bring you then ten forged
Surahs (chapters) Like it, and call whomsoever you can, other
than Allah (to your help), if you speak Ihe truth!”
14. If then they answer you not, know then that it |the
Revelation (this Qur^an)] is sent down with the Knowledge of
Allah and that La it ah a Ufa Huwa: (none has the right to be
worshipped hut He)! Will you then be Muslims (Ihose who
submit in Islam)?
^ (V,l 1 :7) Narrated Abu Tlurairah ^ “i 1 The Prophet *3-j said,
“The Kight (Hand) of Allah i& full, and (its fullness) ls not affected by the continuous
spending night and day. Do you set what He has spent since He created the heavens
and the earth? Vet all that has not decreased wbat lr in His Right Eland. His Throne is.
over the water and in His other Hand is the Bounty or the Power to bring about death,
and He raises some people and brings others down.” (Safiih Ai-Bukhdri, Vol. 9,
Hadith No, SIS)
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15* Whosoever desires the life of the world and its glitter, to
them We shall pay in full (the wages of) Iheir deeds 1 herein,
and they will have no diminution therein.
16. They are (hose for whom there is nothing in the
Hereafter hut Fire, and vain are the deeds they did therein.
And of no effect is that which they wsed to do*
17. Can they (Muslims) who rely on a clear proof (the
Qur'an) from their Lord, and whom a witness fJibrfl (Gabriel
*^cr)J from Him recites (follows) il (can they be equal with
the disbelievers); and before it, came the Hook of Musa
(Moses), a guidance and a mercy, they believe therein, but
those of the sects (Jews, Christians and all the other
non-Muslim nations) that reject it (the Qur'an), the Fire will be
their promised meeting-place. So be not in doubt about 11 (i.e.
those who denied Prophet Muhammad and also
denied all that w r hich he brought from Allah. Surely, they will
enter Hell), Verily, it is the truth from your Lord, hut most of
the mankind believe not. 111
IS. And who does more wrong than be who invents a lie
against Allah. Such will be brought before their Lord, and the
witnesses will say, “These arc the ones who lied against their
Lordr 11 No doubt! the curse of Allah is on the Zaiimun
(polytheists, wrong-doers, oppressors). 1 ' 1
11 1 ( V. 1 1 ; 1 1) Sec the footnote of (V.T;85) and the footnote (c) of (V.41 :46).
,2j H) The statement of Al!3h ;> j >: "The witness will say: ‘ITtese ace the
ones who lied against their Lord,./’ 1,
Narrated Safwitt bin Muhriz: While I bn ‘Umar was. performing the /iawfl/Taround the
a man came up to him and said. “O Abu "Abdur-Rahmia! 1 ' or said, “0 [bn
‘Umar! Did you hear anything from the Prophet 'A 1 about Ari-Ntitwa'***
Ibn 4 Umar said, iL I heard the Prophet A*- 1 ^ raying, The believer will be
brisught near his Lord/” [] bshiirn, a MibimnniUi-r Kdiid,. reporting the Pmphefs words),
"'The believer will come near (Ills Lord) till his Lord covers him with His Screen and
makes him confess his. sins (Allah will ask him). ; Do you know (that you did)
such-and-such a sin/ He will say twite, "Yes, [ know 1 did commit those sins. 1 Then
Allah wilt say, T did screen your sins in the world and 1 forgive them for you today/
Then the record of his good deeds will he folded up [i.e- the record (Book) of bis good
deeds will be given to him]. As for the others or the disbelievers, it will be announced
publicly before the witnesses: These are ones who lied against their Lord/ " (Stjftth
Ai-Bukhfri. Vol.6, Itedith No, 207),
*An-Najwd\ the private talk between Allah and T Tin slave on the Day of Ren ur recti cm.
Jt also means, a secret counsel or conference or consultation.
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19, Those who hinder (others) from the Path of Allah
(Islamic Monotheism), and seek a crooked! ness I herein, while
they arc disbelievers in the Hereafter,
20, By no means will they escape (from Allah’s Torment) on
earth* nor have they protectors besides Allah! Their torment
will he doubled! They could not bear to hear (the preachers of
the truth) and they used not to see (the truth because of their
severe aversion, inspite of the fact I hat they had the sense of
hearing and sight).
21, They are those who have lost their ownselves, and their
invented false deities will vanish from them.
22, Certainly* they arc those who will he the greatest losers
in the Hereafler,
23, Verily, those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah —
Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds* and humble
themselves {in repentance and obedience) before tlieir Lord,
they will be the dwellers of Paradise, 1o dwell (herein forever.
24, The likeness of the two parties is as the blind and the
deaf, and the seer and the hearer. Arc they equal when
compared? Will you not then take heed?
25, And indeed We sent ^"uh (IN'oah) to his people (and he
said): “I have come to you as a plain warner,”
26, “That you worship none but Allah; surely, I fear for you
the torment of a painful Day.”
27, The chiefs who disbelieved among his people said: “We
see you but a man like ourselves, nor do we see anv follow 7 you
but the meanest among us and they (too) followed you without
thinking. And we do not see in you any merit above us, in fact,
we think you are liars,'"
28, He said: “O my people! Tell me* if I have a clear proof
from my Lord, and a Mercy (Prophethood) has come to me
from Him, but that (Mercy) has been obscured from your sight.
Shall we compel you to accept it (Islamic Monotheism) when
you have a strong hatred for it?
29, “And O my people! I ask of you no wealth for it, my
reward is from none but Allah. 1 am not going to drive away
those who have believed. Surely, they are going to meet their
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Lord, but ! see that you are a people that are ignorant*
30. “And O my people! Who will help me against Allah, if 1
drove them away? Will you not then give a thought?
31* “And I do not say to you that with me are the Treasures
of AUah, nor that I know the Ghaih (Unseen); nor do I say I am
an angel, and I do not say of those whom your eyes look down
upon that Allah will not bestow any good on them. Allah knows
what is in their inner-selves (as regards belief, etc*). In that
ease* 1 should, indeed he one of (he ZMimun (wrong-doers,
oppressors), 1 ’'
32* They said: “O Ndh (Noah)! You have disputed with us
and much have you prolonged the dispute with us, now bring
upon us what you threaten us with* if you are of the truthful* 1 *
33. He said: “Only Allah will bring it (the punishment) on
you, if He wills, and then you will escape not*
34* “And my advice will not profit you, even if I wish to give
you good counsel, if Allah 1 * Will is to keep you astray. He is
your Lord! and to Him you shall return* 1 *
35. Or they (the pagans of Makkah) say: “He (Muhammad
& I LJ i«a) has fabricated it (the Qur’an)* 1 * Say: “If I have
fabricated it, upon me be my crimes, but I am innocenl of (all)
those crimes which you commit*”
V
36* And it was revealed to Null (Noah): “None of your
people will believe except those who have believed already. So
be not sad because of w hat they used to do,
37, “And construct the ship under Our Eyes and with Our
Revelation* and call not upon Me on behalf of those who did
wrong; they are surely to be drowned*”
38, And as he was constructing the ship, whenever the chiefs
of his people passed by him* they mocked at him. He said: “if
you mock at us, so do we mock at you Likewise for your
mocking*
39, “And you will know who it is on whom will come a
torment that will cover him w r ith disgrace and on whom will
fall a lasting torment.”
40, (So it was) till when Our Command came and the oven
gushed forth {water like fountains from the earth)* We said;
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“Embark therein, of each kind two (male anti female), and
your family — except him against whom the Word has already
gone forth — and those who believe. And none believed with
him, except a few.”
41. And he (Nub (Noah) said: “Embark therein: in
the Name of Allah wilt he its {moving) course and its (resting)
anchorage* Surely, my Lord is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful"’
( Tafstr A t- Tab art)
42. So it (the ship) sailed with (hem amidst waves like
mountains, and Nuh (Noah) called out to his son, who had
separated himself (apart): “O my son! Embark with us and be
not with the disbelievers*’ 1
43* (The son) replied: “I will betake myself 1o some
mountain; it will save me from (he water.” Nuh (Noah) said:
“This day there is no saviour" 1 from the Decree of Allah except
him on whom He has mercy.” And waves came in between
them, so be (the son) was among the drowned.
44. And it was said; “O earth! Swallow up your water, and
O sky! Withhold (your rain).” And the water was made to
subside and the Decree (of AlL5h) was fulfilled (i.e. the
destruction of the people of Nuh (Noah). And it (the ship)
rested on (Mount) Jucfi, and it was said; “Away with the people
who are Zalitnutt (polytheists and wrong-doers}!”
45. And Nuh (Noah) called upon his Lord and said, “O my
Lord! Verily, my son is of my family! And cerlainLy, Your
Promise is true, and You arc the Most Just of the judges. '
46. lie said: M G Nuh (Noah)! Surely, he is not of vour Family;
verily, his work is unrighteous* so ask not of Me that of which
you have no knowledge! I admonish you lest you should be one
of the ignorant/’
47. Nuh (Noah) said: “O my Lord! I seek refuge with You
from asking You that of w r hich E have no knowledge. And
unless You forgive me and have Mercy on me, I will indeed be
Cl1 (V. J 1:43) Narrate J Abu Sa'itl Al-Khudri that the Prophet A* .■ ^ staid, iL No
Caliph is appointed but has two groups of advisors: One group advises him to do good
and urges him to adopl it, and the other group advises him lo do had and urges him to
adopt it: and A t-Mn’s&m (the sinlesH or the saved or the protected) is the one whom
Allih protects," (Sahih Al-Bukhdri r VoLS* Hadfsh No.GOB).
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one of the losers/’
4K. It whs said: m O Null (Noah)! Come down {from the ship)
with peace from Us and blessings on yon and on the people who
are with you (and on some of their offspring), but (there w r ill he
other) people to whom We shall grant their pleasures (for a
time), but in the end a painful torment will reach them from
Us”
49. This is of the news of the Unseen which We reveal to you
(O Muhammad fWj ^ ^#1 J neither you nor your people
knew it before this. So be patient. Surely, the {good) end is for
Ai-Muttaqfm (the pious — See V,2;2)
511. And to "Ad (people We sent) their brother Hud. He said,
“O my people! Warship Aha lit You have no other iidh (god)
but Him. Certainly, you do nothing but invent lies!
51* “O my people! I ask of you no reward for it (the
Message). My reward is only from Him Who created me. Will
you not then understand?
52, “And O my people! Ask forgiveness of your Lord and
then repent io Him, He will send you (from the sky) abundant
rain, and add strength to your strength, so do not turn away as
Mujrimun (criminals, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah)*”
53 , They said: “O Hfid! No evidence have you brought us,
and we shall not leave our gods for your (mere) saying! And we
arc not believers in vou,
tr
54, “All that we say is that some of our gods (false deities)
have seized you with evil (madness)/ 3 He said: “1 call Allah to
witness and hear you witness that T am free from that which
you ascribe as partners in worship,
55. With Him (Allah), So plot against me, ail of you, and give
me no respite.
56. “1 put my trust in Allah, my Lord and your Lord! There
is not a moving (living) creature but He has the grasp of its
forelock* Verily, my Lord is on a Straight Path (the truth),
57. “So if you turn away, still I have conveyed the Message
with which 1 was sent to you* My Lord will make another
people succeed you, and you will not harm Him in the least.
Surely, my Lord is Guardian over all things,”
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58* And when Our Commandment came, We saved Hud and
those who believed with him by a Mercy from Us, and We
saved them from a severe torment,
59. Such were 4 Ad (people). They rejected the Ayat (proofs,
evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of their Lord
and disobeyed Ilis Messengers, and followed the command of
every proud, obstinate (oppressor of the truth from their
leaders).
60. And they were pursued by a curse in this world and {so
they will be) on the Hay of Resurrection* No doubt! Verily, *Ad
disbelieved in their Lord. So away w ith s Ad, the people of Hud.
61. And to Thamud (people We sent} their brother Salih* He
said: “O my people! Worship Allah: you have no other Udh (god)
but Him* He brought you forth from the earth and settled you
therein, then ask forgiveness of Him and turn to Him in
repentance. Certainly, my Lord is Near (to all by His Knowledge),
Responsive.”
62. They said: “O Salih l You have been among us as a figure
of good hope (and we wished for you to he our chief) till this
[new thing which you have brought thal we leave our gods and
worship your («od (Allah) Alone)! Do you (now) forbid us the
worship of what our fathers have worshipped? Bui we are really
in grave doubt as to that to which you invite vis (monotheism).’*
63. He said: “O my people! Tell me, if I have a clear proof
from m y Lord, and there has come to me a Mercy
(Frophethood) from Him. who then cun help me against Allah,
if 1 w ere to disobey llim? Then you increase me not but in loss*
64. ‘“And O my people! This she-camel of Allah is a sign to
you, so leave her to feed (graze) in Allah’s land* and touch her
not with evil, lest a near torment should seize you.”
65* Rut they killed her, So he said: “Enjoy yourselves in
your homes for Ihree days. This is a promise (i.e. a threat) that
w ill not be belied*”
66. So when Our Commandment came, We saved Salih and
those who believed with him by a Mercy from Us, and from the
disgrace of that Day. Verily, your Lord — He is the A 11-Strong,
the All-Mighty,
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67* And As-Sathah (torment — awful cry) overtook the
wrong-doers, so they lay (dead), prostrate in their homes,
68, As if ihev had never lived there. No duubl! Verily*
JJ u 1
Thamud disbelieved in their Lord. So away with Thamnd!
69* And verily, there came Our messengers to Ibrahim
(Abraham) with glad tidings. They said: Saidm (greetings or
peace!) He answered, Saidm (greetings or peace!) and he
hastened to entertain them with a roasted calf.
70. But when he saw their hands went not towards It (the
meal), he mistrusted them, and conceived a fear of them. They
said: “Fear not, we have been sent against the people of Lut
(Lot)*”
71* And his wife was standing (there), and she laughed
{either, because the messengers did not tat their food or for
being glad for the destruction of the people of Lut (Lot}]* But
We gave her glad tidings of Ishaq (Isaac), and after Ishaq, of
Ya'qub (Jacob).
72. She said (in astonishment): “Woe to me! Shall I bear a
child while 1 am an old woman, 111 and here is my husband an
old man? Verily, this is a strange thing!”
73, They said: “Do you wonder at the Decree of AMh? 1 he
Mercy of Allah and His Blessings be on you, O the family |of
Ibrahim (Abraham)]. Surely, He (Allah) is All-Praiseworthy,
All-Glorious,”
74* Then when the fear had gone away from (the mind of)
Ibrahim (Abraham), and the glad tidings had reached him, he
began to plead w r ith Us (Our messengers) for the people of Lut
(Lot)*
75* Verily, Ibrahim (Abraham) was, without doubt forbearing,
used to invoking Allah with humility, and was repentant (to Allah
all the time, again and again),
76* “O Ibrahim (Abraham)! Forsake this. Indeed, the
Commandment of your Lord has gone forth. Verily, Ihere will
come a torment for them which cannot be turned back.”
77. And when Our messengers came to Lut (Lot), he was
[L]
(V.l 1:72) See (V. 5 1:29)
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grieved on account of them and felt himself powerless for them
(test the town people should approach them to commit sodomy
with them), lie said; “This is a distressful day*”
78. And his people came rushing towards him, and since
aforetime they used to commit crimes (sodomy), he said: “O
my people! Here are my daughters (l.e. Ihe women of the
nation), they arc purer for you (if you marry them lawfully). So
fear Allah and disgrace me not with regard to my guests! Is
there not among you a single right-minded man?”
79* They said; “Surely you know that w r e have neither any
desire nor need of your daughters, and indeed you know well
what w r e want!”
80. He said: “Would that i had strength (men) to overpower
you, or that I could betake myself to some powerful support (to
resist you).”
81* They (messengers) said; “O Lfit (Lot)! Verily, we are the
messengers from your Lord! They shall not reach you! 1 ' 1 So
travel with your family in a part of the night, and let nut any of
you look hack; but your wife (will remain behind), verily, the
punish meal which will afflict them, will afflicl her. Indeed,
morning is their appointed time. Is not the morning near?"
82* So when Our Commandment came, We turned (the
towns of Sodom in Palestine) upside down, and rained oit them
stones of Stjjtl (baked clay), in a well-arranged manner one
after another;
83* Marked from your Lord; and they are not ever far from
the Zalimun (polytheists, evil-doers).
84* And to the Madyan (Mid inn) people (We sent) their
brother Shu L nih. He said; “O my people! Worship Allah, you
have no other Hah (god) hut Him, and give not short measure
or weight. I see you in prosperity and verily I fear for you the
torment of a Day encompassing.
85. “And O my people! Give full measure and weight in
justice and reduce not the things that are due to the people, and
do not commit mischief in Ihe land, causing corruption*
ill
(V.l 1:81) See (V. 54:2 3-39).
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86. "That which is left by Allah for you (after giving the
rights of Ihe people) is belter for you, if you are believers. And
I am not a guardian over you, 71 '
87. They said; "O Shu’aib! Does your Salat (prayer)
command that wc give up what our fathers used to worship, or
that we give lip doing what we like with our property? Verily,
you are the for bearer, right-minded!” (They said this
sarcastically).
88. He said: "O my people! Tell me if I have a clear evidence
from my Lord and He has given me a good sustenance from
Himself (shall I corrupt it by mixing it with the unlawfully
earned money). 1 wish not, m contradiction to you, to do that
which 1 forbid you. I only desire reform to the best of my
power. And my guidance cannot come except from Allah, in
Him I trust and to Him I repent
89. “And O my people! Let not my Shiqfiq 1 1 1 cause you to
suffer Ihe fate similar to that of the people of Nfifa (Noah) or of
Hud or of Salih, and the people of Lit (Lot) are not far off
from you!
90. ''And ask forgiveness of your Lord and turn to Him in
repentance. Verily, my Lord is Most Merciful, Most Loving.”
91. They said: "O Shu'aib! We do not understand much of
what you say, and we see you weak (it is said that he was a blind
man) among us. Were it nol for your family, we should certainly
have stoned you and you are not powerful against us.”
92. He said: “O my people! Is Ihen my family of more weight
with you than Allah? And you have cast Him away behind your
backs. Verily, my Lord is surrounding all that you do.
93. "And O my people! Act according to your ability and
way, and I am acting (on my way). You will come to know r who
it is on whom descends the torment that will cover him with
ignominy, and who is a liar! And watch you! Verily, I too am
watching with you.”
Ill
(V.1 1 :89’i i.e. separation, enmity, anger, opposition because of your disbelief in the
Oneness of Allah (Monotheism), and your worship of the idols, and your defrauding
of the people (in their things), and your giving of short measure and weights to the
people.
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94. And when Our Commandment came, We saved ShiTaib
and those who believed wilh him by a Mercy from Us. And
As-SaikaH (torment — awful cry) seized the wrong-doers, and
they lay (dead), prostrate in their homes.
95. As if they had never lived there! So away with Madyan
(Midian) as away with Thamud! (All these nations were
destroyed).
96. And indeed We sent Musa (Moses) w ith Our Aydt
(proofs, evidences, lessons, signs, etc,) and a manifest authority,
97. To Fir^aun (Pharaoh) and his chiefs, but they followed
the command of Fir’aun (Pharaoh), and the command of
FiCaun (Pharaoh) was no right guide.
9®. He will go ahead of his people on the Day of Resurrection,
and will lead them into the Fire, and evil indeed is the place to
which they are led.
99. They were pursued by a curse in this (deceiving life of
this world) and (so they will he pursued hy a curse) on the Day
of Resurrection. Evil indeed is the gill given fi.e, the curse (in
this world) pursued by another curse (in the Hereafter) |.
100. That is some of the news of the (population of) the
towns which We relate 1o you (O Muhammad
of them, some are (still) standing, and sonic have heen (already)
reaped.
101. We wronged (hem not, but (hey wronged Ihemselves.
So their atihah (gods), other than Allah, whom they invoiced,
profited them naught when there came the Command of your
Lord, nor did they add aught to them hut destruction.
102. Such is the Seizure of your Lord when lie seizes the
(population of) the towns while they are doing wrong. Verily,
His Seizure is painful, (and) severe 1111 .
103. Indeed, in that (there) is a sure Lesson for those who
ll] (VJ 1:102) Narrated Abu Musa Allah’s. Messenger
said, L 'AlMh gives respite U> ibu 7Mim {polytheist. wrong-doer, oppressor), but when
Ele seizes (catches) him. He never releases him.” Then he recited: "Such is the Seizure
of your Lord when He seizes the (population of) the towns while they arc doing
wrong, Verily, His Seizure is painful (anti) nevcre.” ( Sah ih Al-ftitkhtiri, Veil. 6, IJadith
No. 208 ).
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fear the torment of the Hereafter. That is a Day whereon
mankind will he gathered together, and that is a Day when all
(the dwellers of the heavens and the earth) will he present
104. And We delay it only for a term (already) fixed.
105. On the Day when it comes, no person shall speak except
hv His (Allah’s) Leave. Some among them will be wretched and
(others) blessed,
106. As for those who are wretched, they will he in the Fire,
sighing in a high and low tone.
107. They will dwell therein for all the time that the heavens
and the earth endure, except as your Lord wills. Verily, your
Lord is the Doer of whatsoever He intends (or wills).
I OH. And those who arc blessed, they will he in Paradise,
abiding therein for all the time Ihiil the heavens and Ihe earth
endure, except as your Lord wills: a gift without an end.
109. So be not in doubt (O Muhammad jSo ^La) as to
what these people (pagans and polylheisls) worship. They
worship nothing but what their fathers worshipped before
(them). And verily, We shall repay them in full their portion
without diminution.
110. Indeed. We gave the Book to Musa (Moses), but differences
arose therein, and had It not been for a Word that had gone forth
before from your Lord, the case would have been judged between
them, and indeed they are in grave doubt concerning it (this
Qur’&n).
111. And verily, to each of them your Lord will repay their
works in full* Surely, He is Well-Acquainted with what they do.
112. So stand (ask Allah to make) you (Muhammad
i*Wl firm and straight (on the religion of Islamic Monotheism) as
you are commanded and those (your companions) who turn in
repentance (to Allah) with you. and transgress not (Allah’s Legal
Limits). Verily, He is All-Seer of what you do.
113. And incline not toward those who do wrong, lest the Fire
should touch you, and you have no protector s other than Allah,
nor you would then be helped 1 p| .
1 11 (V- 1 1 : 1 1 3) The sin of the person who gives refuge or helps a person who innovates
a heresy (in the religion) nr summits sins. This h»t> been narrated by L All 4i'
on the authority of the Prophet -S^ ■
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1 14* And perform AsSalat {iqamat-as- Salat}* at the two
ends of tlie day and in some hours of the night ]i.e* the five
compulsory Salat (prayers)]* Verily, the good deeds remove the
evil deeds (Le. small sins)* That is a reminder (an advice) for
the mindful (those who accept advice). 1 ]|
115* And be patient; verily, Allah wastes not the reward of
the good-doers.
116. If only there had been among the generations before you
persons having wisdom, prohibiting (others) from Al-FasM
(disbelief* polytheism, and all kinds of crimes and sins) in the
earth, (but there were none) — except a few of those whom We
saved from among them! Those who did wrong pursued the
enjoyment of good things of (this worldly) life, and were
Mujrimun (criminals, disbelievers in Allah, polytheists, sinners).
1 17. And your Lord would never destroy the towns wrong-
fully, while their people were right-doers.
118. And if your Lord had so willed, He could surely have
made mankind one Ummah (nation or community {following
one religion Le* Islam)], but they will not cease to disagree*
Narrated 'As ini: I said to Anas, ”Did Allah's Messenger - Ll make
Al-Madinah a sanctuary? 1 " He replied, "Yes, Al-Madinah is a sanctuary from such and
such place to such and such place, [t is forbidden to cut its trees, and whoever
innovates a heresy in it or commits a sin therein, will incur the Curse of Allah, the
angels, and all die people, 1 ’ Then Musa him Anas- told me that Anas added, or
gives refuge to such a heretic or a sinner ...” (Sahib Al-Bukhdri, Void . Hucllth
No, 409).
I|J (V.1T114);
(A) Narrated 3 bn Mas'tld ^ a man kissed a woman and then came to
Allah’s Messenger A*j -cAt- A) and told him of that. So this Divine Revelation was
revealed. In the Prophet Ai "And peris urn A.s-Sahtf l ftffimat-as-Salal) at
the two ends of the day, and in some hours of the night; "i.e. the (five) compulsory
Saiat (prayers)]. Verily, the good deeds remove the evil deeds (small sins). That is a
reminder tor the mindful, 11 (V.l 1:114), The man said, Ll ls this instruction fnr me.
only?” The Prophet 4-j ^ ‘ Jl1 said, “If is for all those of my followers who
encounter a similar situation.” (Sahib A i -Bukhar i, Vol, 6, Uadish Nor 209).
(R) Narrated Abu Dham & ,j*±j ; Allah’s Messenger A-j ^ JL* said to me:
"(a) lie afraid of Allah and keep your duty to him wherever you may be. (b) And
follow up the evil deeds with the good deeds, (verily) the good deeds remove (bloi
out) the evil deeds, (c) And (treat) behave with the people in a high Standard of
character.” (This Hadtth is quoted by A^Tirmidhf).
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119* Except him on whom your Lord has bestowed His
Mercy (Ihe follower of truth — Islamic Monotheism) and for
that 11 did He create them. And the Word of your Lord has
been fulfilled (i.e. His Saying); “Surely, 1 shall fill Hell with
jinn and men all together.”
120* And all that We relate to you (O Muhammad *id
A-'J) of the news of the Messengers is in order that We may
make strong and firm your heart thereby* And in this (chapter
of the Qur'an) has come to you the truth, ns well as an
admonition and a reminder for the believers.
121. And say to those who do not believe: “Act according to
your ability and wav* Wc arc acting (in our way).
122. And you wait l We (loo) are waiting.”
123. And to Allah belongs the Ghaib (Unseen) of the heavens
and the earth, and to Him return all affairs (for decision)* So
worship Him (O Muhammad A-u ^1 and put your trust
in Him* And your Lord is not unaware of what you (people) do.”
fn the Name of Allah f
the Most Gracious, the. Most Merciful
1* Alif-Lam-Ra. [These letters are one of the miracles of the
Qur'an, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings].
These are the Verses of the Clear Book (the Qur^Sn that
makes clear the legal and illegal things, Laws, a guidance and a
blessing)*
2. Verily, Wc have sent it down as an Arabic Qur'an in
order that you may understand*
3* Wc relate to you (Muhammad A-uj 4J& M the best of
stories through Our Revelations to you, of this Qur'an. And
he fore this (i.e. before the coming of Divine Revelation to you).
11 1 {V. 11:119} i.e. to show mercy to the good-doers, the blessed ones who are destined
to Paradise, and not to show mercy to the evil-doers, the wretched ones who are
destined Lt> He]] [this- is the sLaLemenl of [bit Ahhas A' as ^united in TqfCsr
Al-Qurtubf].
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you were among those who knew nothing about it (the Qur’&n).
4* (Remember) when Yfisuf (Joseph) said to his father: “O
my fattier! Verily, I saw (in h dream) eleven stars and the sun
and the moon — I saw them prostrating themselves to me.”
5. He (the father) said: “O my son! Relate not your vision to
your brothers, lest they should arrange a plot against you.
Verily, Shaitan (Satan) is to man an open enemy!
6. “Tims will your Lord choose you and teach you the
interpretation of dreams (and other things) and perfect His
Favour on you and on the offspring of Ya'qub (Jacob), as He
perfected it on your fathers, Ibrahim (Abraham) and Ishiq
(Isaac) aforetime! Verity, your Lord is All-Knowing, All- Wise,”
7. Verily, in Yusuf (Joseph) and his brethren, there were
Aydt (proofs, evidences, lessons, signs, etc.) for those who ask.
8. When they said: “Truly, Yusuf (Joseph) and his brother
(Benjamin) are dearer to nur father than we, while w r c are a
strong group. Really, our father is in a plain error.
9. “Kill Yusuf (Joseph) or east him out to some (other) land,
so that the favour of your father may be given to you alone, and
after that you will be a righteous folk (by intending repentance
before committing the sin).”
H). One from among them said; “Kill not Yusuf (Joseph),
but if you must do something, throw him dow n to the bottom of
a well" he w ill be picked up by some caravan of travellers. '
11, They said; H Q our father! Why do you not trost us with
Yusuf (Joseph) though we are indeed his well-wishers?”
12, “Send him wilh us tomorrow to enjoy himself and play,
and verily, wc will take care of him.”
13, He | Ya^qub (Jacoh)| said; “Truly, it saddens me that you
should rake him away. I fear lest a wolf should devour him,
while you are careless of him.”
v
14, They said; “If a wolf devours him, while we are a strong
group (to guard him), then surely, we are the losers.”
15, So, when they took him aw ay and they all agreed to throw
him down to the bottom of the well, (they did so) and We
revealed to him; “Indeed, you shall (one day) inform them of this
their affair, when they know (you) nol.”
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16, And they came to their father in the early part of the
night weeping.
17. They said:“0 our father! We went racing with one
another, and left Yusuf (Joseph) by our belongings and a wolf
devoured him; but you will never believe us even when we
speak the (mill.”
18. And they brought his shirt stained with false hlond. He
said: “Nay, but your own selves have made up a tale. So (for
me) patience is inosl fitting. And it is Allah (Alone) Whose help
can be sought againsl that (lie) which you describe.”
19, And there came a caravan of travellers and they sent
their water-drawer, and he let down his bucket (into the well).
He said: “What good news! Here is a boy.” So they hid him as
merchandise (a slave). And Allah was All-Knower of what they
did.
20. And they sold him for a low price. — for a few Dirhams
(i.e. for a few silver coins). And they were of those who
regarded him insignificant
21, And he (the man) from Egypt who bought him. said to
his wife: “Make tiis stay comfortable, may be he will profit us
or we shall adopt him as a son,” Thus did Wc establish Yusuf
(Joseph) in the land, that We might teach him the
interpretation of evenls, And Allah has full power and control
over His Affairs, but most of men know not.
22 t And when lie {Yusuf ( Joseph)! attained his full manhood,
We gave him wisdom and knowledge (the Prophethood); tints
We reward Ihe Muhsinun {doers of good — see the footnote of
V.9: 120),
23, And she, in whose house lie was, sought to seduce him (to
do an evil act), and she closed the doors and said: “Come on, O
you,” He said: “I seek refuge in Allah (or Allah forbid)! Truly,
he {your husband) is my master! He made my living in a great
comfort! (So I will never betray him). Verily, the Zalitniin
(wrong and evil-doers) will never be successful.”
24, And indeed she did desire him, and he would have inclined
to her desire, had he not seen the evidence of his Lord, Thus it
was, that We might lurn away from him evil and illegal sexual
intercourse. Surely, he was one of Our chosen (guided) slaves.
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25 ♦ So they raced with one another to the door, and she tore
his shirt from the bark. They both found her lord (i.e. her
husband) at the door. She said; “What is the recompense
(punishment) fur him who intended an evil design against your
wife, except that he be put in prison or a painful torment?* 1
26, He [Yusuf (Joseph) | said; “It was she that sought to
seduce me*” and a witness of her household bore witness
(saying): “If it be that his shirt is torn from the front, then her
tale is true and he is a liar!
27, “But if it be that his shirt is turn from the hack, then she
has told a lie and he is speaking the truth!”
28, So, when he (her husband) saw his [(Yusufs ( Joseph))
shirt torn at the back, he (her husband) said: “Surely, it is a
plot of you wnmen! Certainly mighty is your plot!
29, “G Yusuf (Joseph)! Turn away from this! (O woman!)
Ask forgiveness for your sin. Verily , you were of the sinful.”
30, And women in the city said: “The wife of A L* Aziz is
seeking to seduce her (slave) young man, in deed she loves him
violently; verily, we sec her in plain error.”
31, So when she heard of their accusation, she sent for them
and prepared a banquet for them; she gave each one of (hem a
knife (to cut the foodstuff with), and she said [(to Yusuf
(Joseph)]: “Come out before them,” Then, when they saw him,
they exalted him (at his beauty) and (in their astonishment) cut
their hands. They said: “1 low perfect is Allah (or Allah forbid)!
No man is this! This is none other than a noble angel!”
32, She said: “This is he (the young man) about whom you
did blame me, and I did seek to seduce him, hut he refused.
And now if he refuses to obey my order, he shall cerlainly be
cast into prison, and will be one of those who arc disgraced,”
33, He said:“G my Lord! Prison is dearer to me than that to
which they invite me. Unless You lurn away their plot from me,
I will feel inclined towards them and he one (of those who
commit sin and deserve blame or those who do deeds) of l he
ignorant.”
34, So his laird answered his invocation, and turned away
from him (heir plot. Verily, He is the All-Hearer, the All-Know er.
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35. Then it occurred to them, after they had seen the proofs
(of his innocence), to imprison him for a time.
36. And Iherc entered with him two young men in the
prison. One of them said: “Verily, I saw myself (in a dream)
pressing wine*” The other said: “Verily, I saw myself (in a
dream) carrying bread on my head and birds were eating
thereof*” (They said): “Inform tis of the interpretation of this*
Verily, we think you are one of Ihe Muhsinun {doers of good)*”
37. He said: LL No food will come to you (in wakefulness or in
dream) as your provision, but I will inform (in wakefulness) its
interpretation before ii (the food) comes. This is of dial which
my E.ord has taught me. Verily, I have abandoned the religion
of a people that believe not in Allah and are disbelievers in the
Hereafter (i.e. the KarP&nyyun of Egypt who were polytheists
arid used to worship the sun and other false deities}*
38. “And 1 have followed the religion of my fathers, 111 —
Ibrahim (Abraham), Ishaq (Isaac) and Ya^quh (Jacob) I
^1], and never could we attribute any partners whatsoever
to Allah. This is from the Grace of Allah to us and to mankind,
but most men thank not (i*e* they neither believe in Allah, nor
worship Him).
39. “G two companions of Ihe prison! Are many different
Lords (gods) better or Allah, the One, the Irresistible?
40* “You do not worship besides Him hut only names which
you have named (forged) — you and your fathers — for which
Allah has sent down no authority. The command (or the
judgement) is for none but Allah. He has commanded that you
worship none but Him (i.e. His Monotheism): that is the (Irue)
straight religion, hut most nicn know not.
41, “O tw r o companions of the prison! As for one of you, he
(as a servant) will pour out wine for his lord (king or master) to
drink: and as for the other, he will be crucified and birds will
eat from his head* Thus is the case judged concerning which
you both did inquire.”
42. And lie said to the one whom he knew to be saved:
“Mention me to your lord (i.e. your king, so as to get me out of
1U
(V. ]2.:3H) See the footnote of (V. 2: 135).
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the prison)*” But tire Shaitan (Satan) made him forget to
mention il to his lord [or Satan made Yusuf (Joseph) to forget
the remembrance of his Lord (Allah) as to ask for His Help,
instead of others). So [Yusuf (Joseph)] stayed in prison a few
(more) years.
43, And the king (of Egypt) said: “Verily, I saw (in a dream)
seven fat cows, whom seven lean ones were devouring, and seven
green ears of corn, and (seven) others dry. O notables! Explain
to me my dream, if it he that you can interpret dreams*”
44. They said: “Mixed up false dreams and we are not
skilled in the interpretation of dreams.”
45, Then the man who was released (one of the two w r ho
were in prison), now at length remembered and said: “I will tell
you its interpretation, so send me forth*”
46. (He said): “O Yusuf (Joseph), the man of truth! Explain
to us (the dream) of seven fat cows whom seven lean ones were
devouring, and of seven green ears of corn, and (seven) others
dry, that 1 may return to the people, and that they may know r .”
47* f (Yusuf (Joseph)] said: “For seven consecutive years, you
shall sow as usual and that (the harvest) which you reap you
shall leave it in the ears, (all) except a little of it which you may
cut.
48* “Then will come after that, seven hard (years), which
will devour what you have laid by in advance for them, (all)
except a little of that which you have guarded (stored).
49, “Then thereafter will come a year in which people will
have ahundant rain and in which they will press (wine and oil)."
50* And flie king said: “Bring him to me*” But when the
messenger came to him, [Yusuf (Joseph) | said; “Return to your
Lord and ask him, 1 VVhal happened to the women who cut their
hands? Surely, my Lord (Allah) is All-Knower of their plot.’”
5L (The King) said (to the women): “What was your affair
when you did seek to seduce Yusuf (Joseph)?” The women
said: “Allah forbid! No evil know we againsl him!” The wife of
Al-‘Aziz said: “Now the truth is manifest (to all); it was 1 who
sought to seduce him, and he is surely of the truthful.”
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52, [Then Yousuf (Joseph) said; “1 asked far this enquiry | in
order that he (Al- L Aziz) may know thal 1 betrayed him not in
(his) absence. And, verily, Allah guides not the plot of the
betrayers.” 111
53, “And I tree not myself (from the blame). Verily, the
(human) self is inclined 1o evil, except when my Lord bestows
His Mercy (upon whom He wills). Verily, my Lord is
Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful,”
54, And Ihe king said: “Bring him to me that 1 may attach
him to my person,” Then, when he spoke to him, he said;
“Verily, this day, you are wit lh us high in rank and fully
trusted.”
55, | Y usuf (Joseph) | said: “Set me over the store-houses of
tile land; I will indeed guard I hern with full knowledge” (as a
minister of finance in Egypt).
56, Thus did We give full authority to Yiisuf (Joseph) in the
land, to lake possession therein, when or where he likes. W ? e
bestow of Our Mercy on whom We will, and W r e make not to be
lost the reward of Ai-Muhsin&rt (the good-doers — See
V.2: 1 12).
57, And verily, the rewurd of the Hereafter is better for
those who believe and used to fear AH sill and keep their duty to
Him (by abstaining from all kinds of sins and evil deeds and by
performing all kinds of righteous good deeds).
58, And Yusufs (Joseph) brethren came and they entered to
him, and he recognized them, but they recognized him not.
59, And when he had furnished them with their provisions
(according to their need), he said: “Bring me a brother of yours
from your father (he meant Benjamin), See you not that I give
full measure, and that 1 am the best of the hosts?
60, “But if you bring him not to me, there shat! be no measure
(of corn) for you with me, nor shall you come near me.”
1,1 (V. 12.52) a) Nairaced [bn 'Umar ^ : The Ptophet ^ said,
“For every bclraycr (perfidious person)* a flag will be raised on the Day of
Resurrection, and it will be announced (publicly): 'This is the betrayal (perfidy) of
so-and-so, the son of so-and-so. 1 '” (Sahib A i -Bukhari, V'oL. 8, Hadith No. 196)
b) See die footnote of (V.4: 145).
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61. They said: “We shall try to get permission (for him)
from Ills father* and verily, we shall do it.”
62. And | Yusuf (Joseph)] told his servants to put their
money (with which they had bought the corn) into their hags,
so that they might know it when they go back to their people;
in order they might come again,
63. So, when they returned to their father, they said; lt O our
father! No more measure of grain shall we get (unless w r e take
our brother)* So send our brother with us* and we shall get our
measure and truly we will guard him.”
64. He said; “tan 1 entrust him to you except as I entrusted
his brother [Yfisuf (Joseph)] to you aforetime? But All&h is the
Best to guard, and He is the Musi Merciful of those who show
mercy.”
65. And when they opened their bags, they found their
money had been returned to them. They said: “Q our father!
What (more) can we desire? This, our money has been
returned to us; so we shall get (more) food for our family, and
we shall guard our brother and add one more measure of a
camel’s load. This quantity is easy (for the king to give).”
66. He | Ya^qub (Jacob)] said: “1 will not send him with you
until you swear a solemn oath to me in Allah’s Name, that you
will bring him back to me unless you are yourselves surrounded
(by enemies),” And when they had sworn their solemn oath, he
said: “Allah is the Witness to what we have said.”
67. And he said: “O my sons! Do not enter by one gate* but
enter by different gates, and 1 cannot avail you against Allah at
all* Ver ily, the decision rests only with Allah. In Him, I put my
trust and let all those that trust* put their trust in Him.” 111
hl (V. 12:67)
a) Narrated 3 bn "AbhSs A113.lv s Messenger J-.j J* 1 ^1*— said,
“Seventy thousand people of my followers will enter Paradise without account, and
they are those who do no l practise Ar-Ruqyah* and do not see an evil urn tut in ihings,
and put their trust in their Lord/’ (Suhih A 1- Bukhari, Vol. K, Hadlth No. 479)
+ A r-R uqyah : See the glossary.
b) Narrated Abu HuraLrah ALe. jT The Prophet said, "An istaeli
man asked another Israeli to lend him one thousand dinars. The second man required
witnesses. The farmer replied, 'Allah is Siil'iidenl as a witness.’ The second said, "I
want a surely." The former replied, "Allah is Sufficient as a Surety." The second said.
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68* And when tliey entered according to their father’s
advice, it did not avail them in the least against (the Will of)
Allah; it was hut a need of Ya‘qub’s (Jacob) inner-self which
he discharged. And verily, he was endowed with knowledge
because We had taught him, but most men know not.
69* And when they went in before Yusuf (Joseph), he took
his brother (Benjamin) to himself and said: “Verily, I am your
brother, so grieve not for what they used to do.”
70, So, when he had furnished them forth with their
provisions, he put the (golden) bowl in his brother’s bag. Then
a crier cried: “O you (in) the caravan! Surely, you are thieves!”
71, They, turning towards them, said: “What is it that you
have lost?”
72* They said: “We have lost the (golden) bowl of the king
and for him who produces it is (the reward of) a camel load;
and I will be hound by it*”
73* Thev said; “By Allah! Indeed von know r that wc came
Ip ir V
not to make mischief in the land, and we are no thieves!”
‘You arc right" and lent him Ihc money for a certain period. The debtor went across
the sea. When he finished his job, he searched lor a conveyance so that he might reach
in time for the repayment of the debt, hut he could not find any. So, he took a piece of
wood and made a hole in it, inserted in it one thousand dinars and a letter to the lender
and. ch en dosed (i.e. scaled) the hole tightly, lie took the piece of wood to the sea and
said. O Allah! You know well that [ took a loan of one thousand dinars from
so-and-so- Tie demanded a surety from me hut I told him that Allah’s Guarantee was-
sufficient and he accepted Your Guarantee, lie then asked fora witness and L told him
that Allah was sufficient as a Wilncss, and he accepted You as a Witness, No doubt, I
have it ied hard to find a conveyance so that 1 could pay his money hack hut could not
find, so 1 hand over this money to You.' Saying that, he threvy the piece of wood into
the Sea till it went out far into it, and then he went away. Meanwhile he started
searching for a conveyance in order to teach the creditor’s country. One day the
lender came out of his house to sec whether a ship had arrived bringing his money,
and all of a sudden he saw the piece of Wood (in which bin money had been
deposited). He took it home to use for fire. When he sawed it, he found his money and
the letter inside it Shorily after that, the debtor came bringing one thousand dinars to
him and said, "By Allah, I had been trying hard to get a boat, so that I could bring you
your money, but failed to get one before the one 1 have come by.' Ihc lender asked,
‘Have you sent something to me? : The debtor replied, ! T have lold you 1 could not gel
a boat other than die one 1 have conic by.' The lender said, 'Allah lias delivered on
your behalf Ihc money you sent in the piece of wood. So, you may keep your one
thousand dinars and depart guided on the Right Path.’ 11 (Sahih Al-Bukhari-, Vol.3,
Hadith No.488B).
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74. They [Yusufs (Joseph) mm\ said; “W hat then shall he
the penalty of him* if you are (proved to be) liars/*
75. They JYiisufs (Joseph) brothers] said: “His penalty
should be that he, in whose bag it is found, should he held for
the punishment (of the crime), Tims we punish the Zalimutt
(wrong doers)!”
76, So, he | Yusuf (Joseph) J began (the search) in their hags
before the bag of his brother. Then lie brought it out of his
brother’s bag. Thus did We plan for Yusuf (Joseph). He could
not take his brother by the law of the king (as a slave), except
that Allah willed if. (So, Allah made the brothers to hind
themselves with their way of “punishment, i,e, enslaving of a
thief*”) We raise to degrees whom We will, but over all those
endowed with knowledge is the All-Knowing (Allah).
77, They |(Yusufs (Joseph) hrnthersi said: “If he steals,
there was a brother of his [Yusuf (Joseph)] who did steal before
(him).” But these things did Yusuf (Joseph) keep in himself,
revealing uot the secrets to them. He said (within himself);
“You are in worst case, and Allah is the Best Knower of that
which you describe!”
7ft. They said: “O ruler of the land! Verily, he has an old
father (who will grieve For him); so take one of us in his place.
Indeed, w e think that you are one of the Muhs'mun (good -doers
— see the footnote of V.9:120).”
79. He said: “Allah forbid, that wc should take anvnne hut
■v
him with whom we found our property. Indeed (if we did so),
we should be Zalimun (wrong-doers),”
HO. So, when they despaired of him, they held a conference
in private. The eldest among them said: “Know r you not that
your father did take an oath from you in Allah's Name* and
before this you did fail in your duly wilh Yusuf (Joseph)?
Therefore, 1 will not leave this land until my father permits me,
or Allah decides my case (by releasing Benjamin), and He is the
Best of the judges,
HI. “Return to your lather and say, *Q our father! Verily,
your son (Benjamin) has stolen, and we testify not except
according to what we know r , and we could not know the Unseen!
82. “And ask (the people of) the town where we have been,
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and the caravan in which we returned; and indeed we are
telling the truth.”
S3. He [YVqOb (Jacob)] said: “Nay, but your ownselves
have beguiled you into something. So patience is most fitting
(for me). May be Allah will bring them (back) all to me. Truly
He! Only lie is the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.”
84. And he turned away from them and said: “Alas, my grief
for Yusuf (Joseph)!” And he lost his sight because of the
sorrow that he was suppressing.
85. They said: “By Allah! You will never cease remembering
Yusuf (Joseph) until you become weak with old age, or until
you be of the dead.' 1 '
86. He said: “I only complain of my grief and sorrow to
AMh, and 1 know from Allah thaf which you know not,
87. “O my sons! Go you and enquire about Yusuf (Joseph)
and his brother, and never give up hope of AlEiih's Mercy,
Certainly, no one despairs of AMITs Mercy, except ihe people
who disbelieve.”
88. Then, wdien they entered to him [Yfisuf (Joseph)], they
said: “O ruler of the land! A hard time has hit us and our family,
and we have brought but poor capital, so pay us full measure and
be charitable to us, Iruly, Allah docs reward the charitable.”
89. lie said: “Do you know what you did with Yusuf
(Joseph) and his brother, when you were ignorant?”
90. They said: “Are you indeed Yusuf (Joseph)?” He said: *‘I
am Yusuf (Joseph), and this is my brother (Benjamin). Allah
has indeed been gracious to us. Verily, he who fears Allah with
obedience 1o Him (by abstaining from sins and evil deeds, and
by performing righteous good deeds), and is patient, then
surely, AMh makes not the reward of the Muhsirt&n
(good-doers — see V.2:l 12) to be lost.”
91. They said: “By AMh! Indeed Allah has preferred you to
us, and we certainly have been sinners.”
92. lie said: “No reproach on you this day; may Allah forgive
you, and He is the Most Merciful of those who show mercy! 11
1,1 (V. 12:92) Narrated Abu Hurairah j-j: I heard Allah's Mc&scngcr
saying, “Verily, Allah treated mercy. The day lie created it. He made it ini*»
one hundred parts. He withheld with Him ninety-nine parts, and sen: its one part to all
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93. “Go with this shirt of mine, and cast it over the face of
my father, he will become dear-sigh ted,, ami bring me all your
family.”
94* Ami when the caravan departed, their father said: “I do
indeed feel the smell of Yusuf (Joseph), if only you think me not
a dotard (a person who has weakness of mind because of old
age},”
95. They said: “By Allah! Certainly, you are in your old
error,”
96, Then, when the bearer of the glad tidings arrived, he
east it (the shirt) over his face, and he became clear-sighted, lie
said: “Did I not say to you, ‘1 know from Allah that which yon
know not. 1 ”
97* They said: “O our father! Ask Forgiveness (from Allah)
for our sins, indeed, we have been sinners. 11
98* He said: “1 will ask my Lord for forgiveness for you,
verily, He! Only He is the Oft -Forgiving, (he Most Merciful.”
99* Then, when they came in before Yusuf (Joseph), he took
his parents to himself and said: “Enter Egypt, if Allah w ills, in
security.”
100. And he raised his parents to the throne and they fell
down before him prostrate. And he said: “O my father! This is
the interpretation of my dream aforetime! My Lord has made
it come true! He was indeed good to me, when He took me out
of the prison, and brought you (all here) out of the bed ou in-life,
after the Shaitan (Satan) had sown enmity between me and my
brothers. Certainly, my Lord is the Most Courteous and Kind
to whom He wills* Truly, He! Only He is the All-Knowing* the
All-Wise*
101* “My Lord! You have indeed bestowed on me of the
sovereignty, and taught me something of the interpretation of
dreams — the (Only) Creator of the heavens and the earth!
You arc my Wall (Protector, Helper, Supporter, Guardian,
God, Lord.) in this world and in the Hereafter* Cause me to die
His creatures. Had a disbeliever known of all the metcy which is in the Hands of
Allah, he would not have lost hope of entering Paradise, and had a believer known of
all the punishment which is present with Allah, he would not have considered himself
sale from die HelL-inc."* {Safoh Al-Bukhdrt, Vol.fc, Hadsth No A 7 6).
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as a Muslim (the one submitting to Your M ill), and join ine
with the righteous.”
102. That is of the news of the Ghaih (Unseen) which We
reveal to you (O Muhammad -il You were not
(present) with them when they arranged their plan together,
and (while) they were plotting.
103. And most of mankind will not believe even if yon desire
it eagerly.
104. And no reward you (O Muhammad ^ ask
of them (those who deny your Prophet hood) for it; it (the
Qur'an) is no less than a Reminder and an advice to the
'Alatmn (men and jinn).
105. And how many a sign in the heavens and the earth they
pass by, while they arc averse therefrom*
106. And most of them believe not in Allah except that they
attribute partners to Him [i.e. they are Mushrikun i.e.
polytheists. See verse 6:121 1.
107- Do they then feel secure from the coming against them
of Ihe covering veil of Ihe Tormenl of Allah, or of the coining
against them of the (Final) Hour, all of a sudden while they
perceive not?
108. Say (O Muhammad “This is my way; I
invite to Allah (i.e. to the Oneness of Allah — Islamic
Monotheism) with sure knowledge, I and whosoever follows me
(also must invite others to Allah i.e to the Oneness of Allah —
Islamic Monotheism with sure knowledge). And Glorified and
Kx ailed is Allah (above all that they associate as partners with
Him), And I am not of the Mushrikun (polytheists, pagans,
idolaters and disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah; those who
worship others along with Allah or set up rivals or partners to
Allah).”
109. And We sent not before you (as Messengers) any but
men to whom We revealed, from among Ihe people of the
townships. Have they not travelled in the land and seen what
w r as the end of those who were before them? And verily, the
home of the Hereafter is the best for those who fear Allah and
obey Him (by abstaining from sins and evil deeds, and by
performing righteous good deeds). Do you not then understand?
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110* (They were reprieved) until, when the Messengers gave
up hope and thought that they were denied (by their people),
then came to them Our Help, and whomsoever We willed were
rescued. And Our punishment cannot be warded off from the
people who are Mujrimun {criminals, sinners, disbelievers,
polytheists).
III. Indeed in their stories, there is a lesson for men of
understanding. It (the Qur'an) is not a forged statement but a
confirmation of (Allah's existing Books) which were before it
[i.e. Ihe Taurat (Torah), the Injeel (Gospel) and other
Scriptures of AJLahJ and a detailed explanation of everything
and a guide and a Mercy for a people who believe. 111
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
1 . Alif-Lam-Mun-Ra.
[These letters are one of the miracles of the Qur'an; and
none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings).
These are the Verses of the Book (the Qur’an), and that
which has been revealed to you (Muhammad ^ .jA -3 )
from your Lord is the truth, but most men believe not.
2. Allah is He Who raised the heavens without any pillars
that you can see. Then, Me rose above {Istawa) the Throne
(really in a manner that suits His Majesty). He has subjected
the sun and the moon (to continue going round), each running
(its course) fur a term appointed. He manages and regulates all
affairs; He explains the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, Lessons,
signs, revelations, etc.) in detail, that you may believe with
certainty in the meeting wilh your Lord.
3. And it is He Who spread out the earth, and placed therein
firm mountains and rivers and of every kind of fruits He made
Zawjain Ithnain (two in pairs — may mean two kinds or it may
mean: of two varieties, e.g. black and white, sweet and sour,
m
(V. 12:1 11) See the footnote of V.6: 125.
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small and big), He brings the night as a cover over the day.
Verily, in these things, there are Aydt (proofs, evidences,
lessons, signs, etc.) for a people who reflect.
4. And m the earth are neighbouring tracts, and gardens of
vines, and green crops (fields), and date-palms, growing into
two or three from a single stem root, or otherwise (one stem
root for every palm), watered with the same water; yet, some of
them We make more excellent than others to eat. Verily, in
these things there arc Aydt (proofs, evidences, lessons, signs) for
the people who understand.
5. And if you (O Muhammad wonder (at
these polytheists who deny your message of Islamic Monolhcism
and have taken besides Allah others for worship who can neither
harm nor benefit), then wondrous is their saying: “When we are
dust, shall we indeed then be (raised) in a new creation?” They
are those who disbelieved in their Lord! They are those who will
have iron chains tying their hands to their necks. They will he
the dwellers of the Fire to abide therein.
6. They ask you to hasten the evil before the good, while
(many) exemplary punishments have indeed occurred before
them. But verily, your Lord is full of Forgiveness for mankind
inspite of their wrong-doing. And verily, your Lord is (also)
Severe in punishment.
7. And the disbelievers say: “Why is not a sign sent down to
him from his Lord?” You are only a warner, and to every
people there is a guide.
&. Allah knows what every female bears, and by how r much
the wombs fall short (of their time or number) or exceed.
Everything with Him is in (due) proportion.
9. AlLKnower of the Unseen and the seen, the Most Great,
the Most High.
10, It is the same (to Him) whether any of you conceal his
speech or declares it openly, whether he be hid by night or goes
forth freely by day.
IL For him (each person), there are angels in succession,
before and behind him. 111 They guard him by the Command of
Mi
(V.l3:l 1) See the footnote {B) of (V.6:61).
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Allah, Verily, Allah will not change the (good) condition of a
people as long as they do not change their slate (of goodness)
themselves (by com mil ling sins and by being ungrateful and
disobedient to Allah). But when Allah wills a people's
punishment, there can be no turning hack of It, and they will
find besides Him no protector*
12. It is He Who shows you the lightning, as a fear (fur
travellers) and as a hope (for those who wait for rain), And it is
He Who brings up (or originates) the clouds, heavy (with water),
13* And Ar-Ra*^ (thunder) glorifies and praises Him, and
so do the angels because of His Awe. He sends the thunderboils,
and therewith He strikes whom He wills, yet, they (disbelievers)
dispute about Allah, And He is Mighty in strength and Severe
in punishment.
14. For Him (AUatt., Alone) is the Word of Truth (Le* none
has the right to be worshipped but Allah), And those whom
they (polytheists and disbelievers) invoke besides Him, answer
them no more than one who stretches forth his hand (at the
edge of a deep well) for water 1o reach his mouth, but il reaches
him not; and the invocation of the d is he lie vers Is nothing but
an error (i*e* of no use),
15* And 1o Allah (Alone) falls in prostration whoever is in
the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, and so do
their shadows in the mornings and in Ihe afternoons.
16. Say (O Muhammad J^): “W’ho is the Lord of
the heavens and the earth?” Say” “(It is) Allah.” Say: “Have you
then laken (for worship) Auliya* (prolectors) other than Him,
such as have no power either for benefit or for harm to
themselves?” Say: “Is the blind equal to the one who sees? Or
darkness equal to light? Or do they assign to Allah partners who
created the like of His creation, so that the creation (which they
made and His creation) seemed alike to them?” Say: “Allah is
the Creator of all things; and lie is the One, the Irresistible,”
17* He sends down water (rain) from the sky, and the valleys
flow according to their measure, but Ihe flood bears away the
111 (V. 13:13) Ar-Ra‘d~ Tl is said that he is the iingel in charge Of Clouds and he dri ves
them as ordered by Allah, and he glorifies His Praises. (Tiffs if 1 Al-QurtuM).
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foam that mounts up to the surface — and (also) from that
(ore) which they heat in the fire in order to make ornaments or
utensils, rises a foam like it, thus does Allah thy parables) show
forth truth and falsehood^ 11 . Then, as for the foam it passes
away as scum upon the banks, while that which is for the good
of mankind remains in the earth. Thus Allah sets forth
parables (for the truth and falsehood, i.e, Belief and disbelief).
18. For those who answered their Lord’s Call [believed in
the Oneness of Allah and followed His Messenger Muhammad
i,e, Islamic Mono I he ism] is Ai-Husna (i.e.
Paradise). But thnse who answered not Elis Call (disbelieved in
tiie Oneness of Allah and followed not His Messenger
Muhammad A*J ^ if they had all that is in the earth
together with its like, they would offer it in order to save
themselves (from the torment, but it will be in vain). For them
there wall be the terrible reckoning. Their dwelling-place will
1 1 1
be Hell; and worst indeed is that place for rest.
19. Shall he then who knows that what has been revealed to
you (O Muhammad from your Lord is the
truth be like him who is blind? lint it is only the men of
understanding that pay heed.
20. Those w ho fulfil the Covenant of Allah and break not the
Mtthaq (bond, treaty, covenant).
21. And those who join that which Allah has commanded to
be joined (i.e. they are good to their relatives and do not sever
the bond of kinship), and fear their Lord, and dread the
terrible reckoning (i.e. abstain from all kinds of sins and evil
deeds which Allah has forbidden and perform all kinds of good
deeds which Allah has ordained).
22. And those who remain patient, seeking their Lord’s
Countenance, perform AsSalat -prayers ( fq a m a t-as-$a ldt) y and
spend out of that which We have bestowed on them, secretly and
openly, and repel evil with good, for such there is a good end.
23. \Adn (Eden) Paradise (everlasting Gardens), which they
shall enter and (also) those who acted righteously from among
111 (V, 13; 1 7) Sec the footnote (A) of (V.9; 1 1 9).
|7j (V.l 3:1 S) See the footnotes of (V.3: 1 64), (V.3: 85) omd (V.3:9l)
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tlieir fathers, and their wives, and their offspring. And angels
shall enter to them from every gate (saying):
24 t “Saiamun 'Ataikum (peace he upon you) for von
persevered in patience! Lxceilent indeed is the linal home!”
25. And those who break the Covenant of Allah, after its
ratification, and sever that which Allah has commanded to be
joined (i,e, they sever the bond of kinship and are not good to
their relatives), and work mischief in the land, on them is the
curse (i.e* they will be far aw r ay from Allah’s Mercy), and for
1 1 1
them is the unhappy (evil) home (i.e. Hell) *
26. Allah increases the provision fur whom He wills, and
straitens (it for whom He wills), and they rejoice in the life of
the world, whereas Ihe life of this world as compared with the
Hereafter is but a brief passing enjoyment
27. And those who disbelieved say: “Why is not a sign sent
down to him (Muhammad ^ from his Lord?”
Say: “Verily, Allah sends astray whom He wills and guides to
Himself those who turn to Him in repentance*”
28. Those who believed (in the Oneness of Allah — Islamic
Monotheism), and w r hose hearts find rest in the remembrance of
Allah: verily, in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest 1 " .
1 1 1 ( V , 1 3 :25 ) Sec the footnote of ( V.2 : 27),
|2J (V. 13:28) lilt superiority of Dhikr Alidh At [remembering Allah (i.-e. glorifying
and praising Him.)]
a) Narrated Abu Musi Al lJ -^j : The Prophet Ai said, “The example
oflhc one who remembers (glorifies the Praises of) his Lord, (Alilh) in comparison to
the one who does not remember (glorify the Praises, of) his Lord, is that of a living
creature compared to a dead one." {Sahih Al Bukhari VoLS, Hadhh No, 4 1 6),
b) Narrated Abu Hurairah -“l : Allah's Messenger ^ said,
"Whoever Says, Subhan Allah: wa bihamdihi, L)nt hundred times a day, will fj<?
forgiven all ins sins even if ihey were as much as die foam of die sea.” (Sahfh Al-
Bukharl Vol.8, Hadffii No.414).
c) Narrated Abu Hurairah ^ Al Allah's Messenger (J-j Ai (A-* said,
"Whoever says: l, it ildha iltalfahu wamiu.hu (a .fhariku lithfi, lahul-mulku wit
liihul-hatmtu wa Huwa ‘ala kulli shut 'in Qadir* one hundred times will get the same
reward as given for manumitting ten slaves; and one hundred good deeds will be
written in his accounts, and one hundred, sms will be deducted from his accounts, and
it (his saying) will be a shield for him from Satan on that day till night, and nobody
will he able to do a belter deed except the one who does mure than he.” (Sahib At-
Bukhtin. VoJ.Si, I Judith No.412).
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29. Those who believed (in the Oneness of Allah — Islamic
Monotheism), and work righteousness, T&bd (all kinds of
happiness or name of a tree in Paradise) is for them and a
beautiful place of (final) return.
30. Thus have We senl you (O Muhammad A-j
to a community before which other communities have passed
away, in order that you might recite to them what Wc have
revealed to yon, while they disbelieve in the Most Gracious
(Allah) Say : “He is my Lord! La ildha ilia Hu wa (none has I he
right to he worshipped hut He)! In Him is my trust, and to Him
will he my return with repentance,”
31. And if there had been a Quran with which mountains
could be moved (from their places), or the earth could be
cloven asunder, or the dead could be made to speak (it would
not have been other than this Qur’an). Bui the decision of all
things is certainly with Allah. Have not then those who believed
yet known that had Allah willed, He could have guided all
mankind? And a disaster will not cease to strike those who
disbelieved because of Iheir (evil) deeds or if (i.e. the disaster)
settles close to their homes, until the Promise of Allah comes to
pass. Certainly, Allah breaks not His Promise.
32. And indeed (many) Messengers were mocked at before
you (O Muhammad A-j but | granted respite to
those who disbelieved, and finally I punished them. Then how r
(terrible) was My punishment!
33. Is then lie (Allah) Who takes charge (guards, maintains,
provides) of every person and knows all that he has earned
(like any other deities who know nolhing)? Yet, they ascribe
partners to Allah. Say: “Marne them! Is it that you will inform
llim of something lie knows not in the earth or is it (just) a
show of false words,” Nay! To those who disbelieved, their
plotting is made fair-seeming, and they have been hindered
from the Right Path; and whom Allah sends astray, for him
there is no guide.
34. For them is a torment in the life of this world, and
*Nono has the right to be worshippc-d but Allah (Alone) Who has no partner; to Him
beltings the kingdom (of the universe), ami for Him are all the praises, and E Ee has ihe
power to do everything.
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certainly, harder is the torment of the Hereafter. And they
have no Waq (defender or protector) against Allah,
35, The description of the Paradise which the Nuttaqfm (the
pious — See V.2:2) liave been promised: Underneath it rivers
flow, its provision is eternal and so is its shade; this is the end
(final destination) of Al-Muttaqun (the pious — See V.2:2), and
the end (final destination) of the disbelievers is Fire. (See Verse
47:15)
36, Those to whom We have given the Rook (such as
1 Abdullah bin Salam and other Jews who embraced Islam),
rejoice at what has been revealed to you (l.e. the Qur'an)/ 11 but
there are among the Confederates (from the Jews and pagans)
those who reject a part thereof. Say (O Muhammad Lf ^
plwj): u l am commanded only to worship All3h (Alone) and not
to join partners with Him. To Him (Alone) I call and to Him is
my return. n
37, And thus have We sent it (the Qur'Sn) down to be a
judgement of authority in Arabic. Were you (O Muhammad
A-j to follow their (vain) desires after the
knowledge which has come to you, then you will not have any
Walt (protector) or Wtitf (defender) against Allah,
3N, And indeed We sent Messengers before you (O
Muhammad A-j ^ and made for them wives and
offspring. And it was not for a Messenger to bring a sign except
by Allah's Leave. (For) every matter there is a Decree (from
Allah), \Tafsir At-Tahatil
39. Allah blots out whal He wills and confirms (what He
wills). And with Him is the Mother of the Book {At-Lauh
Al-M(thfuz )♦
40. Whether We show you (O Muhammad Sm* "d \j^*)
part of what We have promised them or cause you to die, your
duty is only to convey (the Message), and on Us is the
reckoning,
41. Sec they not that W r c gradually reduce the land (of the
disbelievers, by giving it to the believers, in w r ar victories) from
its outlying borders, And AllSh judges, there is none to put
10
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back ITis Judgement and lie is Swift at reckoning*
42. And verily, those before them did devise plots, but nil
planning is Allah's* lie knows what every person earns* and the
disbelievers will know who gets the good end (final destination).
43* And those who disbelieved say; “You (O Muhammad
i*k ,u j ^ Ate not a Messenger.” Say* “Sufficient as a
witness between me and yon Is Allah, and those too who have
knowledge of the Scripture (such as ‘Abdullah bin Salam and
other .lews and Christians who embraced Islam}.”
In the Name of Altak,
the Most (i radons, the Most Merciful
I . Alif-Lam-Ra.
[These letters are one of the miracles of the Qur*2n, and
none hut Allah ( Alone) knows their meanings
(This is) a Book which We have revealed to you (O
Muhammad fl«<j in order that you might lead
mankind out of darkness (of disbelief and polytheism) into light
(of belief in the Oneness of Allah and Islamic Monotheism) by
their Lord's Leave to the Path of the All-Mighty, the Owner of
all Praise.
2* Allah to Whom belongs all that is in the heavens and all
that is in the earth! And woe to the disbelievers from a severe
torment,
3* Those who prefer the iife of this world to the Hereafter,
and hinder (men) from the Path of Allah (Le.lslam) and seek
crookedness therein — they are far astray.
4* And We sent not a Messenger except with the language of
his people, in order that he might make (the Message) clear fur
them* Then Allah misleads whom lie wills and guides whom lie
wills. And He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.
5* And indeed We sent Miisa (Moses) with Our Ayat (signs,
proofs, and evidences) (saying): “Bring out your people from
darkness into light, and remind them of the Blessings of Allah,
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Truly, therein are Ay At (evidences, proofs and signs) for every
patient,, thankful (person)! Tafsir Itm Kathir \ /’
6. And (remember) when Musa (Moses) said to his people;
“Call to mind AlMh's Favour to you, when He delivered you
from Fir l aun's (Pharaoh) people who were afflicting you with
horrible torment, and were slaughtering your sons and letting
your women alive; and in it was a tremendous trial from your
Lord/’
7* And (remember) when your Lord proclaimed: “If yon
give thanks (by accepting Faith and worshipping none hut
Allah), 1 will give you more (of My Blessings); but if you are
thankless (i.e. disbelievers), verily My punishment is indeed
severe/’
8* And Musa (Moses) said: “If you disbelieve, you and all on
earth together, then verily Allah is Rich (Free of all needs).
Owner of all Praise/’
9* Has not the news reached von, of those before von, the
A r "
people of Nuh (Noah), and "Ad, and Thamud? And those after
them? None knows them but Allah, To them came their
Messengers with dear proofs, but they put their hands in their
mouths (biting them from anger) and said: “Verily, we
disbelieve in that with which you have been sent, and we are
really in grave doubt as to that to which you invite us (i.c,
Islamic Monotheism)/’
10* Their Messengers said: “What! Can there be a doubt
about Allah, the Creator of the heavens and the earth? He calls
you (to Monotheism and to be obedient to Allah) that He may
forgive you of your sins and give you respile for a term
appointed,” They said: “You arc no more than human beings
like us! You wish to lurn us away from what our fathers used
to worship. Then bring us a clear authority (he. a clear proof of
what you say)*”
1 1 . Their Messengers said to Ihem: “We are no more than
human beings Like you, hut Allah bestows His Grace to whom
He wills of His slaves* It is not ours to bring you an authority
(proof) except by the Permission of Allah. And in Allah (Alone)
let the believers put their trust*
12. “And why should we not put our trust in Allah while He
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indeed has guided m our ways? And we shall certainly bear
with patience rill the hurt you may cause us, and in Allah
(Alone) let those who trust, put their trusty
13, And those who disbelieved, said to their Messengers:
“Surely, we shall drive, you out of our land, or you shall return
to our religion,” So their Lord revealed to them: “Truly, We
shall destroy the Zdlimun (polytheists, disbelievers and
wrong-doors).
14. 4 'And indeed, We shall make you dwell in Ihe land afler
them. This is tor him who fears standing before Me (on the Day
of Resurrection or fears \fy punishment) and also fears My
threat”
15. And they (the Messengers) sought victory and help [from
their Lord ( Allah)]; and every obstinale, arrogant diclator
(who refuses to believe in the Oneness of Allah) was brought to
a complete loss and destruction.
16. In front of him (every obstinate, arrogant dictator) is
Ilell, and he will be made to drink boiling, festering water,
17. He will sip it unwillingly, and he will find a great
difficulty to swallow it down his throal 111 : and death will come
to him from every side, yet he will not die and in front of him,
will be a great torment.
18. The parable of Ihose who disbelieved in their Lord is
that their works are as ashes, on which the wind blows
furiously on a stormy day; they shall not be able 1o get aught of
what they have earned. That is the straying, far away (from the
Right Path),
19. Do you not see that Allah has created the heavens and
the earth with frnth?lf lie wills, He can remove yon and bring
(in your place) a new creation!
20. And for Allah that is not hard or difficult,
21. And they all shall appear before AlLSh (on the Day of
Resurrection); then the weak wall say to those who were
( V. 1 4: 1 7 > Narrated Abu Hurairah 4i' The Prophet ^ said,
‘‘The width between the two shoulders of a Kafir (.disbeliever) will be equal to the
distance covered by a fast rider in three days.” (Snkfii At -Bukhari, Vnl.8, iladith
No. 559 A).
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arrogant (chiefs): “Verily, we were following you; can you avail
us anything against Allah’s Torment?” They will say; "“Had
Allah guided tis, we would have guided you. It makes no
difference to us (now) whether we rage, or bear (these
torments) with patience; there is no place of refuge for uu”
22. And Shaitan (Satan) will say when the matter has been
decided: “Verily, Allah promised you a promise of truth. And I
too promised you, but I betrayed you. I had no authority over
you except that I called you, and you responded to me. So
blame me not, hut blame yourselves, I cannot help you, nor can
you help me. I deny your former act in associating me (Satan)
as a partner with Allah (by nheying me In the life of the world).
Verily, there is a painful torment for the Zalimitn (polytheists
and wrong-doers).”
23. And those who believed (in the Oneness of Allah and His
Messengers and whatever they brought) and did righleous
deeds, will be made to enter Gardens under which rivers flow,
— to dwell I herein forever (i.e. in Paradise), with the
Permission of their Lord. Their greeting therein will be: Salam
(peace!). 111
24. See you not how r Allah sets forth a parable? A goodly
word as a goodly tree, whose root is firmly fixed, and its
branches (reach) to the sky (i.e. very high),
25. Giving its fruit at all times, by the Leave of its Lord, and
Allah sets forth parables for mankind in order that they may
remember.
26. And the parable of an evil word is that of an evil tree
uprooted from the surface of earth, having no stability.
27. Allah will keep firm those who believe, with the w r ord that
stands firm in this world (i.e. they will keep on worshipping
Allah Alone and none else), and in the Hereafter. ’’ And Allah
111 (V 14:23) Sk (he footnote of (V.4:S6).
^ (V. 14:27) Le. immediately after their death (in their graves, etc.), when the angels
(Mm far and Naki'r) will ask them three questions: As to: (1) Who is your Lord? (?)
What is your religion? and (3} What do you say about this man (Prophet Muhammad
j lJe- ai' who was sent to you? The believers will give the correct answers, i,c.
(1) My Lord is Allah; (2) My religion is Islam, and (3) This man (Muhammad 4i' ,^1-a
fd 0 ) is Allah's Messenger, and he came to us with clear signs and we believed in
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will cause to go astray those who are Zalimuft (polytheists and
wrong-doers), and Allah does what He wills. 1 ' 1
28. Have you not seen those who have changed the Blessings
of Allah into disbelief (by denying Prophet Muhammad ^
and his Message of Islam), and caused their people to
dwell in the house of destruction?
29. Hell, in which they w r ill burn, — and what an evil place
to settle in!
30. And they set up rivals to Allah, to mislead (men) from
His Palh! Say: “Enjoy (your brief life)! But certainly, your
destination is the (Hell) FircT*
31. Say (O Muhammad to v ihddi (My slaves)
who have believed, that they should perform As-SulM {Iqamat-
as-Salat} |zl , and spend in charity out of the sustenance We have
given them, secretly and openly, before the coming of a Day on
which there will be neither mutual bargaining nor befriending.
32. Allah is He Who has created the heavens and the earth
and sends dow r n water (rain) from the sky, and thereby
brought forth fruits as provision for you; and He has made the
ships to be of service to you, that they may sail through the sea
by His Command; and He has made rivers (also) to be of
service to you.
33. And He has made the sun and the moon, both constantly
pursuing their courses, to be of service to you; and lie has
made the night and the day. to be of service to you.
34. And He gave you of all that you asked from Him, and if
you count the Blessings of Allah, never will you be able to count
them. Verily, man is indeed an extreme wrong-doer, a
disbeliever (an extreme ingrate who denies Alla If s Blessings by
disbelief, and by worshipping others besides Allah, and by
disobeying Allah and His Prophet Muhammad
35. And (remember) when Ibrahim (Abraham) said: “O my
him, . while the wrong-doers who believed not in the Message of Prophet
Muhammad will not be abk to answer these (juestions, [See Tafsb'
Ihn Kathfrj.
1,1 (V, 14 ;27) Sec the footnotes of (V3;85) and (V.fr93),
|7j (V.14 j 31) See the footnotes of (V.2:238).
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Lord! Mak« tills city (Makkah) one of peace and security, and
keep me and my sons away from worshipping idols.
36. u O my Lord! They have indeed led astray many among
mankind. But whoso follows me, he verily is of me. And w hoso
disobeys me, still You are indeed Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
37. “O our Lord! I have made some of my offspring to dw r eli
in an uncultivable valley by Your Sacred House (the Ku "hah at
Makkah) in order, O our Lord, that they may perform As-Salat
{Iqamat-as-Salaf). So till sonic hearts among men with love
towards them, and (O Allah) provide them with fruits so that
they may give thanks. ^
(V, 1-4:37). The Surry of the building of the Ka ‘hah at Makkah:
Narrated [bn s AbhSs La # i£i A' : [Oti [he authority of the Prophet “ l
(See Fatk AI-Bdrf, Vol. 7 t Page 210)1. The first Lady to use a girdle was the mother of
Ismi'il (Ishmad). She used a girdle so that she might hide her tracks from Sarah.
Ibrahim (Abraham) brought her and her son Ismd'Jt (Ishmael) while she used to nurse
him at her breast, near the Ka'hah under a tree on the spot of Zamzam, at the highest
plane itl die mosque- During lh«S<? days there tIQbOdy in Mjtkkah, nor wys there
any water. So he made them sit over there and placed near them a leather hag
containing some dates, and a small water-skin containing some water, and set out
homeward. EsmdTl’s (Isbmael) mother followed him saying, "0 Ibrahim (Abraham)!
Where arc you going, leaving us in this valley where there is no person whose
company we may enjoy, nor is there anything (to enjoy)?" She repeated that to him
many times, but he did not look hack at her. Then she asked him, "’lias Allah ordered
you to do so?" He said, "Yes." She said, "Then He will not neglect us," and returned
while ThrahTrn (Abraham) prut ceded onwards, and on reaching the Tbaniyyuh where
they could not see him, he faced the Ka'buh, and raising both hands invoked Allah
saying Ihe following supplication;
£ G our Lord ! 1 have made some of my offspring to dwell in an uncultivable valley by
Yopr Sacred House (the Ka 'bah at Makkah); in order, O our Lord, that they may
perform As-Saldt (Iqdmat-as-Szihil). So fill some hearts among men with love towards
them, and (O Allah) provide them with fruits, so that they mav give thanks.’
(V. 14:37)
Ismd'il’s (Ishmael) mother went on suckling EsmdTl (Ishmael) and drinking from the
water (she had). When the water m the water-skin had all been used up, she became
thirsty and her child also became thirsty. She started looking at him [i.e, Ismail
(Ishmael)] tossing in agony; she left him. for she could not endure looking at him, and
found that the mountain of As-Safa was Ihe nearest mountain to her on Thai Land She
stood on it and started looking at the valley keenly so that she might see somebody,
but she could not see anybody. Then she descended from As-Safa and when she
reached the valley, she Lucked up her robe and ran in the valley like a person in
distress and trouble, till she crossed the valley and readied Al-Marwah mountain
where she stood and started looking, expecting to see somebody, but she could not see
anybody, She repealed that (running between As-Safa and At-Marwah) L :even Limes.”
The ftophet ^ ^ said, "1 his is the source of the Liadition of the Sa V ( the
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or people between them (i.e. As-Safa and At-M&nwih). When she reached
Al-Marwah (for the last time) she heard a voice and. she asked herself to be quiet and
listened attentively. She heard the voice again and said. ‘O (whoever you may be}'
You have made me hear your voice; have you got something to help me?’ And
behold' She saw an angel at the place of Zam zam. digging the earth with his heel (or
his wing), till water flowed from that place, She started to make something like a
basin around it, using her hands m this way and started filling her water-skin with
water with her hands, and the water was flowing out after she had scooped some of
it,” The Prophet Aj A 1 ^.A 1 added, "May Al lab bestow mercy on IsmaTTs
(Ishmael) mother' Had she let the Zamzam (flow without trying to control it) tor had
she not scooped from that water) (to fill her water-skin), Zamzam would have been a
stream flowing on die surface of the earth.” The Prophet Aj W 41 further
added, “Then she drank (w r ater) and suckled her child. The angel said to her, ‘Don't
be afraid of being neglected, for Ibis is the House of Allah which will be built by ibis
boy and his father, and Allah never neglects His people.’ The House (t.e. Ka'huh) at
that time was on a high place resembling a hillock, and when torrents came, they
flowed to its right and left. She lived in that way til] some people from the tribe of
iurhum or a family from Jurhum passed by her and her child, as they (i.e. the Jurhum
people) were coming through the way of Kada They Landed in the lower part of
Makkah where they saw a bird that had the habit of flying around water and not
leaving it. 1 'hey said. 'This bird must be flying around water, though wc know that
there is no water in this valley/ They sent one or two messengers who discovered the
source of water, and returned to inform them of the water. So, they all came (towards
the water).” The Prophet A - 1 *A ■*' A added. “Isma L i]‘s (Ishmael) molher was
sitting near the water. They asked her, ‘Do you allow us 10 stay with you ? 7 She
replied, ‘Yes, but you wilt have no right to possess the water/ They agreed to that/'
The Prophet Aj j A Ai l A* further said, “IsmaTL’s (Ishmael) mother was pleased
with the whole situation as she used to love to enjoy the company of the people. So,
they settled there, and later on they sent for their families who came and settled with
them so that some families became permanent residents there. The child [i.e. Isitta L Tt
(Ishmael)] grew up and learnt Arabic from them and (his virtues) caused them to love
and admire him as he grew up, and when he reached Ibe age of puberty they made
him marry a woman from amongst, them. After IsmSTl’s (Ishmael) mother had died,
Ibrahim (Abraham) came after Isma'll's (Ishmael) marriage in order to see his family
that he had left before, but he did not find Isma'il (Ishmael) there. When he asked
Isma'iTs (Ishmael) wife about him, she replied, l He has gone in search of our
livelihood/ Then he asked her about their way of living and their condition, and she
replied, 'We are living in misery; we are living in hardship and destitution , 7
complaining to him. He said. 'When your husband returns, convey my salutation to
him and tell him to change the threshold of the gate (of his house ). 1 When IsmaTl
(Ishmael) came, he seemed to have felt something unusual, so he asked his wife, : l las
anyone visited you ? 5 She replied, ‘Yes, an old man of such and such description
came and asked me about you and T informed him, and lie asked about our state of
living, and l told him that we were living in a hardship and poverty/ On that Jsml'll
(Ishmael) said, ‘Did he advise yon anything ? 1 She replied, ‘Yes, he told me to convey
his salutation to you and to tell you to change the threshold of your gate/ Ism& L il
(Ishmael) said, ‘It was my father, and he has ordered me to divorce you. Cio back to
your family/ So, JsmaHl (Ishmael) divorced her and married another woman from
amongst them (i.e. Jurhum). Then Ibrahim (Abraham) stayed away from them for a
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3H. “O our Lord! Certainly, You know what wu conceal and
what we reveal, Nolhing on the earth or in the heaven is hidden
from Allah.
39. 44 AH praise and thanks are Allih’s Who has given me in
old age fsma k f] (Ishniael) and Ishaq (Isaac). Verily* my Lord is
indeed Ihe All-Hearer of invocations.
41). W Q my Lord! Make me one who performs As-Salai
period as Ifirip as Allah wished and called on them again bur. did not find Ismail
(ishmael). So lie came to Ismail's (Ishmael) wife and asked her about Ismail
(Ishmad). She said, ‘Ht has gone in search of our livelihood. 1 Ibrahim (Abraham)
asked her, 'How arc you getting onT asking her about their sustenance and living.
She replied. ‘We are prosperous and well off (i.c. we have everything in abundance).’
Then she thanked Allah _U j Ibrahim (Abraham) said, l What kind of food do you
car!' She said, 'Meal.’ He said, ’What do you drink?’ She said, ‘Water. 1 He said, ‘O
Allah 1 Bless Ihcir meat and water,' ” The Prophet A * ? ■*' added, “At that time
they did not have grain, and if they had grain, he would have also invoked Alldh to
bless it." fhe Prophet A - * *4* ^ added, “If somebody has only these two things
as his sustenance, hes health and disposition will be badly affected, unless he lives in
Makkah. 71 The Prophet ^ Jjl J—* added, '‘Then Ibrahim (Abraham) saLd to
Isrualfs (Ishmac!) wife s ‘When your husband comes, give my regards to him and tell
him that he should keep firm the threshold of his gate. 7 When Ismail (Ishmael) came
back, he asked his wife, ’Did anyone call on you?’ She replied, 'Yes, a good-looking
old man came to me, 1 to she praised him and added. "He asked about you, and I
informed him, and he asked about our livelihood and I told him that we were in a
good condition. 1 Ismail (Ishniael) asked her, ’Did he give you any piece of advice?’
She said, ‘Yes, he lold me to give his regards to you and ordered that you should keep
firm the threshold of your gate.’ On that Istnlll (Ishmael) said, 'It was my father, and
you arc the threshold (of the gate). He has ordered me to keep you with me. 1 Then
Ibrahim (Ahraharn) stayed away from them for a period as long as Allah wished, and
called on them afterwards. He saw Ismail (Mima el) under a tree near
sharpening his arrows, When he saw Ibrahim (Abraham), he rose up to welcome him
(and they greeted, eaeh other as a father does with his son or a son does with his
father). Ibrahim (Abraham) said, h O I small (Ishniael) 1 Allah has given me an order.’
[small (Tshmacl) said,. Do what your bond has ordered you to do. 1 Ibrahim
(Abraham) asked, ‘Will you help me? 1 Ismail (Ishniael) said, ‘1 will lie Ip you. 1
Ibrahim (Abraham) said, ‘Allah has ordered me to build a house here, 1 pointing to a
hillock higher Ibuft the land surrounding it, 1 ” The Prophet added,
"Then they raised the foundations of the House (i.e. die Ka'bah). Ismail (Ishmael)
brought the si ones and Ibrahim (Abraham) was building; and when the walls became
high, lsmdl'1 (Ishmael) brought this stone and put it for Ibrahim (Abraham) who stood
over it and carried on building, while Ismail (Ishmael) was handing him the stones,
anel both of them were saying- ‘O our lord! 1 Accept (this service) from us, Verily, You
are the A LI- Hearer the All-Knower. ’ ” (V. 2: 12?).
The Prophet ^ ^l added, "Then both of them went on building and going
round the Kabbah saying. L 0 our Lord! Accept (this service) from us. Verily, You are
Lhc All-1 Icarer, the All-Knower. 1 ” (V.2;127) SaJim Al-Rukhari Vol. 4, Umtith No.
583 ].
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{Iq a m at- as -Salat) , nod (also) from my offspring, our Lord! And!
accept my invocation.
41* “Our Lord! Forgive me and my parents, and (all) the
believers on the Day when the reckoning will be established,”
42. Consider not that Allah is unaware of Ihat which the
Zaiimutt (polytheists, wrong-doers) do, but He gives them
respite up to a Day when the eyes will stare in horror*
43. (They will be) hastening forward with necks
outstretched, their heads raised up (towards the sky), their
gaze returning not towards them and their hearts empty (from
thinking because of extreme fear)*
44. And warn (O Mohammad A-j ^ mankind of
the Day when the torment will come to Ihem; then the
wrong-doers will say: u Our Lord! Respite us for a little while,
we will answer Your Call and follow the Messengers!” (It will
be said): “Had you not sworn aforetime that you would not
leave (the world for the Hereafter),
45. ‘"And you dwelt in the dwellings of men who wronged
themselves, and it was clear to you how We had dealt with
them* And W r e put forth (many) parables for you,”
46. Indeed, they plotted their plot, and their plot was with
Allah, though their plot was not such as to remove the
mountains (real mountains or the Islamic law) from their
places (as it is of no importance) [Tafsir Ihn Kathir^K
47* So think not that Allah will fail to keep His Promise to
His Messengers* Certainly, Allah is All-Mighty, All-Able of
Retribution*
48. On the Day when the earth will be changed to another
earth and so will be the heavens, and they (all creatures) will
appear before Allah, the One, the Irresistible*
49. And yon will sec the Mujrimun (criminals, disbelievers
in the Oneness of Allah — Islamic Monotheism, polytheists)
that Day Mitqarranun^ (hound together) in Fetters*
||J (V. ] 4:46) It is said by some interpreters regarding this Verse that the yuraish
pagans plotted against Prophet Muhammad to kill him but they failed
and were unable to carry out their plot which they plotted.
' (V. 14:49) Muqarramm in fetlcrs mean with their hands and feet tied to their necks
with chains.
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511. Their garments will he of pilch, and fire will cover tlieir
faces,
51. That Allah may requite each person according to what
he has earned. Truly, Allah is Swift at reckoning.
52. This (Qur’Sn) is a Message for mankind (and a dear
proof against them), in order thill they may be warned Ihereby,
and that they mav know that He is the only One I/ah {Ood —
Allah) — (none has the right to be worshipped but Allah) —
and that men of understand in g may take heed.
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
■’£ 1. Alif-Lam-Rd, fThese lellers are one of the miracles of the
Qur'an, and none hut Allah (Alone) knows their meanings j. These
arc the Verses of the Book and a plain Qur'an.
2. How much would those who disbelieved! wish that they had
been Muslims [those who have submitted themselves to Allah’s
Will in Islam i.e. Islamic Monotheism — this will be on the Day
of Resurrection when they will see the disbelievers going to Hell
and the Muslims going to Paradise). 1 "
3. Leave them to eat and enjoy, and let them be preoccupied
with (false) hope. They will come to know!
4. And never did We destroy a township but there was a
known decree for it
5. Mo nation can advance its term, nor delay it.
6. And they say: “O you (Muhammad pWj Jd i/La) to
whom the Dhikr (The Qur'an) has been sent down! Verily, you
are a mad man!
7. “Why do you not bring angels to us if you are of the
truthful?”
8. We send nut Ihe angels down except with the truth (i.e. for
torment), and in that case, they (the disbelievers) would have
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no respite!
9. Verily, We, il is We Who have sent down the Dhikr (Le. the
Qur’lin) and surely, We will guard il (from corruption) 111 .
Id. Indeed, We sent (Messengers) before yon (O Mu ham mud
amongst the sects (communities) of old*
1 1 f And never come a Messenger to them hut they did mnefc
at him.
12, Thus do We let it (polytheism and disbelief) enter the
hearts of the Mujrimftn [criminals, polytheists and pagans
(because of their mocking at the Messengers)].
13, They would not believe in it (the Qur’an); and already
the example of (Allah’s punishment of) the ancients (who
disbelieved) has gone forth,
14, And even if We opened to them a gate from the heaven and
they were to keep on ascending thereto (all the day long)
15, They would surely say (in the evening): “Our eyes have
been (as if) dazzled (wc have not seen any angel or heaven),
.Nay, we are a people bewitched.”
16, And indeed, AVc have put the big stars in the heaven and!
We beautified it for the b eh older s.^
17, And We have guarded it ((he near heaven) from every
outcast Shaitan (devil).
18, Except him (devil) who steals the hearing then he is
pursued by a clear flaming fire.
19, And the earth AVe have spread out, and have placed
therein firm mountains, and caused to grow therein all kinds of
things in due proportion,
20, And We have provided therein means of living, for you
1-1 (V. ]5'9) This. Verse is a challenge to mankind and everyone is obliged to
believe in the miracles of this Qur’an, it is a dear fact that more than 1400
years have elapsed and not a single word of this Qur’an has been ehangeU,
although the disbelievers tried their utmost to change it in every way, but they
failed miserably in their efforts. As it is mentioned in this holy Verse: w Wc will
guard it,” Hy Aildb? He has guarded it. On the contrary, all the other holy
Books [the faurdt (Torah), the lujeel! (Gospel)] have been corrupted in the form
of additions or subtractions or alterations in the original lest,
|7j ( V A 5 : 1 6) bee the footnote of f V.6 : 97 ) .
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and for those whom you provide not j moving (living) creatures,
cattle, beasts, and other animals].
21. And there is not a thing, but with Us are the stores
thereof. And We send it not down except in a known measure.
22. And We send the winds fertilizing (to fill heavily the
clouds with water), then cause the water (rain) to descend from
the sky, and We give it to yon to drink, and it is nol you who
are the. owners of its stores |i.e. to give water ter whom you like
or to withhold it from whom you like].
23. And certainly We! We it is Who give life, and cause
death, and We are the Inherilor.
24. And indeed, We know the firsl generations of you who had
passed away, and indeed, We know the present generations of you
(mankind), and also those who will come afterwards,
25. And verily, your Lord will gather them together. Truly,
He is AllAVise, All-Knowing.
26. And indeed, W'e created man from dried (sounding) elay
of altered mud.
27. And Ihe jinn. We created aforetime from Ihe smokeless
flame of fire.
28. And (remember) when your Lord said to the angels: “I
am going to create a man (Adam) from dried (sounding) clay of
altered mud,
29. “So, when I have fashioned him completely and breathed
into him (Adam) the soul which I created for him, then fall
(you) down prostrating yourselves to him.”
30. So the angels prostrated themselves, all of them together.
31. Except /hits (Satan) — he refused to he among the
pro&trators.
32. (Allah) said: “G Iblte (Satan)! W r hat is your reason lor not
being among the prostrators?”
33. [Ibtls (Sal an)] said: “I am nol the one to prostrate myself
to a human being, whom You created from dried (sounding)
day of altered mud.”
34. (Allah) said: “Then, get out from here, for verily, you are
Rajim (an outcast or a cursed one).” {Tafsir At-Tabari\
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35* "And verily, the curse shall be upon you till the Day of
Recompense (i.e. the Day of Resurrection).”
36* [Iblfs (Salan)l said: “O my Lord! Give me then respite
till the Day they (the dead) will be resurrected.”
37* Allah said: “Then verily, you are of those reprieved,
38* “Till the Day of the time appointed, 11
39, |//>/f!s (Satan) | said: “O my Lord! Because you misled
me, I shall indeed adorn the path of error for them
(mankind) on the carih, and 1 shall mislead them all.
40* “Except Your chosen, (guided) slaves among them. 11
41* (Allah) said: “This is a Way which will lead straight to
Me”
42* “Certainly, you shall have no authority over My slaves,
except those who follow you of the Chaw tin (Mushrikutt and
those who go astray, criminals, polytheists, and evil-doers)*”
43. “And surely, Hell is the promised place for them all.”
44* “It (Hell) has seven gales, for each of those gates is a
(special) class (of sinners) assigned.
45. “Truly! The Muttaqun (the pious — Sec V.2:2) will be
amidst Gardens and water-springs (Paradise),
46. “(It will be said to them); ‘Enter therein (Paradise), in
peace and security* 1
47* “And We shall remove from their breasts any deep
feeling of bitterness (lhat Ihey may have). (So they will be like)
brothers facing each other on thrones,”
48. “No sense of fatigue shall touch them, nor shall they
(ever) be asked to leave it,”
49* Declare (O Muhammad to My slaves,
that truly, I am the Oft-Forgiving, the Most Merciful*
50* And that My Torment is indeed the most painful torment*
51* And tell them about the guests (the augels) of Ibrahim
(Abraham).
52. When they entered to him, and said: Salam (peace)!
| Ibrahim (A bra ham )J said: “Indeed! We arc afraid of you.”
53. They (Ihe angels) said: “Do not he afraid! We give you
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glad tidings of a boy {son} possessing mttcli knowledge and
wisdom.”
54. [Ibrahim (Ahraham)J said: “Du you give me glad tidings
(of a son) when old age has overtaken me? Of what then is your
news?”
55. They (the angels) said: “We give you glad tidings in
truth. So he not of the despairing.**
56. [Ibrahim ( Abraham}] said: “And who despairs of the
Mercy of his Lord except those who are astray?”
57. | Ibrahim (Abraham) again! said: “What then is the
business on which you have come* O Messengers?”
58. They (the angels) said: “We have been sent to a people
who are Mujrimutt (criminals, disbelievers, polytheists, sinners).
59. “(Ail) except the family of Lut (Lot). Them all we are
surely going to save (from destruction).
60. “Except his wife, of whom We have decreed that she
shall he of those who remain behind (i.e. she will be
destroyed).**
61. Then when the Messengers (the angels) came to the
family of Lut (Lot).
62. He said: “Verily, you are people unknown to me.”
63. They said: “Nay, we have come to you with that
(torment) which they have been doubling.
64. “And we have brought you the truth (the news of the
destruction of your nation) and certainly, we tell the truth.
65. “Then travel in a part of the night with your family, and
you go behind them in the rear, and let no one amongst you
look back, hut go on to where you are ordered.**
66. And We made known this decree to him, that the root of
those (sinners) was to he cut off in the early morning.
67. And the inhabitants of the city came rejoicing (at the
news of the young men's arriv al).
68. [Lut (Lot)} said: “Verily, these are my guests, so shame
me not.
69. “And fear Allah and disgrace rae not.”
70. They (the people of the city) said: “Did we not forbid yon
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from entertaining (or protecting) any of the 'Alamm (people,
foreigners and strangers from us)?”
71. [Put (Lot)] said: “These (the girls of the nation) are my
daughters {to marry lawfully), if you must act (so).”
72. Verily, by your life (O Muhammad! in
their wild intoxication, they were wandering blindly.
73. So As-Suihuh (torment — awful cry) overtook them at
the time of sunrise.
74. And We turned (the towns of Sodom in Palestine) upside
down and rained down on them stones of baked clay.
75. Surely! Jn this are signs for those who see (or understand
or learn the lessons from the Signs of Allah).
76. And verily, they (the cities) were right on the highroad
(from Makkali to Syria i.e, the place where the Dead Sea is
now) 1 ".
77. Surely, therein is indeed a sign for the believers.
7ft, And the Dwellers in the Wood |i,e, the people of Madyan
(Midian) (o whom Prophet ShiTaib 4^) was sent by
Allah], were also Zafim fin (polytheists and wrong-doers).
79, So, We took vengeance on them* They are both on an
open highw ay, plain to see.
ftl), And verily, the dwellers of Al-Hijr (the rocky tract)
denied (he Messengers.
81. And W r c gave them Our Signs, but they were averse to
them.
82. And they used to hew out dwellings from the mountains,
(feeling themselves) secure,
83. But As-Saihah (torment — awful cry) overtook them in
the early morning (of the fourth day of their promised
punishment days).
84. And all that they used to earn availed them not.
85. And W r e created not the heavens and the earth and all
that is between them except with truth, and the Hour is surely
coming, so overlook (O Muhammad their
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faults with gracious forgiveness. [This was before the
urduinment of Jihad — holy fighting in Allah's cause].
86* Verily, your Lord is the All-Knowing Creator*
87. And indeed. We have bestowed upon yon seven of
Al-MatMni (seven repeatedly recited Verses), (i.e. Surat
Al-FMhah) and the Grand Qur’an* 111
88. Look not with your eyes ambitiously at what We have
bestowed on certain classes of them (the disbelievers), nor
grieve over them. And lower your wings for the believers (be
courteous to the fellow-believers).
89. And say (O Muhammad 4-<j “I am indeed a
plain warner.**
90. As W e have sent down on the dividers, (Qtiraish pagans
or Jews and Christians).
91. Who have made the Qur’hn into parts (i.e. believed in
one part and disbelieved in the other). | Tafsir Ar-Tabari\
92. So, by your Lord, (O Muhammad aj& W’e
shall crrtamJv call all of them to account.
+*
93. For all that they used to do.
94. Therefore proclaim openly (Allah's Message — Islamic
Monotheism) lhal w hich you are commanded, and I urn aw ay
from Al-Mushrikun (polytheists, idolaters, and disbelievers —
See V.2:105).
95. Truly! We will suffice you against the scoffers,
96. Who set up along with AlLSh anolher ilali (god); but
thev will come to know.
¥
97. Indeed, We know that your breast is straitened at what
thev sav.
h* ¥
98. So glorify the praises of your Lord and be of those who
prostrate themselves (to Him).
[zl
,L| (V. 1 5:87) See the footnote of (V. L r2),
121 (V. 15:9S).
a) Narrated Atm Ma'bad, the freed slave of ] bn 'AbbSs: I bn 'Abbas cold
me, “In the lifetime of the Prophel 4- j *ul , it was the custom to remember
Allah {Dhfkr) by glorifying, praising and magnifying Allah aloud after the
compulsory congregational prayers. 4 ' Ebn 'Abbas further said. ’’When 1 heard the
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99* And worship your Lord until there comes to you the
certainty (i,c. death)/ 11
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
1* The Commandment (the Hour or the punishment of
disbelievers and polytheists or the Islamic laws or
commandments) ordained by Allah will come to pass, so, seek
not to hasten it. Glorified and Exalted is He above all that thev
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associate as partners with Him.
2. He sends down the angels with the Ruh (revelation) of His
Command to whom of His slaves He wills (saying): H Warn
(mankind) that Lit Hdka ilia Ana (none has the right to be
worshipped but I), so fear Me (by abstaining from sins and evil
deeds).
3. He has created the heavens and the earth with truth. High
is He, Exalted above all that they associate as partners with
Him.
4. He has created man from Nutfah (mixed drops of male and
female sexual discharge), then behold, this same (man) becomes
an open opponent,
5. And the cattle, He has created them for you: in them there
is warmth (warm clothing), and numerous benefits, and of them
you eat,
6* And wherein is beauty' for you, when you bring them
home in the evening, and as you lead them forth to pasture in
Dhikt, I would lea™ that the compulsory congregational prayer had ended.' 1 (Sahib
At-Bukhdri, Vol.l, Hadlth No,SG2),
b) Narrated I bn "Abbas j: I used to recognize the completion of the prayer
of the Prophet ^ by hearing Takhir, (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol.l, Hadlth
No.S03).
11 1 (V. 15:99) Narrated Anas <** ■&' j — j- Allah's Messenger A** “M* ■*' said,
"None of you should tong for death because of a calamity that bad befallen him; and
if he cannot, but long for death, then he should say, ‘O Allah! Lei me live as long as
life is better for me, and take my life if death is better for me. 1 11 (Sahib Al-Bukhdri,
Vol.fi,. Hadtfh No.362).
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the morning*
7, And (hey tarry your loads to a land thal you could not
reach except with great trouble to yourselves. Truly, your Lord
is full of Kindness, Must Merciful*
8* And (He has created) horses, mules and donkeys* for you
to ride and as an adornment. And He creates (other) things of
which you have no knowledge.
9* And upon Allah is the responsibility to explain the
Straight Path* 111 But there arc ways that turn aside (such as
Paganism* Judaism and Christianity}* And had He willed* He
would have guided you all (mankind).
10. He it is Who sends down water (rain) from the sky; from
it you drink and from it (grows) the vegetation on which you
send your cattle to pasture*
1 1. With it He causes to grow for you the crops* the olives,
the date-palms, the grapes* and every kind of fruit. Verily, in
tills is indeed an evident proof and a manifest sign for a people
who give thought.
12* And He has subjected to you the night and the day, and
the sun and the moon; and the stars are subjected by Ilis
Command. Surely, in this are proofs for a people who
understand.
13* And whatsoever fie has created for you on the earth of
varying colours [and qualities from vegetation and fruils
(botanical life) and from animals (zoological life)]. Verily, in
this is a sign for a people who remember*
14* And He it is Who has subjected the sea (to you), that yon
cat thereof fresh lender meat (Le, fish), and that you bring
forth out of it ornaments to wear. And you see the ships
ploughing through it* that you may seek (thus) of His Bounty'
(by transporting the goods from place to place) and that yon
may he grateful.
15* And He has affixed into the earth mountains standing
firm, lest it should shake with you; and rivers and roads, that
1,1 (V,]6;9) i.c. Islamic Monotheism for mankind i.c. to show them legal and illegal,
good and evil things' SO whoKoev-sr aL-cepLs the guidance, it will be (br hlS OWft benefit
and whosoever goes astray, it will he for his own destruction.
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you may guide yourselves.
16. And Landmarks {signposts during the day) and by the
stars {during the night), they (mankind) guide themselves*
17. Is then He,. Who creates as one who creates not? Will
you not then remember?
IS* And if you would count the favours of Allah, never could
you be able to count them. Truly! Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most
Merciful.
19. And ALLiih knows what you conceal and what you reveal.
26. Those whom they (Al-Mushrik&ti * 1 ^) invoke besides Allah
have not created anything, but are themselves created*
21 . {They are) dead, not alive; and they know not when they
will be raised up.
22. Your Itah [ ^ {( iod) is One Hah (Cod — Allah, none has
the right to be worshipped hut He)* But for those who believe
not in the Hereafter, their hearts deny (the faith in the Oneness
of Allah), and Ihey are proud. ^
23* Certainly, Allah knows what they conceal and what they
reveal. Truly, He likes not the proud.
24* And when it is said to them: “What is it that your
Lord has sent down (to Muhammad They
say: “Tales of the men of old!"
25. They will hear their own burdens in full on the Day of
Resurrection, and also of the burdens of those whom they
misled without knowledge. Evil indeed is that which they shall
bear!
26. Those before them indeed plotted, but Allah struck at the
foundation of their building* and then the roof fell down upon
them, from above them, and the torment overtook them from
directions they did not perceive*
27. Then, on the Day of Resurrection, He wilt disgrace them
1,1 (V. 16:20) Al Atushriktin: t.e. polytheists, pagans, idolaters, disbelievers in the
Oneness of Allah, those who Worship others along with Allah, and also those who set
Lip rivals with (or partners to) Allah.
I J| (V. 16:22) Ihih\ He Who has ail the right to be worshipped.
Pl (V. 1 6:22) See the footnote of (V.22:y').
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and will sav: “Where are My (so called) partners concerning
whom you used to disagree and dispule (with the believers, by
defying and disobeying Allah }?” Those who have been given the
knowledge (about Ihe Turmenl of AllSh for the disbelievers)
will say: “Verily, disgrace and misery this Day are upon the
disbelievers*
28* “Those whose lives the angels take while they are doing
wrong 1o 1 hem selves (by disbelief and by associating partners
in worship with Allah and by committing all kinds of crimes
and evil deeds).” Then, they will make (false) submission
(saying): “We used not to do any evil.** (The angels will reply):
“Yes! Truly, Allah is All-Knower of what you used to do.
29. “So enter the gates of Hell, to abide therein., 1 11 and
indeed, what an evil abode will be for the arrogant”
3d* And (when) it is said to those who are the Muimqun (the
pious — See V.2:2) “W hat is it lhat your Lord has senl down?”
They say: “1 hat which is good.” Lor those who do good in this
world, there is good, and the home of the Hereafter will be
better. And excellent indeed will be the home (i.c. Paradise) of
the Muttaq&n (the pious — See V.2:2)*
31* ‘Adtt (Eden) Paradise (Gardens of Eternity) which they
will enter, under which rivers flow, they will have (herein all
that they wish. Thus Allah rewards the Muttaqun (the pious —
See V*2:2),
32* Those whose lives the angels take while they are in a
pious state (i.c. pure from all evil, and worshipping none but
Allah Alone) saying (to them): Saldmun *Almkum (peace be on
you) enter you Paradise, because of that (Ihe good) which you
used to do (in the world},”
33* Do they (the disbelievers and polytheists) await but that
the angels should come to them [to lake away their souls (at
death}|, or there should come the command (i.e. the torment or
the Day of Resurrection) of your Lord? Thus did those before
them. And Allah wronged them not, but they used to wrong
themselves*
34* Then, the evil results of their deeds overtook them, and
{V. 3 6:2y) See the footnote of (V.2:31 )
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that which they used to mock at surrounded them.
35. And those who joined others in worship with Allah said:
“If Allah had so willed, neither we nor our fathers would have
worshipped aught but Him, nor would we have forbidden
any tiling without (Command from) Him*” So did those before
them* Then! Are the Messengers charged with anything hut to
convey clearly the Message?
*6. And verily. We have sent among every Ummak
(community, nation) a Messenger (proclaiming): ‘‘Worship
Allah (Alone), and avoid (or keep away from) Taghut^ (all
false deities i.e. do not worship Tdghut besides Allah).” Then of
them were some whom Allah guided, and of them were some
upon whom the straying was justified. So travel through the
land and see what was the end of those who denied (the truth).
37. If you (O Muhammad covet for their
guidance, 121 then verily Allah guides not those whom He makes
to go astray (or none can guide him whom Allah sends astray).
And they will have no helpers,
38. And they swear by Allah their strongest oaths, that Allah
will not raise up him who dies. Yes, (He will raise them up) r —
a promise (binding) upon Him in truth., hut most of mankind
know nut.
39* In order that He may make manifest to them (the
truth of) that wherein they differ, and that those who
disbelieved (in Resurrection, and in the Oneness of Allah) may
know r that they were liars.
40* Verily, Our Word (command) 1o a thing when We intend
^ Tdghut: Sex the footnote of (V 2:256).
171 (V. 16:37) Narrated Abu liurairah ^ j- 1 L heard Allatrs Messenger 4,'
A*j ^ saying, “My example and Ihc example of the people is that of a man who
made a tire, and when it. lighted what was around it, moths and other insects started
tailing into the fire. The man tried this best) to prevent them, {from falling in the fire)
but they overpowered him and rushed into the fire.” Hie Prophet
added; "Now, similarly, J take hold of the knots at your waist (belts) to prevent you
from falling into the fire, but you insist on falling into it/'* (Sahik AI~Bukhdn r VoL-5,
Hadtth No, 4 90).
*The fire symbolizes the Unlaw till deeds which the Prophet ef* i 4sl warned the
people of.
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it, is only that We say to it: w Bt! M — and it is.^
41. And as fur those who emigrated for flit Cause of Allah,
after they had been wronged, We will certainly give them
goodly residence in this world, but indeed the reward of the
Hereafter will be greater; if they but knew!
42. (They are) those who remained patient (in this world for
Allah's sake), and put their trust m their Lord (Allah Alone),
43. And We sent not (as Our Messengers) before you (O
Muhammad any hut men, whom We sent
revelation, (to preach and invite mankind to believe in the
Oneness of Allah), So ask (you, O pagans of Makkah) of those
who know the Scripture (Learned men of the Tan rat (Torah)
and the Injcel ((■ospel}| 1 if you know not.
44. With clear signs and Books (We sent the Messengers).
And We have also sent down to you (O Muhammad ^
the Dhikr [reminder and the advice (Le. the Qur *an)| T that
you may explain clearly to men what is sent down to them, and
that I hey may give thought.
45. Do then those who devise evil plots feel secure that Allah
will not sink them into the earth, or that the torment will not
seize them from directions they perceive not?
46. Or that He may catch them in the midst of their going to
and fro (in their Jobs), so that there be no escape for them
(from Allah's punishment)?
47. Or lhat He may calch them with gradual wasting (of
their wealth and health)? Truly! Your Lord is indeed full of
Kindness, Most Merciful.
48. Have they not observed tilings that Allah has created:
(how) their shadows incline to the right and to the left, making
prostration to Allah, and they are lowly?
49. And to Allah prostrate all that is in the heavens and all
that is m the earth, of the moving (living) creatures ami the
angels, and they are not proud [i.e. they worship their Lord
(Allah) with humility|,
50. They fear their Lord above them, and they do what they
1 1 (V. 1 6:40) See the footnote of [V.5 1 :30).
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are commanded,
51. And Allah said (O mankind!): “Take no! ilahairt {two
gods in worship). Verily, He (Allah) is (the) only One llali |[|
(God). Then, fear Me (All&h J») much [and Me (Alone),
Le. be away from all kinds of sins and evil deeds thal Alliih has
forbidden and do all that Allah has ordained and worship none
but All5hJ 121 .
52. To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and (all that is
in) the earth and Ad-Din Wasiba is His [(i.e. perpetual sincere
obedience 1o Allah is obligatory). None has the right to he
worshipped but Allah)! . Will you then fear any other than
Allah?
53. Anti whatever of blessings and good things you have, it is
from Allah. Then, when harm touches you, to Him you cry
aloud for help.
54. Then, when He has removed the harm from yon, behold!
sonic of you associate others in worship with their Lord (Allah),
55. So (as a result of lhat ) they deny {wilh ungratefulness)
that (Allah’s f avours) which We have bestowed on them! Then
enjoy yourselves (your short stay), but you will come to know'
(with regrets).
5b. And they assign a portion of that which We have
provided them to w r hat they know r not (false deities). By Allah,
you shall certainly be questioned about (all) that you used to
fabricate.
57. And they assign daughters to Allah! — Glorified (and
Exalted) is He above all thal they associate with Him! And 1o
themselves what they desire;
58. And when the news of {the birlh of) a female (child) is
|l] (V, ] 6i5 1) llafr. He Who hat all the right to be worshipped,
1,1 (V. 16:51) Narrated 'Ubadab ^ The Prophet 4-j ^ said, ”If
anyone testifies that Ld ildha Uialidb (none has Ihe right to be worshipped but Allah
A Lone) Who has no partners and dial Muhammad ^ is His slave and His
Messenger, and that ’Isa (Jems) ^ is Allans slave and His Messenger and His
Word (“Re!" - and he was) which Tie bestowed on Maryam tMaiy’l and a spirit (Riih)
created by Hirn, and that Paradise is the truth, and, Hell k the truth, Allah will admit
him into Paradise with the deeds whieh he had done even if those deeds were few.' 1
(Jutiadah, the subnarrator said, LlL Ub&dfth added, l 5ueh a person can enter Paradise
through any of its eight gates he likes.”’) (Sahih AI-Bukhdrf^ Vol. 4, Hadith No. 644).
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brought to any of them, his face becomes dark* and he is tilled
with inward grief!
59. He hides himself from the people because of the evil of
that whereof he lias been informed. Shall lie keep her with
dishonour or bury her in the earth 1 sl 7 Certainly, evil is their
l* V r
decision.
60. Tor those who believe not in the Hereafter is an evil
description* and for Allah is the highest description. And He is
the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.
61. And if Allah were to seize mankind for their
wrong-doing. He would not leave on it (the earth) a single
moving (living) creature, but He postpones them for an
appointed term and when their term comes, neither can they
delay nor can they advance it an hour (or a moment).
62. They assign to Allah lhat which they dislike (for
themselves), and their tongues assert the falsehood that the
better things will be Iheirs. No doubt* for them is the Fire* and
they will he the first to he hastened on into it, and left there
neglected. {Tafsir Al-QunuM )
63. By Allah, We indeed sent (Messengers) to the nations
before you (O Muhammad but Shaitan (Satan)
made their deeds fair-seeming to Ihcm. So he (Satan) is Iheir
Wall (helper) today (i.e. in this w r orid), and theirs will he a
painful torment.
64. And W r e have not sent down the Book (the Qur ? an) to
you (O Muhammad except lhat you may
explain clearly In them those things in which they differ* and
(as) a guidance and a mercy for a folk who believe.
65. And Allah sends down water (rain) from the sky, then
He revives the earth therewith after its death. Verily* in this is a
sign (clear proof) for a people who listen (obey Allah).
|LJ {V. 16:59) Narrated Al-Mughimh: The Prophet M uted to forbid (!)
QU and Qdt ('sinful and useless talk like backbiting, or that you talk too much about
others); (2) asking too many questions (in disputed religious matters); (3) and wasting
one’s wealth (by extravagance) {4} and to be un dutiful to one’s mother (5) and to huiy
the daughters alive (6) and to prevent your favours (benevolence) to others (t.e. not to
pay the rights of others: Zakdt, charity), (7) and to beg of men or to ask others for
something (except when it is unavoidable). {Sahib A b8ukhSri r Vo 1.9, Hadiih N 0.395).
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66* And verily, lit the cattle, there is a lesson for you* We give
you io drink of that which is in their bellies, from between
excretions and blood, pure milk; palatable to the drinkers*
67. And from the fruits of dale-palms and grapes, you derive
strong drink and a goodly provision. Verily, therein is indeed a
sign for a people who have wisdom,
68* And your Lord inspired the bees, saying; “Take you
habitations in the mountains and in the trees and in what they
erect.
69. “Then, eat of ail fruits, and follow 7 the ways of your
Lord made easy (for you).” There comes forth from their
bellies, a drink of varying colour wherein is healing for men*
Verily, in this is indeed a sign for a people who think.
70* And Allah has created you and then He will cause you to
die; and of you there are some who are sent back 1o senility, so
that they know nothing after having known (much). Truly!
Allah is All-Knowing, All-Powerful.
71* And Allah has preferred some of you to others in wealth and
properties* Then, those who are preferred will by no means hand
over their wealth and properties to those (slaves) whom their right
hands possess, so that they may be equal with them in respect
thereof 1 L Do they then deny the Favour of Allah?
]
(V. 16:71) a) This example Allah has set forth for me polytheists (pagans) who
associate false deities with Allah, that they would not agree to share their wealth and
properties with their slaves, then how do they agree to share false deities with .Allah in
Elis, worship?
b) Allah's Statement:, “And Allah ...” (V.16;71). Narrated Abu Hurairah Ai
The Prophet A^j said, "Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) pXJi emigrated
with Sarah and entered a village where there was a king from amongst the kings or a
tyrant from amongst the tyrants. (The king) was told that Ibrihim (Abraham) had
entered (the village) accompanied by a woman who was one of the most charming
women. So, the king sent for Thraliim (Abraham) and asked. *0 Ibrahim (Abraham)! 1
Who is tills lady accompanying you?’ Ibralum (Abraham) replied, 'She is my sinter
(i.e.j in religion)/ Then Ibrahim (Abraham) returned to her and tsaid. : Do not
contradict: my statement, for 1 have informed them that you are my sister. By Allah,
there arc no true believers on the earth except you and 1/ Then Ibrahim (Abraham)
sent her to the king. When the king got fo her, she got up and performed, ablution.,
offered Sai&t (prayer) and said, ’O ALI£hl If 1 have believed in You and Your
Messenger, and have guarded my private parts from everybody except my husband,
then please do not let this disbeliever overpower me.’ On that the king fell in a state of
unconsiousness (or had an epileptic fit) and started moving his legs. Seeing the
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72* And Allah has made for you Azw&j (mates or wives)
of your own kind, and has made for you, from your wives,
sons and grandsons, and has bestowed on you good
provision. Do they then believe in false deities and deny
the Favour of Allah (by not worshipping Allah Alone)*
73. And they worship others besides Allah — snefi as do not
and cannot own any provision for them from the heavens or
the earth*
74. So put not forward similitudes for Adah las there is
nothing similar to Him, nor He resembles anything), Truly!
Allah knows and you know not
75* Allah puts forward the example of (two men — a
believer and a disbeliever); a slave (disbeliever) under the
possession of another, he has no power of any sort, and (the
other), a man (believer) on whom We have bestowed a good
provision from Us, and he spends thereof secretly and openly.
Can they he equal? (By no means). All praise and thanks are
Allah’s. Nay! (But) must of them know not.
76* And Allah puts forward (another) example of two men,
one of them dumb, who has no power over anything
(disbeliever), and he is a burden on his master; whichever way
he directs him, he brings no good. Is such a man equal to one
{believer in the Islamic Monotheism) who commands justice,
and is himself on a Straight Path?
77* And to Allah belongs the Unseen of the heavens and the
earth, And the matter of the Hour is not but as a twinkling of
the eye, or even nearer. Truly! Allah is Able to do all things.
78* And Allah has brought you out from the wombs of your
ccmditLon of the king, Sarah said, 'O Allah! If he should die, the people will say that [
have killed him,' The king regained his power, and proceeded towards her but she got
Up again and performed ablution, offered Salat (prayer) and said, "O Allah! If I have
believed In You and You]' Messenger and have kept my private parts safe from all
except my husband, then please do not let this disbeliever overpower me.' The king
again fell an a state of unconsciousness (or had epileptic fit) and started moving his
kgs. On seeing that state of the king. Sarah said, L Q Allah! If he should die, the
people will say that I have killed him. 1 The king got either Iwo or three attacks, and
after recovering from the last attack he said, "By Allah! You have sent a Satan to me.
Take her to Ibrahim (Abraham) and give her Agar (Hagar),' So she came back to
Ibrahim {Abraham) and said, 'Allah humiliated the disbeliever and gave us a
slave-girl for service." >f (Sahih Ai~Bukhdri> VoL 3, Hadith No. 420)
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mothers while you know nothing. And He gave yon hearing,
sight, and hearts that you might give thanks (to Allah).
79. Do they not see the birds held (flying) in the midst of the
sky? Norte holds them but Allah [none gave them the ability to
fly but Allah]. Verily, in this are clear Ayat (proofs and signs)
for a people who believe (in rite Oneness of Allah),
80. And AMh has made for you in your homes an abode,
and made for you out of the hides of the cattle (tents for)
dwelling, which von find so light (and handy) when you travel
and when you slay (in your travels); and of their wool, fur, and
hair (sheep wool, camel fur, and goat hair), furnishings and
articles of convenience (e + g + carpets, blankets), comfort for a
while,
81. And Allah has made for you out of that which He has
created shades, and has made for you places of refuge in the
mountains, and lias made for you garments to proted you from
the heat (and cold), and coats of mail to protect you from your
(mutual) violence. Thus does lie perfect His Favour to you, that
you may submit yourselves to His Will (in Islam).
82. Then, if they turn away, your duty (O Muhammad
rVj "M^) is only to convey (the Message) in a clear way,
83. They recognise the Grace of Allah, yet they deny it (by
worshipping others besides Allah) and most of them are
disbelievers (deny the Prophelhood of Muhammad AJ*
A-J).
84. And (remember) the Day when We shall raise up from
each nation a witness (their Messenger), then, those who
disbelieved will not he given leave (to put forward excuses}, nor
will they be allow ed (to return to the world) to repent and ask for
Allah's Forgiveness (of their sins).
85. And when those who did wrong (the disbelievers) will see
the torment, then it will not be lightened to them, nor will they
he given respite,
86. And when those who associated partners with Allah see
Iheir (Allah's so-called) parlners, they will say: “Our Lord!
These are our partners whom we used to invoke besides you.”
But they will throw r back their word at them (and say):
‘‘Surely! You indeed are liars!”
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87* And they will offer (.their full) submission to Allah
(Alone) on that Day, and Iheir invented false deities (all lhat
they used to invoke besides Allah, c.g, idols, saints, priests,
monks, angels, jinn, Jibril (Gabriel), Messengers] will vanish
from them.
88. Those who disbelieved and hinder (men) from the Path
of Allah, for them We will add torment to the torment because
they used to spread corruption |by disobeying Allah
themselves, as well as ordering others (mankind) to do so].
89* And (remember) the Day when We shall raise up from
every nation a witness against them from amongst themselves.
And We shall bring you (O Mnhammad J ** ) as a
witness against these. And We have sent down to you the Book
(the Qur'an) as an exposition of everything, a guidance, a
mercy, and glad tidings for those who have submitted
themselves (to Allah as Muslims).
90. Verily, Allah enjoins Al-‘AdI (i.e. Justice and worshipping
none but Allah Alone — Islamic Monotheism) and At-Ihsan [i.e.
to be patient in performing your duties to Allah, totally for
Allah’s sake and in accordance with the Summh (legal ways) of
the Prophet in a perfect manner|, and giving
(help) to kith and kin 111 (i.e. ail lhat Allah has ordered you to give
them e.g., wealth, visiting, looking after them, or any other kind
of help), and forbids Al-Fakshd* (Le all evil deeds, e.g. illegal
sexual acts, disobedience of parents, polytheism, to tell lies, to
give false witness, to kill a life without right), and Al-Munkar (i.e
all that is prohibited by Islamic law r : poly theism of every kind,
disbelief and every kind of evil deeds), and Al-Baghy (i.e, all
kinds of oppression). He admonishes you, thal you may take
heed.
91. And fulfil Ihe Covenant of Allah (Bai*ah: pledge for
Islam) when you have covenanted, and break not the oaths
after you have confirmed them — and indeed you have
appointed Allah your surety. Verily, Allah knows what you do.
I|J (V.l 6:90) Degree of kinshipj First of all, your parents, theta your offspring, then
your brothers and sisters, then your paternal uncles and aunts (from your father's
Hide), then Vo Ur maternal unde* and aunts (from your mother 1 * side), and then other
relatives.
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92, And be not like her who undoes the thread which she has
spun, after it lias become strong, by taking your oaths as a
means of deception among yourselves, lest a nation should be
more numerous than another nation, Allah only tests you by
this fLe who obeys Allah and fulfils Allah's Covenant and who
disobeys Allah and breaks Allairs Covenant]. And on the Day
of Resurrection, He will certainly make clear to you that
wherein you used to differ [i*e* a believer confesses and believes
in the Oneness of Allah and in the Prophet hood of Prophet
Muhammad A-J ^ which the disbeliever denies and
that is their difference amongst them in the life of this world J lLj .
93, And had Allah willed. He could have made you tall) one
nation, but He sends astray whom He wills and guides whom
He wills. But you shall certainly he called to account for what
you used to do,
94, And make not your oaths a means of deception among
yourselves, lesl a foot should slip afler being firmly planted,
and you may have to taste the evil (punishment in this world) of
having hindered (men) from (he Path of Allah (i.e. Belief in the
Oneness of Allah and Ills Messenger, Muhammad &i i/ L-a
and yours will be a great torment (i.e. the Fire of Hell in
the Hereafter),
95, And purchase not a small gain at the cost of Allah's
Covenant, Verily, what is with Allah is better for you if you did
hut know.
96, Whatever is with you, will be exhausted, and whatever is
with Allah (of good deeds) will remain. And those who arc
patient, We will certainly pay them a reward in proportion to
the best of what they used to do 111 .
97, Whoever works righteousness — whether male or female
— while he (or she) is a true believer (of Islamic Monotheism)
verily, to him We will give a good life (in this world with
respect, contentment and lawful provision), and We shall pay
them certainly a reward in proportion to the best of what they
used to do (i.e. Paradise in Ihe Hereafter).
111 (V. ] 6;92) Sec the footnote of (V.3;85),
|7j (V. 1 6:96) See the footnote of (V.9:12I).
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98. So when you recite the Qur’an* seek refuge with Allah
from Shaitan (Sal an), the outcast (the cursed one).
99. Verily, he has no power over those who believe and put
Iheir trust only in Iheir Lord (Allah).
100. His power is only over those who obey and follow him
(Satan), and those who join partners with Him (Allah i.e. those
who are Mushrikun Le. polytheists. See Verse 6:121).
101. And when We change a Verse (of the Qur’an,) in place
of another — and Allah knows best what He sends down —
they (the disbelievers) say: “You (Q Muhammad A!
fW) are but a Muftaril (forger* liar)” Nay, but most of them
know not.
102. Say (O Muhammad pL-j {J La } Ruh-ttl-Qudus
jlihril (Gabriel)] has brought i! (the Qur^an) down from your
Lord with truth, that it may make firm and strengthen (the
Faith of) those who believe, and as a guidance and glad tidings
to those who have submitted (to Allah as Muslims).
103. And indeed, We know that they (polytheists and pagans)
say: “It is only a human being who teaches him (Muhammad
The tongue of the man they refer to is foreign, while this
((lie Qur’an) is a dear Arabic tongue.
104. Verily, those who believe not in the Ayat (proofs*
evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of AMh, Allah
will not guide them and theirs will be a painful torment.
105. It is only those who believe not in the Ayat (proofs,
evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc*) of Alhih, who
fabricate falsehood, and it is they who arc liars.
106. Whoever disbelieved in Allah after bis belief, except
him who is forced thereto and whose heart is at rest with Faith;
but such as open their breasts to disbelief, on them is wrath
from Allah, and theirs will be a greal torment.
107. That is because they loved and preferred the life of this
world to lhat of the Hereafter. And Alliih guides not the people
who disbelieve.
108. They are those upon whose hearts, hearing (ears) and
sight (eyes) Allah has set a seal. And they are the heed less l
1119, No doubt, in the Hereafter, they will be the losers,
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110* Then* verily, your Lord — for those who emigrated
alter they had been put to trials and thereafter strove hard and
fought (for the Cause of Allah) and were patient, verily, your
Lord, afterward, is Oft-Forgiving, Mo si Merciful
1 1 1 . {Remember) Ihe Day when every person will come up
pleading for himself, and every one will be paid in full for what
he did (good or evil, belief or disbelief in ihe life of this world)
and they will not he deait with unjustly.
112. And Allah puts forward the example of a township
(Makkati), that dwelt secure and well-content: its provision
eo ruing to it in abundance from every place, but it (its people)
denied the Favours of Allah (with ungratefulness). So Allah
made it tasle extreme of hunger (famine) and fear, because of
that (evil, i.e, denying Prophet Muhammad j JiljjLa)
which they (its people) used to do |l] .
113. And verily, there had come 1o them a Messenger
(Muhammad ^ J* - ) from among themselves, but they
denied him, so Ihe torment overtook them while they were
Zalimitn (polytheists and wrong-doers}.
Ill
114. So eat of the lawful and good food which Allah has
provided for you. And be grateful for the Favour of Allah, if it
is He Whom you worship.
115. lie has forbidden you only Al-Maitah {meat of a dead
animal), blood, the flesh of swine, and any animal which is
slaughtered as a sacrifice for others than Allah (or has been
slaughtered for idols or on which Allah's Name has not been
mentioned while slaughtering). But if one is forced by necessity,
without wilful disobedience, and not transgressing, — then,
Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
1,1 (V, Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas The Prophet di 1 .^1^. yA id, Ll ]
was, shown the Hell-fire anil diet the majority of Its dwellers were women who were
disbelievers or ungrateful." He was asked, “Do they disbelieve itt Allah?" (or are they
ungrate ltd, to Allah?) He replied, “They are ungrateful to their husbands and are
ungrateful for the favours and the good (charitable deeds-} done to them, if you have
always been good (benevolent) to otic of them for a period of time and then she sees
something in you (not of her liking), she will say, L I have never seen any good from
you, 5 ” {Sahth AI-Bukfidri Vol.l, Hadiih No.28).
(V. 16:114} The meat of cattle beast which Allah has made lawful to you (Muslims)
that arc slaughtered according to Islamic way.
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116, And say uot concerning that which your tongues put
forth falsely: “This is lawful and this is forbidden,” so as to
invent lies against Allah. Verily, those who invent Lies against
Allah will never prosper,
1 17, A passing brief enjoyment (will be theirs), but they will
have a painful torment,
118, And to those who are .lews. We have forbidden such
things as We have mentioned to you (O Muhammad*# ^ #*=
before, fsee Verse 6:146 j. And We wronged them not, but
they used to wrong themselves.
119, Then, verily, your Lord — for those who do evil
(commit sins and are disobedient to Allah) in ignorance and
afterward repent and do righteous deeds, verily, your Lord
thereafter, (to such) is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
120, Verily, Ibrahim (Abraham} was an Utmmth (a leader
having all the good righteous qualities or a nation), obedient to
AMh, Han if (Le. lo worship none but AlL3h), and he was not
one of those who were Ai-Mushrikun (polytheists, idolaters,
disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah, and those who joined
partners with Allah).
121 , (Be was) thankful for His (Allah's} Favours, He (Allah)
chose him (as an intimate friend} and guided him to a Straight
Path (Islamic Monotheism — neither Judaism nor
Christianity 11 J ).
lLl (V, 16:121):
(A) Ibrlhim (Abraham) was neither a Jew not a Christian, but he was a true Muslim
T/amT (Islamic Monotheism — to worship none but AllcJi Alone) and he joined none
in worship wilh Allah. [The Qur'an, Verse 3; 671
(B) Sec the footnote (B) of (V. 16:71).
(C) Narrated Abu Hurairah ^ ■*' j; Ibrahiim (Abraham) did not tell a lie
except on three occasion s, Twite for the sake of Allah J* j .> when be said, '‘I ant
sick. 5 ’ and he said, "’0 have not done this but) the big idol has done it.”* The (third
wits) that while Ibrahim (Abraham) and Sarah (his wife) were going (on a journey)
they passed by (the territory of) a tyrant from among the tyrants. Someone said to the
tyrant. "This, man (i.e. Ibrahim (Abraham) .*^1 ^ accompanied by a vciv
charming lady.” So, he sent for Ibrahim (Abraham) and asked him about Sarah
saying, "Who is chas lady 7” Ibrahim (Abraham) saLd, "Site is my sister.” Ibrahim
(Abraham) went lo Sarah and said. “O Sarah! There are no believers on the surface of
the earth except you ar.d I. This man asked me ahoiitymj and 1 have told him that YOU
are my sister, so don’t contradict my statement." 1 The tyrant then called Sarah and
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122. And We gave him good in this world, and in the
Hereafter he shall be of the righteous.
123* Tiieiij We have sent the revelation to yon (O
Muhammad j&I JLa saying): ^Follow the religion of
Ibrahim ( Abraham) Hanif ( Islam ie Monotheism 111 — to
worship none but Allah) and he was not of the Mushrikun
(polytheists, idolaters, and disbelievers).
124. The Sabbath was only prescribed for those who
differed concerning it, and verily, your Lord will judge
between them on the Day of Resurrection about that wherein
they used to differ.
125. invite (mankind, O Muhammad ^ u^} to the
Way of your Lord (i,e. Islam) w ith wisdom (i.e, with the Divine
Revelation and the Qur’an} and fair preaching, and argue with
them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who
has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Rest Knowcr of
those who are guided.
126. And if you punish (your enemy, O you believers in the
Oneness of Allah), then punish them with the like of that with
which you were afflicted. Rut if you endure patiently, verily, it
is better for As-Sabirfin (the patient}. 131
when shL: went to him, he tried to take bold of her with his hand, but (his hand got stiff
and.) he was. confounded. Hu asked Sarah, "Pray to Allih for me, and ] shall not harm
you." So Sarah asked Allah to cure him and he got cured. He tried to take hold of her
for the second time, but (his hand got as stiff as or stiffer than before and") he wuh
more confounded. He again requested Sarah, "Pray to Allah for me. and I will not
harm you," Sarah asked Allah again and he became right. He then called one of his
guards (who had brought her) and said, “You have not brought me a human being but
have brought me a devil." The tyrant then gave Hijaras a girl- servant to Sarah. Sarah
came back |to Ibrahim (Abraham)] while he was praying. Tbrahim (Abraham),
gesturing with his hand, asked.. “What has happened'.'” She replied “Allah has spoiled
the evil plot of the infidel (or immoral person) and gave me Ha jar for service". (Abu
Hurftirah then addressed his listeners saying, LU That (H&jar) was your mother, O Rani
Ma'-is-Samd’ (i.-e. the Arabs). “ {Suhih Ai-Hukhuy 1 ^ Vol. 4, HadithNo. 57S)
p lhe idolaters invited Ibrfihim (Abraham.) to Join them in their celebrations outside
the city, but he refused, claiming that he was sick. When he was left alone, he came to
thfiLf idols and broke them into pieees. When the idolaters questioned him, he claimed
that he had not destroyed their idols but the chief' idol had, which Ibrahim (Abraham)
left undisturbed and on whose shoulder he had put an ax e to lay the accusation on ii.
^ (V. 1 6:123} Seethe footnote of(V. 2:135).
1-1 (V. 16:126} a) Tb e Statement of Allah: “Only those who art patient shall receive
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127* And endure you patiently (G Muhammad L r^
f^j), your patience is not but from Allah. And grieve not over
them {polytheists anti pagans), and be not distressed because of
what 1 hey plot.
12S. Truly, Allah is with those who fear Him (keep their
duty to Him)/ 31 and those who are j Vfuhsinuu (good-doers- See
the footnote of V.9:120).
/« the Name of Allah,
the Most Crucians, the Most Merciful.
■i> 1. Glorified (and Exalted) is lie (Allah) | above all that (evil)
they associate with Him ] 121 Who took His slave (Muhammad
l f^ s ) for a journey by night from A l-Masjid-al-Hardm
(at Makkah) to A l-Masjid- al-A qsa (in Jerusalem), the
their rewards in full, without reckoning” (V.3tF 10)
Narrated Abu Musa ^ The lhophet Aj Ai .A 1 said, ‘‘None is more
palicnt than Allah against the harmful saying He hears from Ihe people, they ascribe a
son (or offspring) to Him,, yet He gives- them health ami {supplies them with)
prov i sion . ” (&ihih A I-SukhSr^ V r ol . ft, Hadiih No. 121)
b) Narrated 'Abdullah The Prophet Aj vA ■*' divided and
distributed something as he used to do with some of his distributions A man from the
Ansar said, iL fty Allah! in this division the pleasure id' Allah has not been intended.” 1
said. "I will definitely tell this to the Piophet A 1 J A A-” No I went to him while
he was sitting with bis companions and told him of it secretly. That was hard upon the
Prophet Aj vA iil A and the colour of his face changed, and he became so angry
that I wished I hid fust told, hi Hi. The Prophet A J "A Al A* 'hen aSaEd, “Musa
(Moses) was harmed with mote than this, yet he remained patient.” (Sahib Al-
Bukhari, VoL St, Hadtth No. 122)
||J (V.lb:12it) Narrated Abu Hmairah ^ Allah's Messenger Aj '’A A
said. “The deeds of anyone of you will not save you |from the (Hell) Fire]” They
said, “Even you (will not be saved by your deeds), O Allah’s Messenger?" He said,.
“No, even I (will not be saved) unless and until Allih bestows Ills Mercy on me and
protects me with His ((race. Therefore, do good deeds properly, sincerely and
moderately, and worship Allah in the forenoon and in the afternoon and during a part
of the night, and always adopt a middle, moderate, regular course whereby you will
reach your target (Paradise).” (Sahih Al- Bukhari, Vol. ft, Itadith No. 470’j
1:1 (V, S 7:1) Narrated Talfrah Tbn 'Ufraidallah that he asked the prophet 4 j' A*
Aj. “what ]S the meaning of 'subhain All dll’?” He said, ‘Glorified (and Exalted ) is
He (Allah) fabov all that (evil) they associate with Him)."
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neighbourhood whereof We Slave blessed* in order that We
might show him (Muhammad j&I of Our Aydt
(proofs, evidences, lessons, signs, etc.}. Verily, He is the
All-Hearer, the AILSccr []| .
2. And W r e gave Musa (Moses) I he Scripture and made it a
guidance for Ihe Children of Israel (saying): “Take none other
than Me as (your) Wakit (Protector, Lord or Disposer of your
affairs)*
3. “O offspring of those whom We carried (in the ship) with
Nuh (INoah)! Verily, he was a grateful slave,"
4. And We decreed for the Children of Israel in the
Scripture: indeed you would do mischief in the land twice and
you wilt become tyrants and extremely arrogant!
5. So, when the promise came for the first of the two, We
sent against you slaves of Ours given to terrible warfare. They
entered the very innermost parts of your homes* And it was a
promise (completely) fulfilled.
b* Then We gave you a return of victory over them. And We
helped you with wealth and children and made you more
numerous in man-power*
7* (And We said): “If you do good, you do gond for your
own selves, and if you do evil (you do it) against yourselves,”
Then, when the second promise came to pass, (We permitted
your enemies) to disgrace your faces and to enter the mosque
(of Jerusalem) as they had entered it before, and to destroy
with utter destruction all that fell in their hands.
8. [And We said in the Taurat (Torah) |; “It may he that
your Lord may show mercy to you* but if you return (to sins),
We shall return (to Our Punishment). And We have made Hell
a prison for the disbelievers.
9* Verily, this Qur’Hn guides to that which is most just and
right and gives glad tidings to the believers (in the Oneness of
Allah and His Messenger, Muhammad Ajlt ^ who
111 (V.J7:J) Natf&ted Jabir bin ‘Abdullah thal be; heard Allah’s.
Messenger A-j ^ 411 saying, "When the people of Quraish did not believe me
[i.e. in the story of my Isra' — (Night JourucylK I slood up in Al-Hijr and Allah
displayed Jerusalem in trout yf me, and J hegan, describing it to them while T was
looking at it." (Sahib A l* Bukhari. Vol.il, [Judith No .22 6).
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work deeds of righteousness* that they shall have a great
reward (Paradise)*
10* And that those who believe not in the Hereafter, for
them We have prepared a painful torment (Hell).
11* And man invokes (Allah) for evil as he invokes (Allah)
for good and man is ever hasty [l.e., if he is angry with
somebody* he invokes (saying): “O Allah! Curie him 7 ' and that
one should not do, but one should be patient).
12. And Wc have appointed the night and the day as two
Ay&t (signs etc.)* Then* We have obliterated the sign of the
night (with darkness) while We have made the sign of the day
illuminating* lhat you may seek bounty from your Lord, and
that you may know the number of the years and the reckoning.
And We have explained everything (in detail) with full
explanation*
111
13* And We have fastened every man’s deeds to his neck,
and on the Day of Resurrection, We shall bring out for him a
book which he will find wide open.
14* (It will be said to him): “Read your book* You yourself
are sufficient as a reckoner against you Ihis Day. 77
15* Whoever goes right* then he goes right only for the
benefit of his ownself. And whoever goes astray, then he goes
astray 1o his own loss. No one laden with burdens can bear
another's burden* And We never punish until We have sent a
Messenger (to give warning).
16* And when We decide to destroy a town (population), We
(first) send a definite order (to obey Allah and he righteous) to
those among (hem for We (first) increase in number those of ils
population] who lead a life of luxury* Then* they transgress
therein, and thus the word (of torment) is justified against it
(them). Then We destroy it with complete destruction.
17* And how many generations have We destroyed after
1,1 (V. 17:13) Narrated Ibn Mas L ud ■*’ A man Asked the Prophet ^ ^
“What deeds are the best?” The Prophet said; (1 )Tq perform the
{daily compulsory) Salat (prayers) at their (early) slated fixed Limes: (2) To be good
and dutiful to one’s own parents (3) and to juutictjiate in Jihad in Allah’s Cause."
{Sahsh A^Bukhari. Vol.9, Hadith No.625).
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Nfih (INoah)! And Sufficient is your Lord as Well-Acquainted
and A 11- Be holder of the sins of His staves.
18, Whoever desires the quick-passing (transitory enjoy-
ment of this world), We readily grant him what We will for
whom We like, I hen, afterwards. We have appointed for him
Hell; he will burn therein disgraced and rejected ( — far away
from Allah's Mercy),
19, And whoever desires the Hereafter and strives for it, with
the necessary' effort due for it (i.c* docs righteous deeds of
Allah's Obedience) while he is a believer (in the Oneness of
Allah — Islamic Monotheism) — then such are the ones whose
striving shall be appreciated, (thanked and rewarded by Allah),
20, On each — these as well as those — We bestow from the
Bounties of your Lord, And the Bounties of your Lord can
never be forbidden,
21, See how We prefer some of them to others (in this
world), and verily, the Hereafter will be greater in degrees and
greater in preferment,
22, Set not up with Allah any other Mh (god), (O man)!
(This verse is addressed to Prophet Muhammad A*J aA ^ lA* j
but its implication is general to all mankind), or you will sit
down reproved, forsaken (in the Hell-fire).
23, And your Lord has decreed that you worship none but
Him. And that you be dutiful to your parents. If one of them or
both of them attain old age in your life, say not to them a word
of disrespect, nor shout at them but address them in terms of
honour,
24, And lower to them the wing of submission and humility'
through mercy, and say; “My Lord! Bestow on them Your
Mercy as they did bring me up when I was young*”
25, Your Lord knows best what is in your inner-selves. If
you arc righteous, then, verily, He is Ever Most Forgiving to
those who turn to Him again and again in obedience, and in
repentance,
26, And give 1o Ihe kinsman his due and to the Minkin m
(needy) and to the wayfarer. But spend not wasleftilly {your
wi
(V.l 7:26) See the footnote of (V.2:S3).
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wealth) in the manner of a spendthrift 111 {Tafsir At-Tuhurt)
27. Verily* the spendthrifts are brothers of the Shay atm
(devils), and the. Shaitan (Dcvil-Satan) is ever ungrateful to his
Lord.
28. And if you (O Muhammad ^ torn away
from them (the kindred, the needy, the wayfarer, whom We
have ordered you to give their rights, but if you have no money
at the time they ask you for it) and you are awaiting a mercy
from your Lord for which you hope, then, speak to them a soft,
kind word (i.e. Allah will give me, and I shall give you).
29. And let not your hand be tied (like a miser) to your neck,
nor stretch it forth to its utmost reach (like a spendthrift), so
that you become hlameworthy and in severe poverty.
30. Truly, your Lord enlarges the provision for whom He
wills and straitens (for whom He wills). Verily, He is Ever
Well-Acquainted, All-Seer of His slaves,
31. And kill not your children for fear of poverty. We shall
provide for them as well as for you. Surely, the killing of them
is a great sin. 121
32. And come not near to unlawful sex. Verily, it is a Fahishah
(Le. anything that transgresses its limits; a great sin), and an evil
way (that leads one to Hell unless Allah forgives him).
33. And do not kill anyone who !ie killing Allah has for hidden,
except for a just cause. And whoever is killed wrongfully
{Maztuman intentionally with hostility and oppression and not
by mistake)^ We have given his heir the authority! to demand
Qisas^ — Law of Equality in punishment — or to forgive, or to
take Diyah (hlood-mnncv)|. Hut let him not exceed limits in the
matter of taking life (i.e lie should not kill except tie killer).
Verily, he is helped (by the Islamic law). 131
34. And come not near to the orphan’s properly excepl to
improve it, until he attains the age of full strength. And fulfil
111 (V.. 17:26) You have to follow a middle course in your spendings - neither a miser
nor a spendthrift, and not to be like those who spend in the disobedience of Allah and
1 Is Messenger ^ 2d _,L^.
rsl (V. 17:31); Sec the idolnolc of (V, 2; 22).
l ' * 1 * (V. 17:33): See the footnote of tV.5:50).
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(every) covenant* Verily, the covenant will be questioned about.
35. And give full measure when yon measure, and weigh
wilh a balance thal is straight That is good (advantageous) and
better in the end,
36. And follow not (G man i.e., say not, or do not or witness
not) that of which you have no knowledge* 111 Verily, the
hearing, and the sight, and the heart, of each of those one will
he questioned ihy Allah).
37. And walk not on the earth with conceit and arrogance.
Verily, you can neither rend nor penetrate the earth, nor can
you attain a stature Like the mountains in height
38. All the bad aspects of these (the above mentioned things)
are hateful to your Lord.
39. This is (part) of Ai-Hikmah (wisdom, good manners and
high character) which your Lord has revealed to you {O
lYluhammad fLuj ljL 3 )* And set not up with Allah any
other Huh (god) lest you should be thrown into HeU,
blameworthy and rejected, (from Allah’s Mercy).
40. Has Ihen your Lord (O pagans of Makkah!) preferred
for you sons, and taken for Himself from among the angels
daughters? Verily, you indeed utter an awful saying.
41. And surely, We have explained [Our Promises,
Warnings and (set forth many) examples] in this Qur'an that
they (the disbelievers) may lake heed, but it increases them in
naught save aversion.
42. Say (G Muhammad fLuj to these polytheists,
pagans): “If there had been other dtihah (gods) along with Him
as they assert, then they would certainly have sought out a way
to the Lord of the Throne (seeking His Pleasures and to be near
to Him).
43. Glorified and Kxalted is He! High above (the great
falsehood) that they say! (i.e, forged statements that there are
other gods along with Allah, but He is Allah, the One* the
Self-Sufficient Master, Whom ail creatures need. He begets not,
nor was He begotten, and there is none comparable or coequal
ill
(V. 17:36) e.g. one’s saying: LL T have seen,” while in fact he has not seen, Or *'T have
heard,* while lie lias not heard.
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to Him),
44. The seven heavens and the earth and all that is therein,
glorify Him and there is nut a thing hut glorifies His Praise.
But you understand not their glorification. Truly, He is Ever
Forbearing. Oft-Forgiving.
45. And when you (Muhammad fWj 4 J& recite the
Qur’an, We put between you and those who believe not in the
Hereafter, an invisible veil 1 11 (or screen their hearts, so they
hear or understand It not).
46. And We have put coverings over their hearts lest they
should understand it (the Qur’an), and in their ears deafness.
And when yon make mention of your Lord Alone \La Hahn
illutlah {none has the right to be worshipped but Allah) Islamic
Monotheism (^' in the Qur'an, they turn on their
hacks, fleeing in extreme dislike.
47. We know best of what they listen to, when they Listen to
you. And when they lake secret counsel, Ihen (he Zalimun
(polytheists and wrong-doers) say: “You follow none but a
bewitched man.”
4H, See what examples they have put forward for you. So
they have gone astray, and never can they find a way.
49. And they say: “When we are bones and fragments (de-
stroyed), should we really he resurrected (to be) a new
creation?”
511. Say (O Muhammad 4_ile a ill ih Be you stones or
(V .17:4-5) It is said as regards this Verse (17; 45) in the Book of Tafsir {In mm
Qurivbfy Narrated Na’id bit] Juhair ^ ji\ 1 _ r ~^ j “When the Surah No. 131 (ftihhaf
Yadd) was revealed, the wife of Abu Lahab came looking for the Prophet ^
J“,j while Abu Elakr *!#• *!*' , was sitting beside him. Abu Hajtf said tit the Prophet
4Jc. jii iJ ^, : w j 3 h if you get aside (or go away) as she is corning to us, she may
barm you.'" The Prophet a' said; "There will be a screen set between me
and her.” So she did not see ihiim, She said to Abu Nakr: "Your companion is saying
poetry against me,” Abn Bakr said: ”By Allah, he docs not say poetry” She said: ”l>o
you believe that?” Then she 3elt. Abu Rakr said, u O Allah's Messenger! She did not
see you.” The Prophet .d-j ^ said: "An angel was screening me from her.”
[This Hadsth is quoted in Afusnad Aha Yu 1 la,]
It is said that if the above Verse (1 7:45) is recited by a real believer (of Islamic
Monotheism) he will be screened from a disbeliever. I. A Hah knows better). {Tapir
Al-QurtubS, VoLLO* Page 269),
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iron,”
51 “Or some created thing that is yet greater (or harder) in
your breasts (thoughts to be resurrected, even then you shall be
resurrected).” Then, they will say: “Who shall bring us hack
(to life)?” Say: “lie Who created you first!” Then, they will
shake their heads at you and say: “When wilt that he ?” Say:
“Perhaps it is near!”
52. On I he Day when He w ill call you, and you will answer
(llis Call) with (words of) His Praise and Obedience, and you
will think that you have slaved (in this world) but a little
while!
53. And say to My slaves (he. the true believers of Islamic
Monotheism) that they should (only) say those words that are
tlie best, (Because) Shaitan (Satan) verily, sows a state of
conflict and disagreements among them. Surely, Shaitan
(Satan) is to man a plain enemy.
54. Your Lord knows you best; If He wills, He will have
mercy on you, or if He wills, He will punish you. And We have
not sent you (O Muhammad J**) as a guardian
over them.
55. And your Lord knows best ail who are in the heavens
and the earth. And indeed, We have preferred some of the
Prophets 1o others, and to Dilwud (David) We gave the Zabur
(Psalms).
56. Say (O Muhammad *4^ ^ is^}' “Call upon those —
besides Him — wlinm you pretend |tn be gods like angels, *lsa
(Jesus), ‘Uzair (Ezra), and others.]. They have neither I he
power to remove the adversity from you nor even to shift ft
from you to anolher person.”
57. t hose whom they call upon jtike 'Isa (Jesus) - son of
Maryam (Mary), *Uzair (Ezra), angel] desire (for themselves)
means of access to their Lord (Allah), as to wtuch of them
should be the nearest; and Ihey ftsa (Jesus), L Uzair (Ezra),
angels and others) hope for IHs Mercy and fear Elis Torment.
Verily, the Torment of your Lord is (something) 1o be afraid of!
58. And there is not a town (population) hut YVc shall
destroy it before the Day of Resurrection, or p finish it with a
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severe torment. That is written in the Book {of Our Decrees)' 1 '
59, And nothing stops Us from sending the Ayut (proofs,
evidences, signs) hut that the people of old denied them. And
We sent the slie-camel to Thamud as a clear sign, but they did
her wrong. And We sent not the signs exeepl to warn, and to
make them afraid {of destruction)*
60. And (remember) when We told you: “Verily* your Lord
has encompassed mankind (i.c, they are in Elis Grip)/' And We
made not the vision which W f e showed you (Q Muhammad
as an aetual eye-witness and not as a dream on the
night of Al-Isra but a (rial for mankind, and (likewise) the
accursed tree {Zaqquitu mentioned) in the Qur’an. We warn
and make them afraid hut it only increases them in naught save
great disbelief, oppression and disobedience to Allah.
6L And (remember} when We said to the angels: “Prostrate
yourselves to Adam.” They prostrated themselves except Fhlh
(Satan), He said: “Shall 1 prostrate myself to one whom You
created from clay?”
62, [I bits (Satan) | said: “See this one wiinm You have
honoured above me, if You give me respile (keep me alive) to
the Day of Resurrection, I will surely seize and mislead his
offspring (by sending them astray) all but a few !”
63. (Allah) said: “Go, and whosoever of them follows you,
surely Hell will be the recompense of you (all) — an ample
recompense.
64, “And befool Ihem gradually those whom you can among
them with your voice (i.e. songs, music, and any other call for
Allah’s disobedience), make assaults on them with your cavalry
and your infantry, share with them wealth and children (by
tempting them to earn money by illegal ways — usury, or by
comilting illegal sexual intercourse), and make promises to
them.” But Satan promises them nothing but deceit,
65. “Verily, My slaves (i.e. the true believers of Islamic
111 (V. 17:58} It is said by 'AtxJull&h bin Mas'fld Jt* “If the people of a town
indulge in illegal sexual intercourse and practise Ribd (usury of all kinds’). Allah
permits its destruction, ” (Tafsir Al- Qurittbi)
1:1 (V. 17:60) See footnote of (V .53 :\2)A l-Mi 'rdf.
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Monotheism) — you have no authority over them. And
All-Sufficient is your Lord as a Guardian.”
66. Your Lord is He Who drives the ship for you through
the sea, in order that you may seek of His Bounty. Truly, He is
Ever Most Merciful towards you.
67* And when harm touches you upon the sea, those that you
call upon vanish from you except Him (Allah Alone). But when
He brings you safe to land, you turn away (from llim). And
man is ever ungrateful l! .
68. Do you then feel secure that lie will not cause a side of
the land to swallow you up, or that He will not send against you
a violent sand-storm? Then, you shall find no Wakil (guardian
— one to guard you from the torment).
69. Or do you feel secure that He will not send you back a
second time to sea and send against you a hurricane of wind
and drown you because of your disbelief? Then you will not
find any avenger therein against Us.
70. And indeed We have honoured the Children of Adam,
and We have carried them on land and sea, and have provided
them with At-Tayyihat (lawful good things), and have preferred
them to many of those whom We have created with a marked
preferment.
71. (And remember) the Day when We shall call together all
human beings with their (respective) Imam [their Prophets, or
' 1 (V. 17:67} Ibn Kathir in his Book of Tapir as regards this Verse (17:67) said:
: Tkrimab bin Abi Jahl iled from Allah's Messenger A » } Jolt ...L-s (at the time) when
Makkah was conquered. lie rode over the (Red) Sea to cross over to Ethiopia, but (as
they proceeded), a heavy stormy wind overtook their boat, and huge waves came to
them from all sides, and they lbrHij;ht that they are cJitirCled therein. The people Of the
boat said to one anothei : ' None can save you except AliSh {the Only True Cod of line
heavens and earth). So invoke (call upon) Him (Allah) (by making your Faith pure for
Him Alotie- and none else} to deliver you safe (from drowning}." 'Ikrimah said to
himself. ‘By All&h if none can benefit in the sea except Alifth (Alone) then no doubt
none can benefit over the land except Allah (Alone). 0 Allah! I promise You that if
You deliver me safe from this, I will go and put my hands in
the hands of (Prophet) Muhammad and surely I will find him full of pity, kindness
and mercy.' So they were LSelivered safe {by Allah), and returned to their sea-shore
and cams out of the sea. ' Ikrimah then proceeded to Allah's Messenger, Muhammad
A* dil , {narrated his story)- embraced Islam '(just as he promised Allah), and
became a perfect Muslim.'' [Tafsfr Ibn Kathir}.
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their records of good and bad deeds, or their Holy Books like
the Qur’an, the Tau rat (Torah), the Injccl (Gospel), the leaders
whom the people followed in this world. [. So whosoever is given
Ids record in his right hand, such will read their records, and
they will not he dealt with unjustly in the Least.
72, And whoever is blind in this world (i.c., does not see
Allah’s Signs and believes not in Him), will be blind in the
Hereafter, and more astray from the Path.
73* Verily, they were about to tempt you away from that
which YVc have revealed (the Qur’an) to you (Q Muhammad
aLhj ^ to fabricate something other than it against
Us, and then they w r nuLd certainly have taken you a Khalil (an
intimate friend )!
74* Anri had We not made you stand firm, you would nearly
have inclined to them a little.
75. In that case We would have made you taste a double
portion (of punishment) in this life and a double portion (of
punishment) after death. And then you would have found none
to help you against Us*
7b, And verily, they were about to frighten you so much as
to drive you out from the land* But in that case they would not
have stayed (therein) after you, except for a little while*
77. (This was Our )Sunnak (rule or way) wilh the Messengers
We sent before you (O Muhammad A-j ^ and you
will not find any alteration in Our Sunnah (rule or way).
78, Perform A s-Salai {iqamat-asSalaf) 1 1 ] from mid-day rill
the darkness of the night (i*e, the Zuhr, ‘ Asr , Maghrib , and
‘Mo’ prayers), and recite the Qur’an in the early dawn (he,
the morning prayer). Verily, the recitation ol' the Qur’Sn in Hie
early dawn is ever witnessed (attended by the angels in charge
r v |
of mankind of the day and the night} +
■' 1 ( V. ] 7:78) See the glossary.
1:1 (V, 17:75} "Narrated Abu SsdSmah bin L Abdur-Rahm&n : Abu Hurairah ^ ^
sajd. "J heard Allah’s Messenger d-j ■ Jjl saying, l The reward of a Saha
(prayer) in congregation is twenty-five times superior in degrees to that of a Salat
(prayer) offered by a person alone. The angels of the niglit and the angels of the day
gather at the time of Faff prayer.*”
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79* And in some parts of the night (also) offer the Salat
(prayer) with it (i.e. recite the Qur'an in the prayer), as an
additional prayer ( Tahtijjud optional prayer — NawaJU) i’ur
you (O Muhammad A*J aj& tf Ld). it may be that your Lord
will raise you to Maqttm Mahmud {a station of praise and glory,
i.e. Ihe honour of intercession on the Bay of Resurrection./ 1 ',
SO* And sav (O Muhammad A-j ^ Ail lA 3 )* My l ord! Let
my entry (to the city of Al-Mudinah) be good, and (likewise) my
exit (from the city of Makkah) be good. Anri grant me from
You an authority to help me (nr a firm sign or a proof).
81* And say: “Truth (i,e, Islamic Monotheism or this Qur’an
or Jihad against polytheists) has come and Bdut (falsehood, i.e.
Satan or polytheism) lias vanished. Surely Bat'd is ever bound
to vanish.”
82* Anri We send down of the Qur’&n that which is a healing
and a mercy to those who believe (in Islamic Monotheism and
act on it), and it increases the Zdlimun (polytheists and
wrong-doers) nothing hut loss,
83. Anri when We bestow Our Grace on man (the
disbeliever), he turns away and becomes arrogant (far away
Abu Hurairah then added, “Recite the Holy Book if you w ish. for ‘Verily. Ihe
recitation of the Qur’dn in the early dawn {Fair prayer) is ever witnessed (attended by
the angels in charge of mankind of the day and the night)’ (V. 17:78)“ (Sahib Ai-
Hukhdn, Vol, 1 , fladilk \q, 62] ),
11 1 (V, 17:79)
A) Narrated Ibit " Lmar ^ u— “j: “On the Day of Resurrection the people will fall
on their knees and every nation will follow their Prophet and they will say. “O
so-and-so! Intercede (for us WLth Allah)', till (die right of) of intercession wil] he
given to the Prophet (Muhammad A\j 'A - 3,1 ) and that wilt he the day when
Allah will raise him to Maqdm Mahmud (a station of praise And glory i.e the hounoor
of intercession on the Day of Resurrection )". (Suhih Al-BukhAri, Vol. 6, Hadilh No.
242)
B) Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah “I Allah’s Messenger 4 jI said,
“Whoever, alter listening to the Adhdn (call for the prayer) says, 'O Altdh, the. Lord of
this complete call and of this prayer, which is going to be established! Give
Muhammad Ai-Wasilah and Al-Faditak* and raise him to Maqdm Mahmud . which
You have promised him,’ will he granted my intercession for him on die Day of
Resurrection." (SaMh AI-Bukhan, Vol. 6, Hadi'th No, 2 43).
*AI Wasilah is the highest position in Paradise which is granted to the Prophet
pV ; <iV particularly^ Al-FaJUah is the extra degree of honour which is bestowed on
him above all creation.
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from the Right Path)* And when evil (ouches him. lie is in great
despair.
84. Say (O Muhammad A\ tc^ mankind): “Each
one does according to Skakilatihi (he* his way or his religion or
his intentions.), and your Lord knows best of him whose path
(religion) is right/’*
85. And they ask you (O Muhammad ^ J**)
concerning the Ruh (the Spirit); Say: “T he Ruh (the Spirit) U
one of (he things, the knowledge of which is only with my Lord*
And of knowledge, you (mankind) have been given only a
little*”
86. And if We willed, We could snrely take away that which
We have revealed to you (he. this Qiir’Sn)* Then yon would
find no protector for you against Us in that respect*
87. Except as a Mercy from your Lord* Verily, His Grace to
you (O Muhammad pLuj jd -jLa) hs ever great*
88. Say: “If (he mankind and the jinn were together 1o
produce the like of this Qur'an* they could not prnduee the like
thereof, even if they helped one another.”
89. And indeed, We have fully explained to mankind, in this
Qur'an, every kind of similitude, but most of mankind refuse
(the truth and accept nothing) hut disbelief.
90. And they say: H We shall not believe in you (O
Muhammad A\ L ^), until you cause a spring to gush
forth from the earth for us;
91. “Or you have a garden of date-palms and grapes, and
cause rivers 1o gush forth in its midst abundantly;
92. “Or you cause the heaven to fall upon us in pieces, as you
have pretended, or you bring Allah and the angels before (us)
face to face;
93. “Or you have a house of Zukhruf (like silver and pure
gold), or you ascend up into the sky, and even then we will put
no failh in your ascension until you bring down for us a Book
that we would read*** Say (0 Muhammad fLyj
“Glorified (and Exalted) is my Lord [(Allah) above all that evil
they (polytheists) associate with Him]! Am I anything but a
man, sent as a Messenger?”
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94, And nothing prevented men from believing when the
guidance came to them, except that they said: “Has Allah sent a
man as (His) Messenger?”
9$, Say: “If there were nn the earth, angels walking about in
peace and security, We should certainly have sent down for
them from the heaven an angel as a Messenger.”
9ti. Say: “Sufficient is Allah for a witness hetween me and
you. Verily, He is Tver Well-Acquainted, All-Seer of His
slaves.”
97. And he whom Allah guides, he is led aright; hut he
whom He sends astray, for such you will find no Auliya '
(helpers and protectors), besides Him, and We shall gather
them together on the Day of Resurrection on their faces, 1
blind, dumb and deaf; their abode will be Hell; whenever it
abates. We shall increase for them the fierceness of the Fire.
9N. That is their recompense, because they denied Our Ayat
(proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) and
said: “When we are bones and fragments, shall we really he
raised up as a new creation?”
99. See they not that Allah, Who created the heavens and the
earth, is Able to create the like of them. And He has decreed
for them an appointed term, w hereof there is no doubt. But the
Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers) refuse (the truth — the
Message of Islamic Monotheism, and accept nothing) but
disbelief.
1UII. Say (to the disbelievers): “If you possessed the treasures
of the Mercy of my Lord (wealth, money, provision.), then you
would surely hold hack (from spending) for fear of (being
exhausted), and man is ever miserly!”
1 411 , And indeed We gave Musa (Moses) nine clear signs.
Ask then the Ciiildren of Israel, when he came to them, then
Fir c aim (Pharaoh) said to him: “O Musa (Moses)! I think you
1 1 (V. 17:97} Narrated Alias bin Malik A man &aid, "O AlliLVs Prophet!
Will Allah gather a disbeliever (prone) on his fate cm ihc Day of Resurrection?' 11 He
jli Lr u^ £,a.id, "WjII r'lOi the One Who made him walk on his feet in this world,
be able to make him walk on bis face on the Day of Resurrection?" (Qatadah. a
SLibnarraLor, said: "Yes, by the Power of Our UtfCK") (Sahib Ai-Rukhrfri, Vfll. h,
Hadiih No. 253).
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are indeed bewitched,”
102. | Musa (Moses) | said; “Verily, you know that these signs
have been sent down by none but the Lord of the heavens and
the earlh (as dear evidences i.e. proofs of Allah's Oneness and
His Omnipotence,). And I think you arc, indeed, O EiCaun
(Pharaoh) doomed to destruction (away from all good}! 115
103. So he resolved to turn them out of the land (of Egypt),
But We drowned him and all who were with him.
104* And W ? e said to the Children of Israel after him: “Dwell
in the land, then, when the final and the last promise comes
near [i.e. the Day of Resurrection or the descent of Christ [*lsa
(Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary) UfJc nn the earth [, We
shall bring you altogether as a mixed crowd (gathered out of
v a r ion s n a t io ns). ( Tafsir Al- QurtuHJ*
105. And with truth We have sent it down (i.e. the Qur'an),
and with truth it has descended. And We have sent you (O
Muhammad -uil as nothing but a bearer of glad
tidings (of Paradise for those who follow your Message of
Islamic Monolheism), and a warner (of Hell-fire for those who
refuse to follow^ your Message of Islamic Monotheism) 111 .
106. And (it is) a Qur’an which We have divided (into
parts), in order that you might recite it to men at intervals. And
We have revealed it by stages (in 23 years).
107. Say (O Muhammad to them): “Believe
ill it (the Qur’an) or do not believe (in it). Verily, those who
w r ere given knowledge before it (the Jews and the Christians
like ‘AbiiuMh bin Salam and Salman Al-Farisi), when it is
recited to them, thev tail down on their faces in humble
prostration.’ 1
1 OS. And they say: “Glorified is our Lord! Truly, the
Promise of our Lord must be fulfilled.”
109. And they fail down on their faces weeping and it
increases their humility.
110, Say (O Muhammad &**+)! “Invoke .Allah or
,LJ (V. 17:1.05) :
a) Sec the footnote Gf(V„V&5).
1>) See the foooiote of (V.4:S0).
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invoke the Most Gracious (Allah), by whatever name you
invoke Him (it is the same), for to Him belong tike Best Names*
And offer your Salat (prayer) neither aloud nor in a low voice,
but follow a way between.
111. And say: “All praise and thanks are Allah's, Who has
not begotten a son (or offspring}* and Who has no partner in
(His) Dominion, nor He is low to have a Wall (helper, protector
or supporter}. And magnify Him with all magnificence,
\Allahu-Akbar (AMh is the Most Great)]*"
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious T the Most Merciful
1* All praise and thanks are Allah’s, Who has sent down to
His slave (Muhammad JL&) the Book (the Qur’an),
and lias not placed therein any crookedness.
2. (He has made it) straight to give warning (to the
disbelievers) of a severe punishment from Him, and to give
glad tidings to the believers (in the Oneness of Allah — Islamic
Monotheism), who do righteous deeds, fhal they shall have a
fair reward (i,e. Paradise}.
3. They shall abide therein forever.
4. And to warn those (Jews, Christians, and pagans) who
say, “Ailah has begotten a son (or offspring or children},"
5. No knowledge have they of such a thing, nor had their
fathers* Mighty is the word that comes out of their mouths [Le*
He begot sons and daughters]* They utter nothing but a lie 1 ' 1 ,
ft. Perhaps, you, would kill yourself (Q Muhammad
pk-j Aik.) in grief, over their footsteps (for their turning away
from you), because they believe not in this narration (the
Qur’an),
7. Verily, We have made that w r hieb is on earth as an
adornment for it, in order that We may test them (mankind) as
111
(VJK:5): see the footnote of (V.2:l!6).
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to which of them are best in deeds* [i*e* those who do good
deeds in the most perfect manner, that means to do them
(deeds) totally for Allah's sake and in accordance to the legal
ways of the Prophet a^p. *iil iJ La] w
8* And verily, We shall make all that is on it (the earth) a
hare dry soil (without any vegetation or trees.).
9. Do you think that the people of the Cave and the
Inscription (the news or the names of the people of the Cave)
were a wonder among Our Signs?
10. {Remember) when the young men fled for refuge (from
their disbelieving folk) to the Cave. They said: “Our Lord!
Bestow on us mercy from Yourself, and facilitate for us our
affair in the right way!”
11* Therefore, We covered lip their (sense of) hearing
(causing them to go in deep sleep) in the Cave for a number of
years*
12* Then We raised them up (from their sleep), that We
might test which of the two parties was best at calculating the
time period that they had tarried*
13* We narrate to you (O Muhammad j l/*- 3 ) their
story with truth: Truly, they were young men who believed in
their Lord (Allah), and We increased them in guidance*
14* And W r e made their hearts firm and strong (with the
light of Faith in Allah and bestowed upon them patience to
bear the separation of their kith and kin and dwellings.) when
they stood up and said: “Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens
and the earfh, never shall we call upon any Huh (god) other
than Him; if we did, we should indeed have uttered an
enormity in disbelief.
15* “These our people have taken tor worship utihah (gods)
other than Him (Allah). Why do they not bring for them a clear
authority? And who does more wrong lhan he who invents a lie
against Allah,
16. (The young men said to one another); “And w r hen you
withdraw from them, and that which they worship, except Allah,
then seek refuge in the Cave; your Lord will open a way for you
from His Mercy and will make easy for yon your affair (i.e. will
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give you whal you will need of provision and dwelling)*”
17, And you might have seen the sun, when it rose, declining
to the right from their Cave, ami when it set, turning away
from them to the left, while they lay in the midst of the Cave.
That is (one) of the Ay fa (proofs, evidences, signs) of Allah- lie
whom Allah guides, he is the rightly guided; but he whom He
sends astray, for him you will find no It 'ali i guiding friend) to
lead him (to the right Path)-
l ft. And yon would have thought them awake, whereas they
were asleep. And We turned them on fheir right and on their
left sides, and their dog stretching forth his two forelegs at the
entrance |of the Cave or in the space near to the entrance of the
Cave (as a guard at the gate)]. Had you Looked al them, you
would certainly have turned hack from them in flight, and
would certainly have been filled wilh awe of Ihem-
19. Likewise, We awakened them {from their long deep
sleep) that they might question one another. A speaker from
among them said: “How long have you stayed (here)?” They
said: “We have stayed (perhaps) a day or part of a day.” They
said: “Y T uur Lord (Alone) knows best how long you have stayed,
(here}. So send one of yon with this silver coin of yours to the
town, and let him find out which is the good lawful food, and
bring some of that to you. And let him be careful and let no
man know of you*
20. “for, if they eome to know of you, they will stone you (to
death or abuse and harm you) or turn you back to their
religion; and in that case you will never be successful.”
21. And thus We made their case known (to the people), that
they might know that the Promise of Allah is true, and fhal
there can be no doubt about the Hour, (Remember) when they
(the people of the city) disputed among themselves about rheir
case, they said: w Con struct a building over them; their Lord
knows best about them;” (then) those who w r on their point said
(mosl probably the disbelievers): “We verily shall build a place
of w orship over them,”
22. (Some) say they were three, the dog being Ihe fourlh
among them; and (others) say they were five, the dog being the
sixth, — guessing al the unseen; (yet others) say they were
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seven, and the dog being the eighth. Say (O Muhammad ^ □
“My Lord knows best their number; none knows
them lint a few, 91 So debate not {about their number} except
with the dear proof (which We have revealed to you). And
consult not any of them (people of the Scripture — Jews and
Christians) about (the affair of) the people of the Cave.
23. And never say of anything, “I shall do such and such
thing tomorrow,”
24. Except (with the saying), “If Allah wills! 15 And
remember your Lord when you forget and say: tL 11 may be that
my I ,ord guides me to a nearer way of truth than this.”
25. And they stayed in their Cave three hundred (solar)
years, adding nine (for lunar years). (Tafatr A l -Qurtuki)
26. Say: “Allah knovvs best how long they stayed. With Him
is (the knowledge of) the Unseen of the heavens and Hie earth.
How clearly He secs, and hears (everything)! They have no
Walt (Helper, Disposer of affairs, Protector) other than Him,
and He makes none to share in His Decision and His Rule.”
27. And recite what has been revealed to you (O
Muhammad A-j V* *3it of the Book (the Qur*ln) of your
Lord (i.e. recite it, understand and follow its teachings and act
on its orders and preach it to men). None can change His
Words, and none will you Hindi as a refuge other than Him.
2N. And keep yourself (O Muhammad pk-j
patiently with those who call on their Lord (i.e. your
companions who remember their Lord with glorification,
praising in prayers, and other righteous deeds) morning and
afternoon, seeking His Face; and let not your eyes overlook
them, desiring the pomp and glitter of the life of the world; and
obey not hint whose heart We have made heedless of Our
Remembrance, and who follows his own lusts, and whose affair
(deeds) has been lost,
29. And say: “The trulh is from your Lord ” Then
whosoever wills, let him believe; and whosoever wills, let him
disbelieve. Verily, We have prepared for the Zaltmutt
(polytheists and wrong-doers) a Fire whose walls will be
surrounding them (disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah), And if
they ask for help (relief, wafer), they will be granled wafer like
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boiling oil, that will scald their faces* Terrible is the drink, and
an evil Murtafaq (dwelling, resting place.)!
30. V erily* as for those who believed and did righteous
deeds, certainly We shall not make the reward of anyone who
does his (righteous) deeds in the most perfect manner to be
lost.
31* These! For them will be 4 Adi) (Eden) Paradise (everlasting
Gardens); wherein rivers flow underneath them; therein they
will be adorned with bracelets of gold, and they will w r ear green
garments of fine and thick silk. They will recline therein on
raised thrones* How good is the reward, and what an excellent
Murtafaq (dwelling, resting place*)!
32. And put forward to them the example of two men; to erne
of them We had given two gardens of grapes, and We had
surrounded both with date-palms; and had put between them
green crops (cultivated fields}*
33. Each of those two gardens brought forth its produce,
and failed not in the least therein, and We caused a river to
gusli forth in the midst of (hem.
34* And he had property (or fruit) and lie said to his
companion, in the course of mutual talk; “I am more than you
in wealth and stronger in respect of men.” ( Tafsir Al-Qurtuhi )*
35. And he went into his garden (while in a slate of pride
and disbelief}, unjust to himself. He said: “1 think not that this
will ever perish*
36* “And I think not the flour will ever come, and if indeed 1
am brought back to my Lord, (on the Day of Resurrection), 1
surely shall find better than this when 1 return to Him.”
37* His companion said to him during the talk with him;
“Do you disbelieve In Him Who created you out of dust (i.e.
your father Adam}, then out of Ntttfah (mixed semen drops of
male and female discharge), then fashioned you into a man?
38* “But as for my part, (I believe) that He is AlLHh, my
Lord, and none shall I associate as partner with my Lord*
39* “it was better for you to say, when you entered your
garden: ‘That which AJLah wills (will come to pass}! There is no
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power tint with AUsili^P If you sec me less than yon in wealth*
and children*
40. 4i It may be that my Lord will give me something better
than your garden, and will send on it Husban (torment* bolt)
from the sky* then it will be a barren slippery earth.
41. “Or Ihe water thereof (of the gardens) becomes
deep-sunken (underground) so that you will never be able to
seek it.”
42* So his fruits were encircled (with ruin). And he remained
dapping his hands (with sorrow) over what he had spent upon
it* while it was all destroyed on its trellises* and he could only
say: “Would that 1 had ascribed no partners to my Lord!”
[Titfsir Ibti Ka/hir]
43* And be had no group of men to help him against Allah*
nor could be defend (or save) himself*
44* There (on the Day of Resurrection), Al-Waldyah
(protection* pow r er* authority and kingdom) will tie for Allah
(Alone)* the True God* lie (Allah) is the Best for reward and
the Best for the final end* {La Hdha iUaildh — none has the
right to be worshipped but Allah).
45. And put forward to them the example of the life of this
world: it is like the water (rain) which We send down from the
sky* and the vegetation of the earth mingles with it, (and becomes
fresh and green). But (later) it becomes dry and broken pieces*
which the winds scatter* And Allah is Able to do everything*
4b* Wealth and children are the adornment of the life of this
world. But the good righteous deeds* 131 that last* are better with
111 (V. 18:39): Whal is said regarding the statement: LA huuld walS quwwaia ilia bilMh
(i,e. There is? neither might nor power eseept with Allah),
Narrated Abu Musa AL- Ash' air; The Prophet A-* started ascending a high
place or a hill. A oiari (amongst his companions) ascended it and shouted in a loud
voice. Ld ildka Ulai-idk wallahu Akbar* (At that time) Allah’s Messenger
j was riding his mule. Allah’s Messenger A-* s *4* ^ lV-* said, H Yyu are not Lulling
upon a deaf or at) absent one” and added, "O Abu Mhsa{or, O ’Abdullah) l Shall E tell
you a sentence from the treasure of Paradise?” I said, “Yes. 11 He said, “ZJ hauld wald
quwwaiii din hiUdh." (Suh'sh Al-Bukkdri, Vol. ft, ilcidith No. 4 3 ft).
'‘None lias the right to he worshipped but Allah, and Allah is the Mont Great.
Ll (V. ]8;d6) Good righteous deeds like the five compulsory prayers, deeds of
Allah’*; obedience, good and nice talk, remembrance isf Allah with glorification,
praises and thanks.
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your Lord for rewards and better in respect of hope,
47, And (remember) the Day We shall cause the mountains
to pass away (like clouds of dust}, and you will see the earth as
a levelled plain, and we shall gather them all together sn as to
leave nol one of I hem behind.
4S. And they will he set before your Lord in (lines as) rows,
(and Allah will say): “Now indeed, you have come to Us as We
ereated you the first time. Nay, but you thought that We had
appointed no meeting tor you (with Us),”
49. And the Book (one’s Record) will be placed (in the right
hand for a believer in the Oneness of Allah, and in the left hand
for a disbeliever in the Oneness of Allah), and you will see the
Mujrimun (criminals, polytheists, sinners) fearful of that which
is (recorded) therein. They will say: “Woe to us! What sort of
Book is this that leaves neither a small thing nor a big thing,
but has recorded it with numbers! 1 " And they will find all that
they did, placed before them, and your Lord treats no one with
injustice.
50* And (remember) when We said to the angels: “Prostrate
yourselves to Adam.” So they prostrated themselves except
fbtfs (Satan), He w r as one of the jinn; he disobeyed the
Com maud of his Lord. Will you then take him ( Iblis ) and his
offspring as protectors and helpers rather than Me while they
are enemies to you? What an evil is the exchange for the
Zalimun (polytheists, and wrong-doers).
5L 1 (Allah) made them {Ibiis and his offspring) not to
witness (nor took their help in) Ihe creation of the heavens and
the earth and not (even) their own creation, nor was I (Allah)
to take the misleaders as helpers.
52. And (remember) the Day He will say:“Call those
(so-called) partners of Mine whom you pretended,” Then they
will cry to them, but they will not answer them, and We shall
put a Maubiq (barrier) 111 between them.
53. And the Mujrinwn (criminals, polytheists, sinners) shall
see the Fire and apprehend that they have to fail therein. And
111 (V, 1 8:5 21 In Arabia “Maubjif’ tiEsti means enmity, or destruction, or a valley in
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they will find no way of escape from there.
54. And indeed We have put forth every kind of example in
this Qur’iin, for mankind. But man is ever more quarrelsome
than anything.
55. And nothing prevents men from believing, (now) when
the guidance (the Qur'an) has come to them, and from asking
Forgiveness of their Lord, except that the ways of the ancients
be repeated with them (i.e. their destruction decreed by Allah),
or the torment be brought to them face to face.
56. And We send not the Messengers except as givers of glad
tidings and warners. But those who disbelieve, dispute with
false argument, in order to refute Ihe truth thereby. And they
treat My Ay at (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs,
revelations, etc,), and that with which they are warned, as a jest
and moekerv!
+*
57. And who does more wrong than he who is reminded of
the Ay at (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations,
etc.) of his Lord, but turns away from them, forgetting what
(deeds) his hands have sent forth. Truly, We have set veils over
their hearts lest they should understand this (the Qur’an}, and
in their ears, deafness. And if you (G Muhammad Sm* ^ J+&
^Lyj) call them to guidance, even then they will never he guided.
5&. And your Lord is Most Forgiving, Owner of Mercy.
Were He to call them to account for what they have earned,
then surely. He would have hastened their punishment. But
they have their appointed time, beyond which they will find no
escape.
5*J. And these towns (population, — ‘Ad, Thamud) We
destroyed them when they did wrong. And We appointed a
fixed time for their destruction.
60. And (remember) when Musa (Moses) said to his
boy-servant: “I will not give up (travelling) until I reach the
junction of the two seas or (unlil) I spend years and years in
travelling.” 111
1,1 (V. 18:60) The Story of Musa (Moses) and Al-Kbidr Narrated Said bin
Jubair: \ said Eo Ibn ‘AbhSst. “Nauf A I -Ri kali claims [bar Musa (Moses), the
companion of Al-Khidr was not the Musi (Moses) of the Children of Israel.” Ibn
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L Abbds said, “The enemy of AllSSs (Nauf) told a tie.” Narrated ‘Ubayy bin Ka‘b that
he heard Allah's Messenger jlj! -A- 11 saying, “Musa (Moses) got up to deliver a
speech before the Children of Israel and he was asked, Who is the most learned
person among the people?' Vfflsd (Moses) replied, l 3 (am die most learned). 1 Allah
admonished him for he did not ascribe knowledge to Allah Alone. So Allah revealed
to him; 'At the junction of the two seas there is a slave of Ours who is more learned
than you? MOsd (Moses) asked, 'O my Lord, how ean 1 meet him':" Allah said, ‘Take
a fish and put it in a basket and then proceed (set out and where you lose the fish, you
will find him)/ So Musd (Moses) (took a fish and pul it in a basket and) set-out, along
with his hoy- servant Yiis-ha' bin Nth], till they reached a rock (on which) they both lay
their heads and slept. The fish moved vigorously in the baskel and got out of it and
fell into the sea and there ll took its way through die sea (straight) as in a tunnel.
(V. 18:51) Allah stopped the current of water on both sides of the way created by the
fish, and so that way was like a tunnel. When Musa (Moses) got up. his companion
forgot to tell him about the fish, and so they eanied on their journey during the rest of
the day and the whole night. The next morning Musa (Moses) asked his boy- servant
‘Bring us our morning meal- truly, we have suffered much fatigue in this, our
journey. 1 (V.l &:62)
Mi'isa (Moses) did not get tired till he had passed the place which Allah had ordered
bin! in -.euk idler, I lis boy-sL-rv.u'. lln:n said to him, ‘Do you remember when we
betook ourselves to the rock'? J indeed forgot the fish, none but Satan made me forget
to remember il. It took its course into the sea in a strange way/ (V. 18:53)
There was a tunnel for the fish and for Musa (Moses) and his boy-servant there was
astonishment. MQsa (Moses) said, ‘Thar is what we have been seeking’. So they went
back retracing their footsteps. (V. 18:54) They both returned, retracing their steps till
they reached the rook,. ElehoLd- There they found u man covered with a garment. Musa
(Moses) greeted him. Al-Khidr said astonishingly, ‘Is there such a greeting in your
land?’ Musa (Moses) said, T am Musi- (Moses).’ He said, 'Are you the Musa (Moses)
of the Children of Israel":" MusS (Moses) said, 'Yes’; and added, 4 1 have come to you
so that you may teach me something of that knowledge which you have been taught*.
Al-Khidr said, 'You will not be able to have patience with me." (V. 18:67)
l O Musa (Moses)! I have some of Allah’s Knowledge which He has bestowed upon
me but you do net know it; and you too, have some of Allah’s Knowledge which He
has bestowed upon you, but I do not know it/' Musa (Moses) said, if Allah wills,
you will find me patient, and I will not disobey you in aught, 1 (V. 1 8:63),
A I -Kbi dr said to him. ‘Then, if you follow me, ask me not about anything till I myself
mention it to you/ (V.18:70). After that both of them proceeded along the sea coast,
till a ship passed by and they requested the ertw to let them go on board. The crew
recognized Al-Khidr and allowed them to get on hoard free of charge. When they got
on board, suddenly Musa (Moses) saw that Al-Khidr had pulled, out one of the planks
of the Ship with an adyie. Mils a (Moses) said lei him, 'These people gave us a free lift,
yet you have scuttled their ship so as to drown its people! Verily, you have committed
a thing { Imra' (a Afunkar — evil, bad, dreadful thing!. 1 (V. 1 8:7 1)
Al-Khidr said, 'Did I not tell you, that you would not be able to have patience with
me?’ (V. 18:72)
Musa (Moses) said. ’Call me not to account for what I forgot and be not hard upon me
for my affair (with you,)’ (V,J$:73)."
Allah's Messenger A* j said, “The first excuse given by Musa (Moses),
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61. But when they reached the junction of the two seas, they
forgot their llsh, and it took its way through the sea as in a
tunnel.
62. So when they had passed further on (beyond that fixed
place), Musa (Moses) said to his hoy-servant: “Bring us our
morning meal: truly, we have suffered much fatigue in this, our
journey, w
63. He said:“Do vou remember when we betook ourselves to
the rock? I indeed forgot the fish; none hut Shaitan (Satan)
made me forget to remember if. It took its course into the sea in
a strange I .way)!**
64. [Musa (Moses)] said: “That is what we have been
seeking,’"’ So they went hack retracing their footsteps,
65. Then they found one of Our slaves, on whuui We had
bestowed mercy from Us, and whom We had taught knowledge
from Us.
66. Musa (Moses) said to him (Al-Khidr): “May 1 follow you
so lhal you teach me something of that knowledge (guidance
and true path) which you have been taught (by Allah)?’"'
was that he hail forgotten. Then a sparrow tame and sat over the edge of the ship and
dipped 3ti beak once in the sea. Al-Khidr said to VlQsd (Moses), 'My knowledge and
your knowledge, compared to Allah's Knowledge is like what this sparrow has taken
out of the sea.’ Then they hoth got out of the ship, and while they Were walking on the
sea shore, Al-Khidr saw a hoy playing with other boys. Al-Khidr got hold of the head
of thal boy and pulled it out with his hands and killed him Mil hi (Moses) said, 'Have
you killed an innocent person who had killed none! Verily, you have committed a
thing "Nukra ’ (a great foftmkar prohibited, evil, dreadful thing)! 1 (V. 1-8:74) He said,
T)id T not tell you that you would not be able to have patience with me?" (V. 3 8:75)
(The. subnarrator said, 'The second blame was stronger than the first one). Miisa
(Moses) said. L lf I ask you anything after this, keep me not in your company; you
have received an eXCUSc from me.’ (V, 18:76)
Then they both proceeded until they earne to the people of a town. They asked them
for food but they refused to entertain them. (Then) they found there a wall on the
point of falling down. (V, 18:77) (Al-Khidr) set it up straight with his own hands.
MOifi (Moses) said, 1 We came to these people, hut they neither fed us nor received us
as guests. If you had wished, you could surely have exacted some recompense for it.'
(Al-Khidr) said. 'This is the parLing between me and you, (please read V, 18:77,
80-82) that is die interpretation of those (things) over which you could not hold
patience.’ (VJ 8:7 8 -82).”
Allah's Messenger A.* "A Ai said, ‘We wished Musa (Moses) had more
patience ho that Allah might have described lo ijh more about their story.” {Sahih .41-
Bukhdri Vol. 6, Hadfth No. 249).
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67. He (Al-Khidr) tsaid: “Verily, you will not be able to have
patience with me!
6K. “And hem can you have patience about a thing which
you know not?”
69. Musa (Moses) said: “If Allah wills, you will find me
patient, and 1 will not disobey you in aught.”
70. He (Al-Khidr) said: “Then, if you follow me, ask me not
about anything till I myself mention of it to you.”
71. So they both proceeded, till, whtin they embarked the
ship, he (Al-Khidr) scuttled it. Musa (Moses) said: “Have you
scuttled it in order to drown its people? Verily, you have
committed a thing Fmra (a M unkar — evil, bad, dreadful
thing}.”
72. He (Al-Khidr) said: “Did I not tell you, that you would
not be able to have patience with me?”
73. [Mtlsa (Moses)j said: “Call me not to account for what E
forgot, 1 and be not hard upon me for my atTair (w r ith yon),”
74. Then they both proceeded, till they met a boy, and he
(Al-Khidr) killed him. Musa (Moses) said: “Have you kilkd an
innocent person who had killed none? Verily, you have
committed a thing Nitkra {a great Munkar — prohibited, evil,
dreadful thing)!”
■i‘ 75. (Al-Khidr) said: “Did 1 not tell you that you can have no
patience with me?”
76. [Musa (Moses) | said: “If I ask you anything after this,
keep me not in your company, you have received an excuse
from me,”
1 1 1
m (V.IB •:71) a) If someone does something against Jiis oath duo to forgetfulness
(should he make expiation?) And the Statement of Allah;
“And there is no sin oil you, concerning that in which you made a mistake. L| (V.33:5)
And Allah said:
“[Musa (Moses} said to Al KMdr]: Cali me not to account for what .1 forgot."
(V. 15:73)
Narrated Abu Hurainih ^ A' The Prophet .*h*j ^ ^ said, “Allah forgives
my followers those (evil deeds] their own selves may whisper or suggest to them as long
as they do not act (on them) or speak." (Stthih A {-Bukhari, Vol. 8, Hadith No. tf57)
b) Narrated Abu Hurairah ^ ^ The Prophet A*, 1 A'. said, ‘if somebody
eats something forgetfully while lie is fasting, then he should complete his fust, for
Allah has made him eat and drink" (Sahih AI-Bukhdri, Vo. 8, Hadith No. 662).
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77* Then they both proceeded* till* when they came to the
people of a town, (hey asked them for food, hut (hey refused to
entertain them* Then they found therein a wall about to
collapse and he (Al-Khidr) set it up slraighi* [Musa {Moses}]
said: If you had wished, surely, you could have taken wages for
it!”
78* (Al-Khidr) said: "“This is the parting between me and
you, I will (ell you the interpretation of (those) things over
which you were unahlc to hold patience.
79. “As for the ship, it belonged to Masdkin (needy people)
working in the sea* So 1 wished to make a defective damage in
it, as fh ere was a king behind them who seized every ship by
force,
80. “And as for the hoy, his parents were believers, and we
feared lest he should oppress them by rebellion and disbelief*
81* “So we intended that their Lord should change him for
them for one better in righteousness and nearer 1o mercy.
82* “And as for the wall, it belonged to two orphan boys in
the town; and there was under it a treasure belonging to them;
and their father was a righteous man, and your Lord intended
that they should altain their age of full strength and take out
their treasure as a mercy from your Lord* And 1 did them not
of my own accord. That is the interpretation of those (tilings)
over which you could not hold patience.”
83* And they ask you about DhuJ-Qamain. Say: “1 shall
recite to von something of his story,”
84. Verily, We established him in the earth, and We gave
him the means of everything.
85* So he followed a w r ay,
8b. Lntil, when he reached the setting place of the sun, he
found it setting in a spring of black muddy (or hot) water. And
he found near it a people. We (Allah) said (by inspiration): “O
Dhul-Qarnain! Either you punish them, or treat them with
kindness*”
87* He said: “As for him (a disbeliever in the Oneness of
Allah) who does wrong, we shall punish him, and then he will
be brought back to his Lord, Who will punish him with a
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terrible torment (Hell)*
88. “But as for him who believes (in Allah's Oneness) and
works righteousness, he shall have the best reward, (Paradise).,
and we (Dhul-Qamain) shall speak to him mild words (as
instructions)*”
89. Then he followed (another) way*
911. Until., when he came to the rising place of the sun, he
found it rising on a people for whom We (Allah) had provided
no shelter against the sun.
91. So (it was)! And We knew all about hirn (Dhul-Qarnain).
92. Then he followed (another) way*
93. Until* when he reached between the two mountains, he
found* before (near) them (those two mountains), a people who
scarcely understood a word.
94. They said: “O Dhul-Qarnain! Verily, Ya’juj and IMiTjuj
(Cog and Magog)" 1 are doing great mischief in the land. Shall
we then pay you a tribute in order that you might erect a
harrier between us and them?"
95. He said: “That (wealth, authority and power) in winch
my Lord had established me is better (than your tribute). So
help me with strength (of men), 1 will erect between you and
them a barrier*
96. “Give me pieces (blocks) of iron;” then, when he had
tilled up the gap between the two mountain-cliffs, he said:
“Blow;" then when he had made them (red as) fire, he said:
“Bring me molten copper to pour over them."
1,1 (V. 1&:94) Ya'juj and Ma'juj [Gog and Magog (people)]; To know about them in
detail — please see Ta/sir At-Quriubi, Vl)|„][ p Pages 55-5S.
Narrated Zainab bint Jahs-h that we day Allah's Messenger d-* i ^ k d-=* entered
upon her in a state of tear and said, "Ld ifdha Malldh (none has the right to be
worshipped but Allah)' Woe to the Arabs from the greal evil that has approached
(them). Today a hole has been opened in the dam of Ya’jilj and Ma’jUj (Gog and
Magog) like this-." The Prophet A-j *4^ ^ <4^ made a circle with his index finger and
thumb, Zainab hint Jahsh added; T said, L, 0 Allah’s Messenger!, Shall we be destroyed
though there will be righteous people among u sT The Prophet 4^* said:
"Yes if Al-Khabath* (evil persons) increased.” (Sahih Al-Bukhdrf, YdtJ, Hadtih
No.249),
♦The word Ai-Khahath is interpreted as illegal sexual intereourne and illegitimate
children and every kind of evil deed. (See fath ALBSn, Vol. 16, l ] agc 225).
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97. So they [Ya*juj and Mn/jiuj (Gog and Magog)] could nol
scale it or dig through it.
98. (Dhul-Qurnain) said: “This is a mercy from my Lord,
hut when the Promise of my Lord comes, He shall level it down
to the ground* And the Promise of my Lord is ever true. 11
99. And on that Day |i.e. the Day Yajuj and Ma’juj (Gog
and Magog) will come out], We shall leave them to surge like
waves on one another; and the Trumpet will be blown, and We
shall collect them (the creatures) all together.
190. And on that Day We shall present Hell to the
disbelievers, plain to view —
101. (To) those whose eyes had been under a covering from
Mv Reminder (this Qur'an}, and who could not hear to hear
(it).
102. Do then those who disbelieved think that they can take
My slaves [Le*, the angels, Allah 1 s Messengers, ‘Isa (Jesus), son
of Maryam (Marv)f as AttHyd' (lords, gods, protectors) besides
Me? Verily, We have prepared Hell as an entertainment for the
disbelievers (in the Oneness of Allah — Islamic Monotheism) 111 .
103. Say (O Muhammad fV* V* “Shall We tell you
the greatest losers in respect of (their) deeds?
104. “Those whose efforts have been wasted in this life while
they thought that they were acquiring good by their deeds. 121
111 (V. IS: 102) Almighty Allah says: “They (Jews anil Christians) took their rabbis and
their monks to be their Loj ds. (by obeying them in things that they mode lawful or
unlawful according to their own desires without being ordered by Allah) besides
Alllh, Arid (they also took as thd( Lord) Messiah, son of Maryam (Mary), while they
(Jews and Christians’] were commanded [in the Taurit (Torah) and the Injcd
(Gospel.)] to worship none but one llah (God - Allah), La Udha ilia (none has
the right to he worshiped hut He). Glorified is He, (far above is Ele) from having the
partners they associate (with Him).' 1 [The Qur'an, Verse 9:311
Once, while Allah's Messenger A*j ^ was reciting the above Verse, 'Adi bin
Halim said, “O Allah's Prophet They do not worship them (rabbis and monks).”
Allah’s Messenger A J -i ^ said. “They certainly do. They (i.e. rabbis and
monks) made legal things illegal, and illegal things legal, and they (i.e. Jews and
Christians} followed them, and by doing So they really wots hipped them” [Narrated
by Ahmad, Al-Tirmidhi. and Ibn Jarir. {Tnfcit- At-Tahari, VoI.HL Pae.e No. 1 14)1
A (V. IK: 104) For the acceptance of the righteous deeds it is Stipulated that the
following two basic conditions must be fulftlled:
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H)5« “They arc those who deny the Ayat (proofs, evidences,
verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of (heir Lord and tike
Meeting with Him (in the Hereafter). So their works arc in
vain, and on the Day of Resurrection, We shall assign no
weight for them
1 Oh. “That shall be their recompense, Hell; because they
disbelieved and took My Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses.
Lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) and My Messengers by way of
jest and mockery,
107, “Verily, those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah —
Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous deeds, shall have the
Gardens of Al-Firdaas (Paradise) for their entertainment
1 l)S, “Wherein they shall dw : cll forever. No desire will they
have for removal therefrom.”
109, Say (O Muhammad ^ t to mankind): “If the
sea were Ink for (writing) the Words of my Lord., surely, the sea
would he exhausted before the Words of my Lord would be
finished, even if We brought (another sea) like it for its aid”
110* Say (O Muhammad -wi l/Lo); “I am only a man
tike you. It has been revealed to me that your lldh {God) is One
lldh (God — i.e. Allah). So whoever hopes for the Meeting 111
with his Lord, let him work righteousness and associate none as
a partner in the worship of his Lord.”
a) The intentions while doing such deeds must be totally for Allah’s sake only without
any show-off or 1o gain praise or fame
b) Such a deed must be performed in accordance with the Surmak of Allah’s
Messenger Muhammad bin 'Abdullah yA Ai the last of the Prophets and
the Messengers.
Narrated ’Aishab ■*' Allah's Messenger A-j 'A- said, h Jf somebody
innovates something which is not present in our religion (of Islamic Monotheism),
then chat tiling will be relented. 1 ’ (Sahib Al-Bukhtiri Vol. 3, Hadkh No.86l ).
In another Hud Ah narrated ’Aishab ^ 4jI The Prophet A-* said:
“Whoever performs a (good) deed which we have noi ordered (anyone) to do (or is
not in accord with our religion o f[ kI amic Monotheism), then that deed will He rejected
and will not be accepted. 1 ’ (Sahib Al-Bukhdri, Vol.9, Chapter No .20 before Hadsth
No, 449)
kJ (V. 1 SjI 10) See the footnote of (V.6:31).
In the Name of AMhm t
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful,
1 - Kaf- Ha- Ya- { Ain-Sad,
[These letters are one of I he miracles of Ihe Qtir’Sn, and
none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings]*
2* (This is) a mention of the mercy of your Lord to His slave
Zakariyya (Zcchari^h),
3. When he called out his Lord (Allah) a call in secrel.
4* He said: “My Lord! Indeed my bones have grown feeble,
and grey hair has spread on my head, and I have never been
unhlcst in my invocation to You, O my Lord!
5, “And verily, I fear my relatives after me, and my wife is
barren. So give me from Yourself an heir*
6* “Who shall inherit me, and inherit (also) the posterity of
Ya^quh (Jacob) (inheritance of the religious knowledge and
Pro phot hood, not of wealth.). And make him, my Lord, one
with whom You are Well-Pleased!”
7* (AllSh said) “O ZakariyyS (Zechariah)l Verily, We give
you the glad tidings of a son, whose name will he Y'ahya (John),
We have given that name to none before (him},”
8. He said: “My Lord! How can 1 have a son, when my w r ife
is barren, and 1 have reached the extreme old age.”
9* He said: “So (it will be). Your Lord says: It is easy for Me*
Certainly I have created yon before, w hen you had been nothing!^
10. | Zakariyya (ZechariahlJ said: “My laird! Appoint for
me a sign.” tie said: “Your sign is that you shall nol speak to
mankind for three nights* though having no bodily defect*”
1L Then he came out to his people from Al-Mihrdk (a
praying place or a private room) and he told them by signs to
glorify Allah’s Praises in the morning and in the afternoon.
12* (It was said to his son): “G Yahyii (John)! Hold fast the
Scripture [the Taurat (Torah)]*” And W r e gave him wisdom
while yet a child,
13* And (made him) sympathetic to men as a mercy (or a
grant) from Us, and pure from sins p.c. Yahya (John)] and he
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was righteous,
14. And dutiful lowards his parents, and he was neither
arrogant nor disobedient {to Allah or to his parents).
15. And Salam (peace) be on him the day he was born, and
the day he dies, and the day he will be raised up to life (again)!
16, And mention in the Book (the Qur'an, O Muhammad
the story of) Maryam (Mary), when she
withdrew in seclusion from her family to a place facing east.
17, She placed a screen (to screen herself) from them; then
We sent to her Qur Rah f angel Jibril (Gabriel)], and he
appeared before her in the form of a man in ail respects,
Ifi, She said: “Verily, 1 seek refuge with the Most Gracious
(Allah) from you, if you do fear Allah.”
19. (The angel) said: “1 am only a messenger from your
Lord, (to announce) to you the gift of a righteous son.”
20. She said: “How can f have a son, when no man has
touched me, nor am I unchaste?”
21. He said: “So (it will be), your Lord said: That is easy for
Me (Allah}: And (We wish) to appoint him as a sign to
mankind and a mercy from Us (Allah), and it is a matter
(already) decreed, (by Allah)/ ”
22. So she conceived him, lLl and she withdrew with him to a
far place (i.e. Bethlehem valley about 4-6 miles from Jerusalem).
23. And the pains of childbirth drove her to the trunk of a
dale-palm. She said: “Would that l had died before this, and
had been forgolten and oul of sight!”
24. Then [the babe Tsai (Jesus) or Jibril (Gabriet)J cried to
her from below her, saying: “Grieve not: your Lord has
provided a water stream under you,
25. “And shake the trunk of the date-palm towards you, it
will iet fall fresh rip e-dates upon you.”
26. “So cat and drink and be glad. And if yon see any human
fill T
(V. 19:22) “And (remumber) idiu why guarded her chastity [Virgin MErry-am
(Mary)], We breathed into [the sleeves of) her (shirt oj garment) [through Our Ruh
(Jibril - Gabriel)]* *, and We made her and her son piua (Jesus)! a sign for Ai- 'Alamm
(the mankind and jinn).” |The Qur’an, Verse 2 3 :91 ]
* It is said that Jibril (Gabriel) had merely breathed in the sleeve nt Maryam's (Mary)
shirt, and thus she conceived.
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being, say; ‘Verily, I have vowed a last 111 to the Most Gracious
(Allah) so I shall not speak to any human being this day/*”
27. Then she brought him (the baby) to her people, carrying
him. They said: “O Maryam (Mary)! Indeed you have brought
a thing Fariyy (a mighty thing). [Tafsir At- Tabari]
2K* H Q sister (he* the like) of Harun (Aaron)* 3 ®! Your Father
was not a man who used to commit adultery* nor your mother
was an unchaste woman.”
29. Then she pointed to him. They said: “How can we talk to
one who is a child in the cradle? 1 * 1 ”
3(1. “He |* Isa (Jesus)] said: “Verily, I am a slave of Allah, He
has given me the Scripture and made me a Prophet; 141 ”
31. “And He has made me blessed wheresoever I he, and has
enjoined on me Salat (prayer), and Zakat, as long as I live*”
32. tL And dutiful to my mother, and made me not arrogant,
un blest.
33. “And Salam (peace) he upon me the day I was born, and
the day I die, and the day I shall be raised alive!”
' rv
34. Such is *lsa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary). (It is) a
statement of truth, about which they doubt (or dispute).
35. It befits not (the Majesty of) Allah that He should beget a
son (this refers tn the slander of Christians against Allah, by
saying that ‘Isa (Jesus) is the son of Allah].. Glorified (and
Exalted) is He (above all that they associate with Him)* When
I cl
He decrees a thing, fie only says to if; “Bel” — and it is.
36. [Tsa (Jesus) said]: tL And verily, Allah is my Lord and
your Lord. So worship Him (Alone). That is a Straighl Palh.
(Allah's religion of Islamic Monotheism which He did ordain
for all of His Prophets)*” [Tafsir At-Tabart]
37. Then the sects differed [i*e* the Christians about 'Isa
(Jesus) 4«J*], so woe to the disbelievers fthosc who gave
false witness by saying that Tsa (Jesus) is the son of Allah]
Ml (VJ9:26) Fast here means r abstinence from food and speech.
Ll (V.19:2S) This HSrOn (Aaron) is not the brother of Mfisi (Moses) h hot he was
another piou& man at the time of Maryam (Mary).
m ( V. 1 9:29} See the footnote of (V. 3:46).
hl (V 19:30) Sec the footnote No. 2 of (V. 4471).
(V. 19:35) See the footnote of (V.2: 3 lb).
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from tine Meeting of a great Day {i.c. the Day of Resurrection,
when they will be thrown in the blazing Fire} [1 L
38. How elearly will they (pulylhcisls and disbelievers in the
Oneness of Allah) see and hear the Day when they will appear
before Us! But the Zatimun (polytheists and wrong-doers)
today are in plain error,
39. And warn them (0 Muhammad pWj ‘M* J&' of the
Day of grief and regrets, when the case has been decided, while
(now) they (i.e the people of the world) are in a state of
I j III
carelessness, and they believe not *
40. Verily, We will inherit the earth and whatsoever is
thereon. And to Us they all shall he returned,
41. And mention in the Book (the Quran) Ibrahim (Abraham).
Verily, he was a man of truth, a Prophet*
42. When he said to his father: “O my father! Why do you
worship til at which hears not, sees not and cannot avail you in
anything?
43* ‘‘O my father! Verily, there has come to me of rhe
knowledge that which came not to you. So foilow r me, J will
guide you to a Straight Path.
44, “O my father! Worship not Shaitfttt (Satan)* Verily, Shaitan
(Satan) has been a rebel against the Most Gracious (Allah}.
45* “Q mv father! Verily, I fear lest a torment from the Most
Gracious (Allah) should overtake you, so that you become a
companion uf Shaitan (Satan) (in the Hell-fire).” j Tafsir Al-Ourtuhi\
46* He (the father) said: *‘Do you reject my gods, 0 Ibrahim
(V. 19:37) Set; the footnote of (V 3:103).
I?l (V. 19:39) Narrated Abu Sa’id Al-Khudrt : Allili’s Messenger
aA 1 said. “On the Day of Resurrection, death will be brought forward in the shape
of a black and white ram. Then a call- maker will call, ‘O people of Paradise! 7
Thereupon they will stretch their necks and look carefully. The caller will say* L Do
you know- this? 1 They will say; 'Yen, this k death.’ Tty then all of them would have
seen it. Then it will he announced again, O people of Hell!' They will stretch their
necks and look carefully, The caller will say, 'Do you know this? 1 They will say,
'Yes, this is death. 7 ” And by then all of them would have seen it. Then it (that ram)
will he slaughtered and the caller will say. l O people of Paradise! Eternity for you and
no death. O people of Hell! Eternity tor you and no death. 1 Then the Prophet
^ recited: ’’And warn them (O Muhammad d*jj jtt ) of the Day of grief
and regrets when the ease has been decided, while (now) they (i.c. the people of the
world) are in a state of carelessness and they believe not. 1 ' 1 (Sahih AI-Bukh&ri, Vol.fi,
Haditii No.254).
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(Abraham)? If you stop not (this), I will indeed stone you. So get
away from me safely (before I punish you)*”
47. Ibrlhlm (Abraham) said: “Peace be on you! I will ask
Forgiveness of my Lord for you. Verily* He is to me Ever Most
Gracious.
48* “And ( shall turn away from you and from those whom
you invoke besides Allah* And 1 shall call upon my Lord and I
hope that I shall not he unblest in iny invocation to inv Lord.”
49. So when he had turned away from them and from those
whom they worshipped besides Allah* We gave him Ishaq (Isaac)
and Ya'qub (Jacob)* and each one of them We made a Prophet,
50* And We gave them of Our Mercy (a good provision in
plenty), and We granted them honour on the tongues (of a Li the
nations, kc every- body remembers them with a good! p raise)* 1 * 11 1
51, And mention in the Book (this Qur’an) Must (Moses).
Verily, he was chosen and he was a Messenger (and) a Prophet.
52. And We eailed him from the right side of the Mount* and
made him draw near to Us for a lalk with him [Musa (Moses)].
53* And Wc granted him his brother Hariri (Aaron), (also) a
Prophet, out of Our Mercy,
54* And mention in the Book (the Qur’an) Isma'fl (Ishmael),
Verily, he was true to what he promised, and he w r as a
Messenger, (and) a Prophet.
55. And he used to enjoin on his family and his people As-Salat
(the prayers) and the Zqktit, and his Lord was pleased with him*
56. And mention in the Book (the Qur'an) Idris (Enoch).
Verily, he w as a man of truth, (and) a Prophet.
57. And We raised him to a high station*
5H, Those w r crc they to whom Allah bestowed His Grace
from among the Prophets, of the offspring of Adam, and of
those whom We carried (in the ship) with Mull (Mo ah), and
of Ihc offspring of Ibrahim (Abraham) and Israel, and
from among those whom We guided and chose. When the
Verses of the Most Gracious (Allah) were recited to them,
they fell down prostrate and weeping.*^
1 1 (V. 1 9:50) See the footnote of JV. 2:155] and the footnotes (A, B and C) of ( V.
16:121)
171 (V. 1 9:58) Prostration: fhe reciter of the Qur’In at this place should prostrate
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59, Then, there has succeeded them a posterity' who have
given up As-Satat (the prayers) fte, made their Salat (prayers)
to he lost, either by not ottering them or by not offering them
perfectly or by not offering them in their proper fixed times|
and have followed lusts. 111 So they will be thrown in HelL
60, Except those who repent and believe (in the Oneness of
Allah and liis Messenger Muhammad ^ l^°), and
e-v r m
work righteousness. Such will enter Paradise and they will
not be wronged in aughl.
61, (They will enter) *Adn (Eden) Paradise (everlasting
Gardens), which the Most Gracious (Allih) has promised to His
slaves in Ihe Unseen: Verily, His Promise must come to pass.
62, They shall not hear therein (in Paradise) any Laghw
(dirty, false, evil vain talk), but only Saiam (salutations of
peace). And they will have therein their sustenance, morning
and afternoon. [See (V.40:55)|.
63, Such is the Paradise which We shall give as an
inheritance to those of Our slaves who have been Ai-Muttaqftn
(the pious — See V, 2: 2),
64, And we (angels) descend not except by the Command of
your Lord (O Muhammad fl**# Xo Him belongs
what is before us and w'bat is behind us, and! w'bat is between
those two; and your Lord is never forgetful —
65, The Lord of the heavens and the earth, and all that is
between them, so worship Him (Alone) and be constant and
patient in His worship. Do you know of any who is similar to
Him? (of course none is similar or co-equal or comparable to
Him, and He has none as partner with Him), (There is
nolhing like Him and He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer]. 131
66, And man (the disbeliever) says: “When I am dead, shall
I then he raised up alive?”
himself lo Allah, facing the Ka'hah al Makkah.
(■I
(V. 19:59) Like drinking alcoholic drinks: giving false witnesses; eating unlawful
linings - meat of edible animals not si a Lightered according Id Allah’s, Order; taking
intoxicants; narcotic drugs like opium, morphine, heroin, eamiabis; committing
crimes; evil wicked deeds like illegal sexual ads. murdering, taking others 1 rights
unlawfully, robbing, Meal Lug, betraying, hack biting, slandering, lolling lies.
121 (V. ! 9:60) Sec the fool note of (V.9; 12 1).
|lJ ( V. 1 9:65) bee the footnote of (V. 3:73).
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67* Docs not man remember that Wc created him hetdre,
while he was nothing?
68* So hy your Lord, surely. We shall gather them together,
and (also) the ShayMn (devils) (with them), then We shall
bring them round llcll on their knees.
69* Then indeed We shall drag out from every sect all those
who were worst in obstinate rebellion against the Most
Gracious (Allah)*
70* Tlieiin verily* We know best those who are most worthy
of being burnt therein,
71* There is not one of you but will pass over it (Hell): this is
with your Lord; a Decree which must be accomplished. 1 ' 1
72. Then Wc shall save those who used to fear Allah and
were dutiful to Him. And Wc shall leave the Zalimun
(polytheists and wrongdoers) therein (hum hied) to their knees
(in Hell).
73* And when Our Clear Verses are recited to them, those
who disbelieve {the rich and strong among the pagans of
Quraish w r iio live a life of luxury) say to those who believe (the
weak, poor companions of Prophet Muhammad -oil
w r ho have a hard life): “Which of the tw r n groups (i*e* believers
nr disbelievers) is best in (point of) position and as regards
station (place of council for consultation)*”
74* And how many a generation (past nations) have Wc
destroyed before them, who w r ere better in wealth, goods and
outward appearance?
75* Say (O Muhammad 4J& iJ La) whoever is in error,
the Most Gracious (Allah) will extend (the rope) to him, until,
when they see that which they were promised, either the
torment or the Hour, they will come to know who is worst in
position, and who is weaker in forces* [This is the answer to the
question in Verse No,19:73]
76. And Allah increases in guidance those who walk
aright* 131 And the righteous good deeds that last, arc better w r ith
(V, 19:71) See the footnote (C) of (V, 6K:42).
I:J (.V. 19:76) those who walk aright i.c. the true believers in the Oneness of Allah —
who fear Allah much (abstain from all kinds of SinS and evil deeds which He haft
forbidden), and love Allah much (perform all kinds, of good deeds which He has
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your Lord, for reward! and better tor resort..
77. Have you seen him who disbelieved in Our Ayat {this
Qur’an and Mult ant mad A“j i^ 0 ) and said: “1 shall
certainly be given wealth and children [if I will be alive {again)),”
78. Has he known the Unseen or hits he taken a covenant
from Ihe Most Gracious (Allah)?
79, Nay, We shall record what fie says, and We shall
increase his torment (in the Hell);
80, And We shall inherit from him (at his death) all Ihaf he
talks of (i.e, wealth and children which We have bestowed upon
him in this world), and he shall come to Us alone,
8L And they have taken (for worship} atihah (gods) besides
Allah, that they might give them honour, power and glory {and
also protect them from Allah’s punishment),
82. Nay, but they (the so-called gods) will deny their worship of
them, and become opponents to them (on the Day of Resurrection),
83. See you not that We have sent the Shayafin (devils) against
the disbelievers to push them to do evil.
84. So make no haste against them; We only count out to them
a (limited) number (of the days of the life of this world and delay
their term so that they may increase in evil and sins),
85. The Day We shall gather the Muttaqfm (the pious — See
V.2:2) to the Most Gracious (Allah), like a delegation (presented
before a king for honour),
86. And We shall drive the Mujrimun (polytheists, sinners,
criminals, disbelievers in the Oneness of AUahl to HelL in a
thirsty state (Like a thirsty herd driven down to water).
87. None shall have the power of intercession, hut such a one
as has received permission (or promise) from the Most Gracious
(Allah),
88. And they say' "The Most Gracious ( Allah) has begotten
a son (or offspring or children) [as the Jews say: *Uzair (Ezra)
is the son of Allah, and the Christians say that He has begotten
a son [’Isa (Jesus) and ihe pagan Arabs say that He
has begotten daughters (angels and others.)].”
89. Indeed you have brought forth (said) a terrible evil tliiug.
ordained).
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90. Whereby the heavens are almost lorn, and the earth is
split asunder, and the mountains fall in nuns,
91. That they ascribe a son (or offspring or children) to the
Most Gracious (Allah),
92. But it is not suitable for (the Majesty' of) the Most Gracious
(Allah) that He should beget a son (or offspring or children),
93. There is none in the heavens and the earth hut comes to
the Most Gracious (All;ih) as a slave.
94. Verily, He knows each one of them, and has counted
them a full counting.
95. And everyone of them will come to Him alone on the Day
of Resurrection (without any helper, or proleetor or defender).
96. Verily, those who believe fin the Oneness of Allah
and in His Messenger (Muhammad and
work deeds of righteousness, the Most Gracious (Allah) will
bestow r love for them 11 (in the hearts of the believers),
97. So We have made this (the Qur'an) easy in your own
tongue (O Muhammad only that you may give
glad tidings to the Muttaq&n (the pious — See V,2;2}, and warn
with it the Lud^ (most quarrelsome evil-doer, wicked) people.
98. And how many a generation before them have We
destroyed! Can yon (O Muhammad f 1 *-* ^ find a
single one of them or hear even a w hisper of them?
In the Name of Atlak,
the Mast Gracious* the Most Merciful
1. Td-Hd.
1,1 (V, ] 9\ ^6) Narrated Abu Hurairab "i ; The Prophet A " i ^ said, “If
Allih loves a person, He calls Jibril (Gabriel) laying: ALlSli loves so and so; <> J abrT I
(Gabriel) love him.' Jibril (Gabriel) would love him, and then Jibril (Gabriel) would
make; an announcement among the residents of the heavens, L Allah loves su-and-so,
therefore, you should love him also. f So. ail the residents of the heavens would love
him and then he is granted the pleasure of the people of the earth."' (Sakik Al Bukhari,
Vo! . K f Hadith No. 66).
Ijl (VJ9:97) Ludd\- The evil-doer wicked people who don't believe in Allah's
Oneness and His Prophet's message and argue about every thing that Allah has
ordained.
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{These letters arc one of the miracles of the Qur’an, and
none hut Allah (Alone) knows their meanings],
2. We have nol sent down (he Qur'an to you {G Muhammad
Ahp m to cause you dislress,
3. But only as a Reminder to those who fear (Allah).
4. A revelation from Him (Allah) Who has created the earth
and high heavens.
5. The Most Gracious (Allah) rose over (Istawd) the (Mighty)
Throne (in a manner that suits His Majesty).
6. To Him belongs all that is in (he heavens and all that is on
Ihe earth, and all I hat is between them, and all (hat is under the
soil*
7. And if you (O [Muhammad *jJs ^ speak (the
invocation) aloud, then verily, He knows the secret and that
which is yet more hidden.
8. Allah! La ildhd ilia Huwa (none has Ihe right to be
worshipped but He)! To Him belong the Best Names* 11
9. And has (here come to you the story of Musa (Moses)?
10. When he saw' a fire, he said to his family: “Wait! Verily,
I have seen a fire; perhaps I can bring you some burning brand
therefrom* or find some guidance at the fire/ 5
11. And when he came to it (the fire), he was called by name:
“O Musa (Moses)!
12. “Verily, I am your Lord! So lake off your shoes; you are
in the sacred valley, Tuna.
13. “And 1 have chosen yon. So listen to that which will he
revealed (to you)*
14. “Verily, 1 am Allah! La if aha ilia Ana (none has the right
to be worshipped but I), so worship Me, and perform As-Safdt
{Iqdmat-as-Safdt} for My Remembrance.
15. “Verily, the Hour is coining — and I am almost Eliding i(
— Ihat every person may be rewarded for lhal which he
strives.
16. “Therefore, let not the one who believes not therein (i*e*
in the Day of Resurrection, Reckoning, Paradise and Hell.), but
1 1 (V r .20:8) See the footnote of (V;7:1B0).
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follows lib own Lusts* 111 divert you therefrom* lest you perish.
17, “And what is that in your right hand* O Musa (Moses) ? M
IK. He said: “This is my stick* whereon I lean* and
wherewith 1 heat down branches for my sheep* and wherein I
find other uses/’
19. (Allah) said: “Cast if down, O Mfisa (Moses)!”
20. He cast it down, and behold! It was a snake, moving
quickly.
21. Allah said :“Gr asp it and fear not; We shall return it to
its former state,
22. “And press your (right) hand to your (left) side: it will
come forth white (and shining), without any disease as another
sign,
23. “That Wc may show you (some) of Our Greater Signs*
24. “Go to FiCaun (Pharaoh)! Verily, he has transgressed
(all hounds in disbelief and disobedience* and has behaved as
an arrogant and as a tyrant).”
2a* (Musa (Moses)] said: “O my Lord! Open for me my
chest (grant me self-confidence, contentment, and boldness).
26, “And ease my task for me;
27, “And loose the knot (the defect) from my tongue* (i*e*
remove the incorrectness from my speech) [That occurred as a
result of a brand of fire which Musa (Moses) put in his mouth
when he was an infant], ( Tafs.tr At- Tabari}
28, “That they understand my speech*
29, “And appoint for me a helper from my family,
30, “Harun (Aaron)* my brother.
31, “Increase my strength with him,
32, “And let him share my task (of conveying Allah's
Message and Prophethood)*
33, “That we may glorify You much,
34, “And remember Yon much,
35, “Verily, You are Ever a Well-Seer ol us.”
36, (Allah) said: “You are granted your request* G Musa
(Moses)!
L't (V.20:l6) See die footnote of (V. 19:59)
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37* “And indeed We conferred a favour on you another time
(he fore).
38. “When We inspired your mother with that which We
inspired.
39, (“Saying:) Tut him (the child) info the Tahiti (a box or a
case or a chest) and put it into the river (Nile); then the river
shall cast it up on the hank, and there* an enemy of Mine and
an enemy of his shall fake him. 1 And I endued you with love
from Me, in order that you may be brought up under My Eye.
41), “When your sister went and said: *Shall I show you one
who will nurse him?’ So We restored von to your mother,, that
she might cool her eyes and she should not grieve. Then you did
kill a man, hut We saved you from great distress and tried you
w ith a heavy trial. Then you stayed a number of years with the
people of Madyan (Midian), Then you came here according to
the fixed term which I ordained (tor you), O Musa (Moses)!
41. “And I have chosen you/ 11 for Myself*
42. “Go you and your brother with My Ay at (proofs.,
evidences, lessons, signs, etc.), and do not, yon both, slacken
and become weak in My Remembrance.
43. “Go, both of you, 1o Fir h aun (Pharaoh), verily, he has
transgressed (all bounds in disbelief and disobedience and
behaved as an arrogant and as a tyrant).
44. “And speak to him mildly* perhaps he may accept
admonition or fear (All£h)*”
45* They said: “Our Lord! Verily, w r e fear lest he should hasten
to punish us or lest he should transgress (all bounds against usV T
46. He (Allah) said: “Fear not, verily, 1 am with you both,
hearing and seeing.
47* “So go you both to him* and say: ‘Verily, we are
Messengers of your Lord* so let the Children of Israel go with us,
and torment them not: indeed, we have come with a sign from
your Lord! And peace will be upon him who follows the guidance!
48, “Truly, it has been revealed to us that the torment will
he for him who denies (believes not in the Oneness of Allah,
111 (V.20:4I) i.c, chosen you for My Revelation and My Message or created you for
Myself or Hlrengthened and laugh L you as to how to preach My MesKnge to My
worshippers. (Tqfsir Al-Qtmubl)
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and in Elis Messengers.!, and turns away {from the truth and
obedience of Allah}.”
49. Fir*aun (Pharaoh) said: “W f ho then, O Musa (Moses), is
the Lord of you two?”
50. [Mflsl (Moses) j said: “Our Lord is He Who gave to each
Ihing tls form and nature, then guided il aright.”
51. [Fir'aiin (Pharaoh)] said: “Wliat about the generations
of old?”
52. [Musa (Moses)] said: “The knowledge thereof is with my
Lord, in a Record* My Lord neither errs nor He forgets*”
53. Who has made earth for you like a tied (spread out}; and
has opened roads (ways and paths) for you therein, and has
sent down water (rain) from the sky. And We have brought
forth with it various kinds of vegetation*
54. Eat and pasture your cattle (therein); verily, in this arc
Ay at (proofs and signs) for men of understanding.
55. Thereof (the earth) We created you, and into it We shall
return you, and from if We shall bring you out once again.
56. And indeed W ? e showed him [Firaun (Pharaoh)} all Our
Aydt (signs and evidences), but lie denied and refused.
57. He ]Fir‘aun (Pharaoh )| said: “Have you eoine to drive us
out of our land with your magic, O Musa (Moses)?
58* “Then verily, we can produce magic the like thereof; so
appoint a meeting between us and you, which neither we nor you
shall fail to keep, in an open place where both shall have a just
and equal chance (and beholders could witness the competition)*”
59. [Musa (Moses)| said: “Your appointed meeting is the
day of the festival, and let the people assemble when the sun
has risen (forenoon),”
6(1, So Fir L aun (Pharaoh} withdrew* devised his plot and
then came hack.
61. Mfisa (Moses} said to them: “Woe to you! Invent nut a lie
against Allah, lest He should destroy you completely by a
torment. And surely, he who invents a lie (against Allah) will
fail miserably.”
62. Then they debated one wilh another what they musl do,
and they kept I heir talk secret.
63. They said: “Verily, these are 1 wo magicians* Their object
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is to drive you out from your Land with their magic, and to take
you away from your superior way {overcome your chiefs and
nobles).
64. “So devise your plot, and then assemble in line. And
whoever overcomes I his day will he indeed successful.”
65. They safd:“0 Musa (Moses)! Either you throw first or
we be the first to throw ?”
66. [Musa (Moses)] said: “Nay, Lhrow r you (first)!” Then
behold! their ropes and their sticks, by their magic, appeared
to him as though they moved fast.
67. So Musa (Moses) conceived fear in himself.
68. We (Allah) said: “Fear not! Surely, you will have the
upper hand.
69. "And throw that which is In your right hand! It will
swallow up that w r hich they have made* That which they have
made is only a magician's trick, and the magician will never he
successful, to whatever amount (of skill) he may attain.”
70. So I lie magicians fell down prostrale. They said: “We
believe in the Lord of Harun (Aaron) and Musa (Moses).”
71. [Fir’aun (Pharaoh)] said: “Believe you in him [Musa
(Moses) [ before 1 give you permission? Verily, he is your chief
who has taught you magic. So I will surely cut off your hands
and feel on opposite sides, and I will surely crucify you on the
trunks of date-palms, and you shall surely know which of us ft
(Fir‘aun - Pharaoh) or the Lord of Musa (Moses) (Allah)] can
give the severe and more lasting torment.”
72. They said: “We prefer you not to what have come to us
of the clear signs and to Him (Allah) Who created us. So decree
whatever you desire to decree, for you can only decree
(regarding) this life of the world.
73. “Verily, we have believed in our Lord, that He mav
forgive us our faults, and the magic to w r hieb you did compel
us. And Allah is better fas regards reward in comparison to
your (Fir^aunrs — Pharaoh) reward], and more lasting (as
regards punishment in comparison to your punishment).”
74. Verily, whoever comes to his Lord as a Mujrim (criminal,
polytheist, sinner, disbeliever in the Oneness of Allah and His
Messengers), then surely, for him is Hell, wherein he will
neither die nor live.
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75, But whoever comes to Him (Allah)- a* a believer (in the
Oneness of Allah), and has dune righteous good deeds, for such
are the high ranks (in the Hereafter), —
76, ‘Adn (Eden) Paradise (everlasting Gardens), under
which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever: such is the
reward of those who purify themselves (by abstaining from all
kinds of sins and evil deeds which Allah has forbidden and by
doing ail that Allah has ordained),
77, And indeed We revealed to Musa (Moses) (saying):
“Travel by night with L Ibadi (My slaves) and strike a dry path
for them in the sea, fearing neither to be overtaken (by FiCaun
(Pharaoh)] nor being afraid (of drowning in the sea),’"
78, Then Fir*aun (Pharaoh) pursued them with his hosts, hut
the sea-water completely overwhelmed them and covered them lip.
79, And Fir 4 aun (Pharaoh) led his people astray, and he did
not guide them.
80, 0 Children of Israel! We delivered you from your
enemy, and We made a covenant with you on the right side of
the Mount, and We sent down to you AI-Manna^ 1 and quails,
81. (Saying) eat of the Tayyibdt (good lawful things)
wherewilh Wc have provided you, and commit no
transgression or oppression therein, lest My Anger should
justly descend on you. And he on whom My Anger descends, he
is indeed perished. { Tafsir At- Tabari]
82. And verily, I am indeed forgiving to him who repenis,
believes (in My Oneness, and associates none in worship wit El
Me) and does righteous good deeds, and then remains constant
in doing them, (till his death),
83. “And what made you haslen from your people, O Musa
(Moses)?”
84. He said: “1 hey are close on my footsteps: and I hastened
to You, O my Lord, that You might he pleased.”
85. (Allah) said: “Verily, We have tried your people in your
absence, and As-Samiri has led them astray.”
86. Then Musa (Moses) returned to his people in a state of
anger and sorrow. He said: “O my people! Did not your Lord
promise you a fair promise? Did then the promise seem to you
!U
(V.2Q:80) See the footnote of (V.2:57).
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long in coming? Or did you desire that wrath should descend
from your Lord on you, that you broke your promise to me (i.e
disbelieving in Allah and worshipping the calf)?”
87, They said: “We broke not the promise to you. of our ovyn
will, hut we were made to carry' the weight of the ornaments of
the |Fir 4 »urTs (Pharaoh)] people, then we cast them (into the
lire), and that was what As-Samiri did.”
88, Then he took out (of the fire) for them (a statue of) a calf
which seemed to low. They said: “This is your Huh (god), and
the Huh (god) of Musa (Moses), hut he [Musa (Moses)) has
forgotten (his god), m
89, Did they not see that it could not return them a word
(for answer), and that il had no power eilher to harm Iheni or
to do them good?
9(|. And llarun (Aaron) indeed had said to them beforehand:
“O my people! You arc being tried in this, and verily, your Lord
is (Allah) the Most Gracious, so follow me and obey my order.”
91, They said: “We will not slop worshipping it (i.e. the calf),
until Musa (Moses) returns to us,”
92, | Musa ( Moses )| said; “O llarun (Aaron)! What
prevented you when you saw them going astray;
93, “That you followed me not (according lo iny advice to
you)? Have you then disobeyed my order?”
94, He | llarun (Aaron)| said: “O son of my mother! Seize
(me) not by my beard, nor by my head! Verily, 1 feared lest you
should say: l You have caused a division among the Children of
Israel, and you have no! respected my word!* ”
95, [Mflsa (Moses) | said: “And what is the matter with yon.
O Samiri? (i.e. why did you do so?)”
96, (Samiri) said: “I saw what they saw not, so I took a
handful (of dust) from the (hoof) print of the messenger
[JibriTs (Gabriel) horse] and threw il [into the fire in which
were put the ornaments of FiCattn's (Pharaoh) people, or into
the calf]. Thus my inner-self suggested to me,”
97, Musa (Moses) said: “Then go away! And verily, your
(punishment) in this life will be that you will say: “Touch me not
(i.e. you will live alone exiled away from mankind); and verily
(for a future torment), you have a promise that will not fail. And
look at your Hah (god) to which you have been devoted. We will
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certainly burn it, and scatter its particles in tie sea.”
98. Your If ah (God) is only V 1 1 fi h ,, (tie One) La itaha if la
Huwa (none has the right to he worshipped hut He). He has lull
knowledge of all things.
99. Thus We relate to you (O Muhammad *4^ -&I (jLd)
some information of what happened before. And indeed We
have given you from Us a Reminder (this Qur f an),
100. Whoever turns away from it (this Qur'an — i.e. does
not believe in it, nor acts on its orders), verily, they will bear a
heavy burden (of sins) on l he Day of Resurrection, 111
101. They will abide in that (state in the Fire of Hell) — and
evil indeed will it he that load for them on the Day of
Resurrection;
102. The Day when the Trumpet will he blown (the second
blowing); that l>ay, We shall gather the Mujrimun (criminals,
polytheists, sinners, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah) blue
or hlind-eyed with thirst-
103. They will speak in a very low r voice to each other
(saying): “You stayed not longer than ten (days),”
104. We know r very well what they will say, when the best
among them in knowledge and wisdom will say; “Yon stayed
no longer than a day!”
105. And they ask you concerning the mountains: say, “My
Lord will blast them and scatter them as particles of dust,
106. “Then He shall leave them as a level smooth plain,
107. “You will see therein nothing crooked or curved.”
108. On lhal Day mankind will follow strictly (I he voice of)
Allah's caller, no crookedness (that is without going to (he right
or left of lhal voice) will they show him (AlMh’s caller). And all
voices will be humbled for the Musi Gracious (Allah), and
nothing shall you hear but the low voice of their footsteps.
109. On that day no intercession shall avail, except the one
for whom the Most Gracious (Allah) has given permission and
whose word is acceptable to Him.
1 10. He (Allah) knows what happens to them (His creatures)
111 (V.2Q:1Q0) Seethe footnote of (V. 3:65).
m (V.2G:102) See Tafilr Ai-Qurtubl
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in this world, and what will happen to them (in the Hereafter)
hut they will never encompass anything of His Knowledge.
HI, And (all) faces shall he humbled before (Allah), Al
Hayyiti- Qayyuum (the Ever Living, the One Who sustains and
protects all that exists). And he who carried (a burden of)
wrongdoing (i.e. he who disbelieved in Allah, ascribed partners
to Him, and did deeds of llis disobedience), will be indeed a
complete failure (on that Day}.
1 12. And he who works deeds of righteousness, while he is a
believer {in Islamic Monotheism), then lie will have no fear of
injustice, nor of any curtailment (of his reward).
1 13. And thus We have sent it down as a Qur'an in Arabic,
and have explained therein in detail the warnings, in order that
they may fear Allah, or that it may cause them to have a lesson
from it (or to have the honour for believing and acting on its
teachings).
114. Then High above all be Allah, the True King. And be
not in haste (G Muhammad ^ lj^) with the Qur^an
before its revelation is completed to you, and say: Lord!
Increase me in knowledge.”
115. And indeed We made a covenant with Adam before,
but he forgot, and We found on his part no firm will-power.
lib. And irenicmher) when We said to the angels; ^Prostrate
yourselves to Adam.” They prostrated themselves (all) except I bits
(Satan) he refused.
117. Then We said: “O Adam! Verily, tins is an enemy to you
and to your wife. So let him not get you both out of Paradise, so
that you will be distressed.
118. Verily, you have (a promise from Us) that you will
never be hungry Iherein nor naked.
1 19. And you (will} suffer not from thirst therein nor from
the sun's heat.
120. Then Shaitan (Satan) whispered to him, saying : “O
Adam! Shall I lead you to the Tree of Eternity and to a
kingdom that will never waste away ?”
121. Then they both ate of the tree, apd so their private
parts became manifest to them, and they began to cover
themselves with the leaves of Paradise for their covering. Thus
did Adam disobey his Lord, so he went astray.
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122, Them his Lard chase him, and turned ta him with
forgiveness, and gave him guidance.
123. He (Allah) said; w Get you down (from Paradise to the
earth), both of you, together, some of you are an enemy to some
others. Then if there comes to you guidance from Me, then
whoever follows My Guidance he shall neither go astray, nor
shall be distressed.
1 24_ ^-iSut whosoever turns away from My Reminder (i.e.
neither believes in this Qur*an nor acts on its teachings.) verily,
for him is a life of hardship, and We shall raise him up blind on
the Day of Resurrection.”
125. He will say:“0 my Lord! Why have you raised me up
blind, while I had sight (before).”
126. (Allah) will say: “Like this: Our Ay&t (proofs, evidences,
verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) came to you, but you
disregarded them (i.e, you left them, did not think deeply in
them, and you turned away from them), and so this Day, you
will be neglected (in the Hell-fire, away from AllalTs Mercy) ”
127. And thus do We requite him who transgresses beyond
bounds |i,e. commits the great sins and disobeys his Lord (Allah)
and believes not in His Messengers, and His revealed Books, like
tiiis Qur J In|, and believes not in the Ayat (proofs, evidences,
verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc*) of his Lord; and the
torment of the Hereafter is far more severe and more lasting.
128. Is it not a guidance for them (to know) how many
generations We have destroyed before them, in whose
dwellings they walk? Verily, in this are signs indeed for men of
understanding.
129* And had it not been for a Word that went forth before
from your Lord, and a term determined, (their punishment)
must necessarily have come (in this world)*
130. So bear patiently (O Muhammad A-ij ^ 4il jrLd) what
they say, and glorify the praises of your Lord before the rising
of the sun, and before its setting, and during some hours of the
night, and at the ends of the day (an indication for the five
compulsory congregational prayers), that you may become
pleased (with the reward w r hieh Allah shall give you).
131. And strain not your eyes in longing for the things We
have given for enjoyment to various groups ui them (polytheists
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and disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah), the splendour nf the
life of this world, that We may test them thereby. But the
provision (good rew r ard in the Hereafter) of your Lord is better
and more lasting,
132 t .And enjoin As-Satii (the prayers) on your family, and
be patient in offering them [Le* tiie Salat (prayers)]. We ask not
of you a provision (Le. to give Us something: money): We
provide for you. And the good end (i.e. Paradise) is for the
Muttaqun (the pious — See V;2:2),
133* They say: “Why does he not bring us a sign (proof)
from his Lord?” Has there not tome to them Ihe proof of that
which is (written) in the former papers [Scriptures, i.e. the
Taurat (Torah), and the Injecl (Gospel), about the coming of
the Prophet Muhammad fVj
134. .And if W 7 e had destroyed them with a torment before
this {i.e. Messenger Muhammad and the
Qur^an), they would sorely have said: “Our Lord! If only You
had sent us a Messenger, we should certainly have followed
Your Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations,
etc.), before we were humiliated and disgraced.” 111
11 J (V.20:134) Narrated Abu Sa L id Al-KhudrT L Ali hin Abf Talib *ent a
piece of gold. not yet taken out of its ore. in a tanned leather container to Allah’s
Messenger ^ Al ,*4—*, Allah’s Messenger d-,i ^ Al distributed (hat
amongst four persons: 'Uyainah bin ESadr, Aqra" bin Habls, Zaid Al-Kha.il and the
fourth was either " Alqamah or 'Amir bin At-Tufail. On that, one of his companions
said, iL We ate more deserving of ibis (gold) than these (persons).’’ Wien that news
reached the Prophet fVj lie said, "Don’t you trust me though I am the
trustworthy man of the C>nc in the heavens, and I receive the news of heavens (i.e.
Divine Revelation) both m the morning and in the evening?’ 11 There got up a man with
sunken eyes, raised check bones, raised forehead, a thick beard, a shaven head and a
waist-sheet that was lucked up and he said, “O Allah’s Messenger' He afraid of
Allah.” The Prophet d-j J d^ dl s.aid, "Woe to you! Am 1 not of all the people of
the earth the most entitled to fear Allah?” Then that man went away, Khalid bin
Al-Walkl h h.i if "O Allah’s Messenger! Shall T chop Iils neck ulT?” The Prophet Al
said, ’"No, may be he offers prayers.” KMlld said, "Numerous are those who
offer prayers and say by thuir tongues (i.e. mouths) what is nol in their hearts.”
Allah’s Messenger d-j ^ Ai said, "l have nol Eieen ordered (by Alldh) to search
the hearts of the people or cut open their bellies.” Then the Prophet !J Lj=
looked at him (i.e. that man) while the 1 alter was going away and said. “From the
offspring of tills (man) there will come out (people) who will recite the Qur’ain
continuously and elegantly but it will not exceed their throats. (They will neither
understand it nor act upon it), They would go out of the religion (i.e., discard Islam)
as an arrow goes out through a game's body." 1 think he also said. ”11" 1 should be
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135. Say (O Muhammad r^J cj^)* “Each one
(believer and disbeliever,) is waiting, so wait you ton; and you
shall know who are they that are on the Straight and Even Path
(i,e* Allah’s religion of Islamic Mono-theism), and who are they
that have let themselves be guided (on the Right Path)*
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
£ 1. Draws near for mankind their reckoning* while they turn
away in heed less ness.
■K
2. Comes not to them an admonition (a chapter of the
Qur'an) from their Lord as a recent revelation hut they listen
to it w hile they play
3. With their hearts occupied {with evil things). Those who
do wrong, conceal their private counsels, (saying): “Is this
(Muhammad ^ more than a human being like
you? Will you submit to magic while you see it?”
4 * ile (Muhammad fk-j ^ said: “My Lord knows
(every) word (spoken) in the heavens and on earth. And lie is
the All-Hearer, the AlS-Knower, 15
5. Nay, they say:“These (revelations of the Qur’an w hich are
revealed to Muhammad are mixed up false
dreams! Nay* he has invented them! — Nay, he is a poet! Let
him then bring us an Ayah (sign as a proof) like the ones that
Ihe former (Prophels) were sent (with)!”
6. Not one of Ihe towns (populations), of those which We
destroyed, believed before them ((hough We sent them signs):
will they Ihen believe?
7. And We sent not befure you (O Muhammad ^
but men to whom We revealed. So ask the people of the Reminder
[Scriptures — the Tan rat (Torah), the Inject (Gospel)] if you do
not know.
H. And We did not create them {the Messengers, with) bodies
present ai their Lime, | would kill them as the nations ol'TTiamiJc] were killed.” [Sahih
A I- Bukhari, Vol. 5, Hadhh No. 658].
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that ate m>t food, nor were the*' immortals,
9. Then We fulfilled to them the promise. So We saved them
and those whom We willed, but We destroyed Al-Musrifun (i.e.
disbelievers in Allah, in His Messengers, extravagants,
transgressors of Allah's limits by committing crimes,
oppressions, polytheism and sins).
10. Indeed, VVe have sent down for you (O mankind) a Book
(the Qur'an) in which Ihere is Dkikrukum , (your Reminder or
an honour for you i.e. honour for the one who follows the
leaching of Ihe Qur'an and acts on its teachings). Will you not
then understand?
11. How many a town (community) given to wrong-doing,
have We destroyed, and raised up after them another people!
12. Then, when they perceived (saw) Our Torment (coming),
behold, they (tried to) flee from it*
13. Flee not, but return to that wherein you lived a luxurious
life, and to your homes, in order that you may be questioned,
14. They cried; “Woe to us! Certainly, we have been
Zaiimun (polytheists, wrong-doers and di she lie vers in the
Oneness of Allah)."
15. And that cry of theirs ceased not, till W r c made them as a
field that is reaped, extinct (dead).
16. We created not the heavens and the earth and all that is
r i I
between them for a (mere) play,
17. Had We intended to take a pastime (i.e, a wife or a son).
We could surely have taken it from Us, if We were going to do
(that).
IK. Nay, We fling (send down) the truth (this Qur'an)
against the falsehood (disbelief), so if destroys it, and behold, if
(falsehood) is vanished. And woe to you for that (lie) which you
ascribe (to Allah by uttering that Allah has a wife and a son).
19. To Him belongs whosoever is in the heavens and on
earth. And Ihose who are near Him (i.e. Ihe angels) are not too
proud to worship Him, nor are Ihey weary (of His worship).
111 (V.21:I6) Alt Ifcie creation of the heaven# and the earth is a proof for mankind to
leam a lesson and know that the only Creator and the only Organizer of all this
universe is One (A Hah), Ld ildha iUatldh (nope has the right to be worshipped but
Al lilt), Who has jio partners with Him.
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211. They (Le. the angels) glorify Elis [’raises night and day,
(and) they never slacken (to do so).
21. Or have they taken {tor worship) tilth ah (gods) from the
earth who raise the dead?
22. Had there been therein (in the heavens and the earth)
tilth ah (gods) besides Allah, then verily both would have been
ruined. Glorified is Allah, the Lord of the Throne, (High he He)
above all that (evil) they associate w r ith Him!
23. He cannot be questioned as to what He does, while they
will be questioned,
24. Or have they taken for worship (other) dlihah (gods)
besides Him? Say: “Bring your proof” This (the Qur'an) is the
Reminder for those with me and the Reminder for those before
me. Rut most of them know not the Truth, so they are averse.
25. And We did nol send any Messenger before you (O
Muhammad A*j but We revealed to him (saying):
La ilaha ilia Am |none has the right to be worshipped but i
(Allah) |, so worship Me (Alone aud none else), 77
26. And I hey say: “The Most Gracious (.Allah) has begotten
a sou (or children).” Glory to Him! They [whom they call
children of Allah i.e. the angels, *isa (Jesus) — son of Maryam
(Mary), 4 Uzair (Ezra)!, are but honoured slaves,
27. They speak not until He has spoken, and (hey act on His
Command.
28. He knows what is hefore them, and what is behind them,
and they cannot intercede except for him with whom He is
pleased. And they stand in awe for fear of Him.
29. And if any of them should say: “Verily, E am an Haft (a
god) besides Him (Allah), 77 such a one We should recompense
with Hell. Thus We recompense Ihe Zdlimun (polytheists and
wrong-doers),
3(1. Have not those who disbelieve known that the heavens
and the earth w r ere joined together as one united piece, then We
parled (hem? And We have made from water every living
thing. Will (hey not then believe?
31. And We have placed on the earth firm mountains, lest it
should shake with them, and Wc placed therein broad highways
for them to pass through, that they may be guided.
32, And We have made the heaven a roof, safe and well
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guarded. Yet they turn away from Its signs (i.e. sun, moon,
winds, clouds, etc,).
33* And He it is Who has created the night and the day, and
the sun and the moon, cacti in an orbit floating.
34, And We granted not to any human being immortality
before you (O Muhammad J**}: then if you die,
would they live forever?
35, Everyone is going to taste death, and We shall make a
trial of you with evil and with good. And to Us you will be
returned.
36, And when those who disbelieved (in the Oneness of
Allah) see you (O Muhammad pWj AJ& ^l-a), they take you
not except for mockery (saying): Ihis the one who la Iks
(badly) about your gods?” While they disbelieve at the mention
of the Most Gracious (Allah), j Tafsir Al-Qurtuhi \ ,
37, Man is created of haste, 1 will show you My Ayat
(torments, proofs, evidences, verses, Lessons, signs, revelations,
ete*).So ask Me nol to hasten (them),
38, And they say: ^When will Ihis promise (come to pass), if
von are truthful,”
39, If only those who disbelieved knew (the time) when they
will not be able to ward off the Fire from their faces, nor from
their backs, and they will not be helped,
40* Nay, it (the Fire or the Day of Resurrection) will come
upon them ail of a sudden and will perplex I hem, and they will
have no power to avert it, nor will they get respite.
41, Indeed, (many) Messengers were mocked before you (O
Muhammad iil but the scoffers were surrounded
by that, whereat they used to mock*
42* Say: “VVho can guard and protect you in the night or in
the day from the (punishment of the) Most Gracious (Allah)?”
Nay. hut they turn away from the remembrance of their Lord.
43. Or have they atihah (gods) who can guard them from
Us? They have no power to help themselves, nor can they be
protected from Us (i*e* from Our Torment).
44* Nay, We gave the luxuries of Ibis life to Ihese men and
their fathers until the period grew long for them. See they not
that We gradually reduce the land (in their control) from its
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outlying borders? Is it then they who will overcome? * * 1 11
45. Say (O Muhammad! ^pLa): “I warn you only
by the revelation (from Allah and not by the opinion of the
religious scholars and others). Hut the deaf (who follow the
religious scholars and others blindly) will not hear the call,
(even) when they are warned fi.e. one should follow only the
Qur'an and the Sunnah (legal ways* orders, acts of worship,
and the statements of Prophet Muhammad fLuj ^ as
the companions of the Prophet fVj did)] 121 .
46. And if a breath (minor calamity) of the Torment of your
Lord touches them, they will surely cry: “Woe io usl Indeed we
have b mtnZtWmun (poly theists and wrong-doers).”
47. And We shall set up balances of justice on the Day of
Resurrection, then none will he dealt w r ith unjustly in anything.
And if there he the weight of a mustard seed, We will hring it.
And Sufficient are We to take account*
48* And indeed We granted to Musa (Moses) and Harfin
(Aaron) the criterion (of right and wrong), and a shining light
|i*e* the Taurat (Torah) | and a Reminder for Al-Mutfaqun (the
pious — See V*2;2).
49. Those who fear their Lord without seeing Him, and they
are afraid of the Hour (Day of Resurrection).
50. And this is a blessed Reminder (the Qur’an) which We
have sent down: w ill you then (dare to) deny It?* 3 *
51* And indeed We bestowed aforetime on Ibrahim
(Abraham) his (portion of) guidance, and We were All-Knower
of him (as to his Relief in the Oneness of Allah)*
52. When he said to his father and his people: “What are
these images, to which you are devoted?”
53. They said: w We found our fathers worshipping them.”
54* He said: “Indeed, you and your fathers have been in
111 (V,21;44). CL Se<; they not that We gradually reduee the tend (of disbelievers, by
giving it to the believers, in war victories) from its outlying borders. And Allah
judges, (here is none to put back His Judgement and. He is Swifl at reckoning." [The
qnr’dft, Verse 13:41]
131 (V .2 1:45) See the footnote of (V.3:IQ3).
111 (V .2 1:50). a) See the footnote of < V. ] 0:37).
b) See the footnote of (V.3:S5).
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55* They said: “Have you brought us the truth* or are you
one of those who play about?”
56. He said: “Nay, your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and
the earlh, W ho created them and to lhat I am one of the witnesses.
57* “And by Allah, I shall plot a plan (to destroy) your idols
after you have gone away and turned your hacks."
58, So he broke them to pieces* (all) except the biggesl of
them, that they might turn to it.
59, They said: “Who has done this to our alihah (gods)? He
must indeed be one of the Zatimun (wrong-doers).”
60* They said: “W e heard a young man talking against
them* who is called Ibrahim (Abraham).”
61. They said: “Then bring him before the eyes of the
people, thal they may teslify.”
62, They said: “Arc you the one who has done this to our
gods, O Ibrahim (Abraham)?”
63* [Ibrahim {Abraham)] said: “Nay, this one* the biggest of
them (idols) did it. Ask them* if they can speak! “ |l1
64* So they turned to themselves and said: “Verily, you are
the Zdlimun {polytheists and wrong-doers),”
65, Then they turned to themselves (their first Ihought and
said): “Indeed you [Ibr£Mtn (Abraham)] know w r ell that these
(idols) speak not!”
66, [Ibrahim (Abraham)] said: “Do you then worship besides
Allah, things that can neither profit you, nor harm you?
67, “Fie upon you, and upon that which you worship besides
Allah! Have you then no sense?”
68, They said: “Burn him and help your ahhah (gods)* if you
will be doing,”
69, W r c (Allah) said: “O fire! Etc you coolness and safety for
Ihrahim (Abraham)!’'
70, And they wanted to harm him, but We made them the
worst losers.
71, And We rescued him and Lut (Lot) to the Sand which We
have blessed for the 1 Ala mb i (mankind and jinn).
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72. And! Wc bestowed upon him Ishaq (Isaac), and (a
grandson) Ya^qub (Jacob). Each one We made righteous.
73, And We made them leaders, guiding (mankind) by Our
Command, and We revealed to them the doing of good deeds,
performing Salat (I q a m at- a s-Sai a t ) , and the giving of Zctkti/ and
oi Us ( Alone} they were worshippers.
74. And (remember) Lut (Lot), We gave him Hukm (right
judgement of the affairs and Prophethood) and (religious)
knowledge, and We saved him from the town (folk) who
practised At-Khaha 7 ith (evil, wicked and filthy deeds). Verily,
they were a people given to evil, and were Fasiqun (re hellions,
disobedient to Allah).
75. And Wc admitted him to Our Mercy; truly, he was of
the righteous.
76, And (remember) Nuh (Noah), when he cried (to Us)
aforetime. We answered his invocation and saved him and his
family from the great distress.
77. We helped him against the people who denied Our Aydt
(proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc,). Verily,
they were a people given to evil. So W e drowned them all
78, And (remember) Dawud (David) and Sulaiman (Solomon),
when they gave judgement in the case of the field in which the
sheep of certain people had pastured at night; and We were
witness to their judgement.
79, And We made Sulaiman (Solomon) to understand (the
case); and to each of them Wc gave Ifukm (right judgement of the
affairs and Prophethood) and knowledge. And Wc subjected the
mountains and the birds to glorify Our Praises along with Dawud
(David). And it was We Who were the doer (of all these things).
SO, And We taught him the making of metal coats of mail (for
battles), to protect you in your fighting. Are you then grateful?
81. And to Sulaiman (Solomon) (We subjected) the wind
strongly raging, running by his command towards the land
which We had blessed. And of everything We are All -Kn oner,
82. And of the Shay fain (devils from the jinn) were some
who dived for him., and did other work besides that; and it was
We W ho guarded them,
83. And (remember) Avyub (Job), when he cried to his
Lord: “Verily, distress has seized me, and You are the Most
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Merciful of all those who show mercy."
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84. So We answered his call, and We removed the distress
that was on him, and We restored his family to him (Ihal he
had lost) and (he like thereof along with them as a mercy from
Ourselves and a Reminder for all those who worship Us.
85. And (remember) Isma‘il (Ishmael), and Idris (Enoch)
and Dh iil-Kill (Isaiah): all were from among Ax-Sabirim ((he
patient),
86. And We admitted them to Our Mercy* Verily, they were
of the righteous,
87. And {remember) Dhun-Nfin [Yunus (Jonah)J, when he
w ent off in anger, and imagined that We shall not punish him
(i.e. the calamities which had befallen him)! Rut he cried
through the darkness (saying): La ilaha iUa Anta [none has the
right to be worshipped but You (G, Allah)!, Glorified (and
Exalted) are You | above all that (evil) they associate with You]!
Truly, I have been of the wrong-doers."
88. So We answered his call, and delivered him from the
distress. And thus We do deliver the believers (w ho believe in tbe
Oneness of Allah, abstain from evil and work righteousness),
89. And {remember) Zakariyya (Zeehariah), when he cried
to bis Lord: "O My Lord! Leave me not single (childless),
though You arc the Best of the inheritors."
90. So We answered his call, and We bestowed upon him
Yahya (John), and cured his wife (to bear a child) for him.
Verily, they used to hasten on to do good deeds, and they used
to call on Us with hope and fear, and used to humble
themselves before L's.
91. And she who guarded her chastity [Virgin Maryam
(Mary)]: We breathed into (Hie sleeves of) her (shirt or
garment) [through Our R&h — Jibril (Gabriel)], 1 ^ and We
made her and her son pfsa {Jesus)] a sign for Af-*Atam$n (the
mankind and jinn).
92. Truly, this, your Ummaft {Sharjah or religion (Islamic
Monotheism)] is one religion, and I am your Lord, therefore
worship Me (Alone). \Tafsir Ihn hath \r |
111 (V,21: , 9 , l) Tt is stiiti that Jibnl (Gabriel) hail merely breathed in the steevr of
Maryam's (Mary) shin and thus she conceived.
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93. Etut they have broken up and differed as regards their
religion among themselves. (And) they all shall return to (Js,
94. So whoever does righteous good deeds while he is a
believer (in the Oneness of Allah — Islamic Monotheism), his
efforts will not he rejected. Verily, We record it for him jin his
Book of deeds)* 111
95, And a ban is laid on every town (population) which We
have destroyed that they shall not return (to this world again,
nor repent to Us).
96, Until, when Wjuj and Ma'juj (Gog and Magog) 121 are
let loose (from their barrier), and they swoop down from every
mound*
97* And the true promise (Day of Resurrection) shall draw
near (of fulfillment). Then (when mankind is resurrected from
their graves), you shall see the eyes of the disbelievers fixedly
staring in horror* (They will say): “Woe to us! We were indeed
heedless of this — nay, hut we were Zalimun (polytheists and
wrong-doers)*”
98, Certainly, you (disbelievers) and that which you are
worshipping now besides Allah, are (but) fuel for Hell!
(Surely), you will enter
99. Had these (idols) been alihah (gods), they would not have
entered there (Hell), and all of them will abide therein.
190, Therein they will be breathing out with deep sighs and
roaring and therein they will hear not. 1 *
l] 1 (V.2 1 :94) Sec the footnote of (V.9 : 1 2 3 ).
M (V 2 1 96) See the foolnolc of (V. i S:94),
N (V.2t:9K) When the following Statement of Allah j- _> was revealed: "Certainly,
you (disbelievers) wd that which you are worshipping now besides Allah are (but)
fuel for Hell! (Surely), you will enter II.”
The. Qqraish pagans were delighted and said: "We are pleased no he wtlh our gods in
die Hell fire, as the idols will be with the idolaters fin the Hell fire), and therefore ‘Isa
(Jesus). the son of Maryam (Mary) will be with his worshippers (i.e. in Lhe Hell- lire)
and so on.
So (to clear the misunderstanding) Allah j revealed the following Verse (to
deny and reject their claim): ‘"Verily, those for whom lhe good has preceded from Us*
they will be removed far therefrom (Hell), [e.g. ‘Isa (JeSUSh tbe non of Maryam
(Mary); ‘Uzair (Ezra)]/* [The Qur'in, Verse 21:101]
W (V.2 1:100) Ihn Mas ‘Oil silt 4<l j reujled this Verse and then said: “When those
(who arc destined to remain in the Hell- fire forever) will be thrown in the He 11- fire.
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101, Verily, those for whom the good has preceded from Us,
they will lie removed far therefrom (Hell) fe.g. ‘Isa (Jesus), son
of Maryam (Mary); ‘Uzair (Ezra)]*
102, They shall not hear the slightest sound of it (Hell), while
they abide in that which their ownselves desire.
u
103, The greatest terror (on the r>av of Resurrection) will
not grieve them, and the angels will meet them, {with the
greeting): “This is your Day which you were promised/"
104, Anri (remember) the Day when We shall roll up the
heaven Like a scroll rolled up for books. As We began the first
creation, We shall repeat it. (It is) a promise binding upon Us,
Truly, We shall do if.
105, And indeed We have written in Az-Zabur [i.e. all the
revealed Holy Books — the Taurat (Torah), the Injee! (Gospel),
the Psalms, the Qur'an,] after (We have already written in)
Adh-dhikr \At-Lauh At-Mahfuz (the Bonk that is in the heaven
with Allah)], that My righteous slaves shall inherit the Land (i.e.
the land of Paradise).
100, Verily, in this (the Qur’an) there is a plain Message for
people who worship Allah (i.e. the true, real believers of
Islamic Monotheism who act practically on the Qur'an and the
Sunn ah — legal ways of the Prophet 4' y^ 3 ).
107, And We have sent you (O Muhammad 41 ^-*)
not blit as a mercy for the ^Alamm (mankind, jinn and all that
exists).
108, Say (O Muhammad fWj M Cf kis): “it is revealed to
me that your Haft (God) is only one Hah (God - Allah), Will you
then submit to His Will {become Muslims and stop
worshipping others besides Allah)?”
109, But if they (disbelievers, idolaters, Jews, Christians,
polytheists) turn away (from Islamic Monotheism) say (to them
O Muhammad 41 “I give you a notice (of war as)
to be known to us all alike. And 1 know not whether that whieh
you are promised (i.e. the lormenf or Ihe Day of RefU r reel ion)
Is near or far. [l] ”
each ivi them will be put ini a separate Tabid (box) of Fire, SO that he will not nee
anyone punished in the Hell fire except himself.” Then Jbn Mas'ud recited this Verse
(2 1; L 00), [Tafsir Ibn Kaihtr, Tabari and Quiiuhij.
lLj (V. 21:109) Seethe footnote of (V.2:193).
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1 10. (Say O Muhammad A-j ^ Verily, He (Allah)
knows lhal which is spoken aloud (openly) and fhal which you
conceal.
111. And I know not, perhaps it may he a trial for you, and
an enjoyment for a while.
1 12. He (Muhammad ^ A* 3 ) saidk^My Lord! Judge
You in truth! Our Lord is tie Most Gracious, Whose Help is to
be sought against that winch you attribute (to Allah that He
has offspring, and to Muhammad A«j ^ A 3 that he is a
sorcerer, and to the Qur’an that it is poetry)! 1 ’
7/i the Name of Allah*
the Most Gracious t the Most Merciful.
1.0 mankind! Fear your Lord and be dutiful 1o Him! Verily,
the earthquake of the Hour (of Judgement) is a terrible thing*
2* The Day you shall see it, every nursing mother will forget
her nursling, and every pregnant one will drop her load, and you
shall see mankind as in a drunken state, yet they will not be
drunken, but severe will be the Torment of Allah.
X And among mankind is he who disputes concerning Allah,
without knowledge, and follows every rebellious (disobedient to
Allah) Shaitan (devil) (devoid of every kind of good}.
4. For him (the devil) it is decreed that whosoever follows
him, he will mislead him, and will drive him to the torment of
the Fire. [Tafsir At-Tahari\
5. O mankind! If you are in doubt about the Resurrection, then
verily, W r e have crealed you (i.e. Adam) from dust, Ihen from a
Nutfah (mixed drops of male and female sexual discharge i + e. the
offspring of Adam), then from a clot (a piece of thick coagulated
blood) then from a little lump of flesh — some formed and some
unformed (as in the case of miscarriage) — that We may make (it)
clear to you {i.e. to show you Our Power and Ability to do what
We will). And We cause whom We will to remain in the wombs
for an appointed term, then We bring you out as infants/ 1 ' then
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(give you grim 111) that you may reach your age of full strength.
And among you there is he who dies (young), and among you
there is he who is brought back to the miserable old age, so that
he knows nothing after having known* And you see the earth
barren, but when We send down water (rain) on it, it is stirred (to
life), and it swells and puts forth every lovely kind (of growth)*
6* That is because Allah: He is the Truth, and it is He Who
gives life to the dead, and it is He Who is Able to do all things,
7. And surely, the Hour is coming, there is no doubt about it;
and certainly, Allah will resurrect those who arc in the graves.
8. And among men is he who disputes about Allah, without
knowtedge or guidance, or a Book giving light {from Allah),
9. Bending his neck in pride 111 (far astray from the Hath of
Allah), and leading (others) too (far) astray from the Path of
Allah, For him there is disgrace in this worldly life, and on the
Day of Resurrection We shall make him taste the torment of
burning (Fire).
10* Thai is because of whaf your Elands have sent forth, ami
verily, Allah is not unjust to (His) slaves.
11* And among mankind is he who worships Alliili as it
were, upon the edge (i.e. in doubt): if good befalls him, he is
ttue and truly inspired said. "’(As regards your creation), every one of you is collected
in the womb of his mother for the first forty days, and then he becomes a clot for
another forty days, and then a piece id' flesh [or another iorty days. Then Allah sends
an angel to write four words: He writes his deeds, time of his death, means of his.
livelihood, and whether he will be wretched or blessed (in Ihe Hereafter). Then the
soul is breathed into his body. So a man may do deeds characteristic of the people of
the (Hell) Fire, so much 30 chat there is only the distance of a cubit between him and
it, and Ihen what has been written (by the angel) surpasses; and so he starts doing
deeds characteristic of die people of Paradise and enters Paradise. Similarly, a person
may do deeds characteristic of the people of Paradise, so much so that there is only
the distance of ll cubit between hi:n and it, and then what has been written (by the
angel) surpasses, and he stalls doing deeds of the people of the (Hell) Fire and enters
the (Hell) Fire." (SaMh Al-Bukhari, Vol.4, Hadith No 549).
|IJ (V.22r9) Narrated ‘Abdullah, bin Mas ‘fid ^ At ; Allah’s Messenger At ,^1—
said, “Whosoever lias pride in his heart equal to the weight of an atom (or a
small ant) shah not enter Paradise." A person (amongst the audience) said, “Verily, a
person loves that his dress should he beautiful, and his shoes should be beautiful.”
The Prophet ^ remarked, "Verily, Allah is- the Most Beautiful and He
loves beauty. {^-Lili! JaJl ^ : ^ili) pride is to completely disregard the truth, and
to scorn {to look doum Upon) the people.” (Sahifo Miixhm, Book of Faith, Vol.l,
Hddilh No. 91).
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content therewith; but if a trial befalls him lie turns back on itis
face (i*e* reverts to disbelief after embracing Islam}* He loses
bolh this world and the Hereafter. That is the evident loss*
12. He calls besides Allah to that which can neither harm
him, nor profit him* That is a straying far away,
13. He calls to him whose harm is nearer than his profit:
certainly, an evil Mania (patron) and certainly an evil friend!
14. Truly* Allah will admit those who believe (in Islamic
Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds (according to the
Qur’an and the Sunn&h) to Gardens underneath which rivers
flow (In Paradise). Verily* Allah does what He wills*
15. Whoever thinks that Allah will not help him (Muhammad
ajii J**) in this world and in the Hereafter, lei him stretch
out a rope to the ceiling and let him strangle himself. Then let him
see whether bis plan will remove that whereat he rages!
16. Thus have Wc sent it (this Qur'an) dow r n (to Muhammad
as clear signs, evidences and proofs, and
surely* Allah guides whom He wills.
17. Verily, those who believe (in Allah and in His Messenger
Muhammad and those who are Jews, and the
Sabians, and the Christians, and the Majus (Magians), and
those who worship others besides Allah, truly, Allah will judge
betw een them on the Day of Resurrection. Verily, Allah is over
all things a Witness. 1 ' 1
18. See you not that whoever is in the heavens and whoever
is on (he earth, and the sun, and the moon, and the stars, and
the mountains, and the trees, and Ad-Duwabb [moving (living)
creatures, heastsj, and many of mankind prostrate themselves
to Allah* But there are many (men) on whom the punishment is
justified* And whomsoever Allah disgraces, none can honour
him. Verily, Allah docs what He wills.
19. These two opponents (believers and disbelievers) dispute
with each other about (heir Lord: then as for those who
disbelieved, garments of tire will be cut out for them, boiling
w ater w ill be poured down over their heads,
211. With it will mcit (or vanish away) what is within their
bellies, as well as (their) skins.
10
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21. And! for them are hooked rods ot iron (to punish them).
22. Every time they seek to get away therefrom, from
anguish, they will be driven back therein, and (it will he) said
to them: “Taste the torment of burning! '’
23. Truly, Allah will admit those who believe (in the Oneness
of Allah — Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds,
to Gardens underneath which rivers flow (in Paradise),
wherein they will he adorned with bracelets of gold and pearls
and their garments therein will he of silk.
24. And Ihey are guided (in this world) to goodly speech (i.e.
La iiaha illallah, Afhamdu lillah* recitation of the Qur’an, etc.)
and Ihey are guided to Ihe Path of Him (i.e. Allah’s religion of
Islamic Monotheism), Who is Worthy of all praises.
25. Verily, those who disbelieved and hinder (men) from Ihe
Path of Adah, and from A l-M ttsj id-ul-Huram (at Makkah)
which We have made (open) to (all) men, the dweller in it and
the visitor from Ihe country are equal there (as regards ils
sanctity and pilgrimage (Hajj and *Umrah)\ — and whoever
inclines to evil actions therein or to do wrong (i.e. practise
polytheism and leave Islamic Monotheism), him We shall cause
to taste from a painful torment.
26. And (remember) when We showed Ibrahim (Abraham)
the site of Ihe (Sacred) House (the Kabbah at Makkah) (saying):
“Associate not any 1 king (in worship) wilh Me,. [La iiaha illallah
(none has Ihe right to be worshipped but Allah) — Islamic
Monotheism], and sanctify My House for those who
circumambulate it, and those who stand up (for prayer), and
those who bow (submit themselves with humility and obedience
to Allah), and make prostration (in prayer);”
27. And proclaim to mankind the Hajj (pilgrimage). They
will come to you on foot and on every lean camel, they will
come from every deep and distant (wide) mountain highway (to
perform Hajj)}^
,L| (V.22:27).
a) N'arraled Abu Hurairuh ^ ^ Allah's Messenger jnJ* Ai said,
"Whoever performs Hajj to this- House [Ka'hah) and does not approach his wife ibr
sexual relations nor commits sins (while performing Hajj), he will come out as sinless
as a newly-born child (just delivered by his mother).” (Sahih A i -Bukhari, Vol.3,
HadSth No. 45),
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28. That they may witness things that arc of benefit to them
(i.e. reward of Hajj in the Hereafter, and also sonic worldly
gain from trade), and mention the [Name of Allah on appointed
days (i.c.lflth, Nth, 12th, and 13th days of Dhul-Hijjah), over
the beast of cattle that lie has provided for them (for sacrifice),
[at the time of their slaughtering hy saying: { Hi $miltah+
Wallaku-Akbar, Allahumma Minka wa llaik),| Then eat thereof
and feed therewith the poor having a hard time.
29. Then let them complele Iheir prescribed duties (Manasik
of Hajj) and perform Iheir vows, and circumambulate the
Ancient House (the Ka'hah at Makkah). |llJ
30. That (Manflsik — prescribed duties of Hajj is the
obligation that mankind owes to Allah) and whoever honours the
sacred things of Allah, then that is better for him with his Lord.
The cal lie are lawful 1o you* except Ihose (thal will be) mentioned
to you (as exceptions). So shun the abomination (worshipping) of
idol, and shun lying speech (false statements}^ 3 ' —
31 ♦ Ifuttafa' Lillah (Le, worshiping none but Allah}, not
associating partners (in worship) to Him; and whoever assigns
partners to Allah, it is as if he had fallen from the sky, and the
birds had snatched him* or the wind had thrown him to a far
off place.
32. Thus it is [what has been mentioned in the above said
Verses (27, 28, 29, 30, 31) is an obligation that mankind owes to
Allah) and whosoever honours the Symbols of Allah, then it is
truly from the piety of the hearts.
33. In them (cattle offered for sacrifice) arc benefits for you
for an appointed term, and afterwards they are brought for
sacrifice to the ancient House (the Haram — sacred territory of
Makkah).
34. And for every nation We have appointed religious
ceremonies, that they may mention the Name of Allah over the
beast of cattle that He has given Ihem for food. And your Ilah
(God) is One Ilah (God — Allah), so you must submit lo Him
Alone (in Islam). And (O Muhammad "il ^a) give glad
1>} See the footnote of ( V.2: 1 96).
111 (V .22:29) Sec the footnote of (V.2; 128),
|7j (V.22:30) See the footnote of (V.5:32).
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tidings to the Mukhbitun (those who obey Allah with humility
and are humble from among the true believers nf Islamic
Monotheism},
3 S. Whose hearts are filled with fear when Allah is mentioned
and As-Sa birun |whu patiently bear whatever may befall them (of
calamities)]; and who perform As-Saiat {Iqdmat-a&Saldt). and who
spend (in Allah’s Cause) out of what We have provided them.
3b. And the Budn (cows, oxen, or camels driven to he
offered as sacrifices by the pilgrims at the sanctuary of
Makkah) We have made them for you as among the Symbols
of Allah, wherein you have much good. So mention the Name
of Allah over I hem when they are drawn up in Lines (for
sacrifice). Then, when they are down on their sides (after
slaughter)* eat thereof, and feed the poor who does not ask
(men), and the beggar who asks (men)* Thus have We made
them subject to you that you may be grateful,
37* It is neither their meat nor their blood that reaches
Allah, hut it is piety from you that reaches Him. Thus have We
made (hem subject 1o you that you may magnify Allah for His
Guidance to you.. And give glad tidings (O Muhammad ^
pVj to the Muhsinun^ (doers of good).
38. Truly, Allah defends those who believe. Verily, Allah
likes not any treacherous ingrate to AllHh [I hose who disobey
A 11 all but obey Shaitan ( Satan)].
3*k Permission to tight (against disbelievers) is given to those
(believers) who are fought against, because they have been
wronged; and surely, Allah is Able to give them (believers)
victory —
40. Those who have been expelled from Ihdr homes unjustly
only because I hey said: Lt Our Lord is AllSh,” For had it not
been that Allah checks one set of people by means of another,
monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques, wherein the
Name nf Allah is mentioned much would surely have been
pulled down. Verily, Allah will help those who help His
(Cause). Truly, Allah is All-Strong, All-Mighty,
|J (V. 22:37) Al-Muk\tn£tn: The good.- doers, who perform gaod deeds totally for
Allah's sake only without any show-off or to gain praise or fame, etc., and do them in
accordance with the Sunnah (legal ways) of Allah’s Messenger Muhtuniiuui At ^1*^
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41. Those (Muslim rulers) who, if We give them power in
the land, (they) enjoin Iqamat-as-Salat 1 ^ |i.e. to perform the
five compulsory congregational Salat (prayers) (the males in
mosques)], pay the Zakat and they enjoin Al-Ma*ruf (i.e*
Islamic Monotheism and ail that Islam orders one to do),
and forbid Al-Munkar (i.e. disbelief, polytheism, and all that
Islam has forbidden) [Le. they make the Qur'an as the law of
their country in all the spheres of life). And with Allah rests
the end of (all) matters (of creatures).
42 + And if they deny you (O Muhammad so
did deny before them, the people of Nuh (Noah), ‘Ad and
Thamud, (thier Prophets),
45. And the people of Ibrahim (Abraham) and the people of
Lut (Lot),
44. And the dwellers of Madyan (Midian); and denied was
Mus3 (Moses). But I granted respite to the disbelievers for a
while, then I seized them, and how (terrible) was My
punishment (against their wrong-doing)!
45* And many a township did We destroy while it was given
|LJ (V.22:41):
A) tqdmat-a&Siildt: Performing of Saidt (prayers), [t means that.
a) Every Muslim, male or female, as obliged to offer has Sulat (prayers) regularly five
times a -day at the specified times: the male in the mosque in congregation and as for
the female it is better to offer them at home. Ah the Prophet A^j ^ A^ ban liaid:
Order yo ur children to perform Salat (prayer) at the age of seven and beat them I about
it) at the age of fen. The chief (of a family; town, tribe, ete.) and fhe Muslim rulers of
a country arc held. responsible before Alldh in case of non-fulfilment of this obligation
by the Muslims under their authority.
b) One must offer the Safas (prayers) as the Prophet A^-* '-A A^ 1 used to offer them
■with all their rules and regulations, i.e., standing, bowing, prostrating, sifting, etc. As
he A““ has said: "Offer your Salat (prayers) the way you see me offering
them (Hadith No. 552, Vol. 9, Sahih Al-Bukhdri).” [For the characteristics of the SaSdt
{pray tf) of the Prophot A^J ^ A - SOO Sahih Al-Bukh&n, Vo], ] , Hadith N<ik. 702,
70S, 704, 723, 786 and 787).
B) Narrated Abu Hurairah ^ The E J rophet A“J a ' A said, "No Salat
(prayer) is heavier (harder) for the hypocrites lhar. the Fajr and the ‘hha prayers, bat
if they knew the reward for these Salat (prayers) at their respective times, they would
ceitainly present themselves (in the. mosques) even if they had to carwl." I he Prophet
A- jA* 1 A— 1 add, “Certainly, I intended (or was about) to order the \fy 'adhdhw
(cal I -maker) to pronounce iqdmah and order a man to lead the Salat (prayer) and then
take a fire flame to bum all those (men along with their houses) who had not yet left
their houses for the Salat Sprayer) (in the mosque*}," (Sahih Af -Bukhari, Vol. L
Hadith No. 626)
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to wrong-doing, mi that it lies in ruins (up to this day), and
(many) a deserted well and lofty castjc!
46, Have they not travelled through the land, and have they
hearts wherewith to understand and ears wherewilh to hear?
Verily, it is not (he eyes that grow blind, bul it is the hearts
which are in the breasts that grow r blind*
47* And they ask you to hasten on the torment! And. Allah
tails not Ills Promise, And verily, a day with your Lord is as a
thousand years of what you reckon.
48. And many a township did 1 give respite while it was
given to wrong-doing. Then {in the end) I seized it (wilh
punish merit). And to Me is the (final) return (of all)*
49* Say (O Muhammad Am A M A 3 ): “O mankind! I am
(sent) to von only as a plain warner/*
50. So those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah — Islamic
Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds, for them is forgiveness
and Rizqtm Karim (generous provision, i.c. Paradise).
51. But those who strive against Our Ayai ( proofs, evidences,
verses* lessons, signs, revelations* etc*), to frustrate them, they
will be dw ellers of the Heil-llre,
52. Never did We send a Messenger or a Prophet before you
but w r hen he did recite the revelation or narrated or spoke,
Shaitan (Satan) threw (some falsehood) in it. But Allah
abolishes that which Shaitan (Satan) throws in. Then AlL3h
establishes His Revelations, And AllSh is All-Know er, All- Wise:
53* That He (Allah) may make what is thrown in by Shaitan
(Satan) a trial for those in whose hearts is a disease (of
hypocrisy and disbelief) and whose hearts are hardened. And
certainly, the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers) are in an
opposition far-off (from the truth against Allah’s Messenger
and the believers).
54. And that those who have been given knowledge may
know that it (this Qur’an) is the truth from your Lord, so that
they may believe therein, and their hearts may submit to it with
humility* And verily, Allah is the Guide of those who believe, to
a Straight Path.
55. And those who disbelieved will not cease to be in doubt
about it (this Qur’an) until the Hour comes suddenly upon
them, or there comes to Ihem the torment of the Day after
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which there will he no night (i.c. the Day of Resurrection).
56. The sovereignty on that Day will he that of Allah (the
One Who has no partners). He will judge between them. So
those who believed (m the Oneness of Allah — Islamic
Monotheism) and did righteous good deeds will be in Gardens
of delight (Paradise).
57. And those who disbelieved and denied Our Verses (of
this Qur'an), for them will he a humiliating torment (in Hell).
58. Those who emigrated in the Cause of Allah and after
that were killed or died, surely, Allah will provide a good
provision for them. And verily, it is Allah Who indeed is the
Best of those who make provision.
59. Truly, He will make them enter an entrance with which
they shall be well-pleased, and verily, Allah indeed is
All-Knowing, Most Forbearing.
60. That is so. And whoever has retaliated with the like of
that which he was made to suffer, and then has again been
wronged, Allah will surely help him. Verily, Allah indeed is
Oft- Pardoning, Oft- Fo r gi vi ng .
61. Thai is because Allah merges the night into the day, and
He merges the day into the night. And verily, Allah is
All-Hearer, All-Seer.
62. That is because Allah — He is the Truth (the only True
God of all that exists. Who has no partners or rivals w ith Him),
and what they (the polytheists) invoke besides Him, it is Batit
(falsehood). And verily, Allah — He is the Most High, the Most
Great.
63. See you not that Allah sends down water (rain) from the
sky, and then the earth becomes green? Verily, Allah is the
Most Kind and Courteous, WclLAequainted (with all things).
64. To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is
on the earth. And verily, Allah — He is Rich (Free of all needs),
Worthy of all praise.
65. See yon not that Allah has subjected to you (mankind)
all that is on the earth, and the ships that sail through the sea
by His Command? He withholds the heaven from falling on the
earth except by His Leave. Verily, Allah is, for mankind, Full
of Kindness, Most Merciful.
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66. It is He, Who gave you life, and then will cause you to
die, and will again give you life (on the Day of Resurrection).
Verily, man is indeed an ingrate.
67. For every nation We have ordained religious ceremonies
[e.g. slaughtering of the eattle during the three days of stay at
Mina (Makkah) during the Hajj (pilgrimage}| which they must
follow; so let them (the pagans) not dispute with you on the
matter (i.e, to cat of the cattle which you slaughter, and not to
eat of the cattle which Allah kills by its natural death!, but
invite them to your Lord, Verily, you ((> Muhammad dll
indeed are on the (true) straight guidance (i.c. the true
religion of Islamic Monotheism).
68. And if they argue with you (as regards the slaughtering
of the sacrifices), say “Allah knows best of what you do.
69. “Allah will judge between you on the Day of Resurrection
about that wherein you used to differ. 111
70. Know you not that Allah knows ail that is in Ihe heaven
and on the earth? Verily* it is (all) in the Book ( Ai-Luuh -
al-Mahfuz). Verily, that is easy for Allah,
71. And they worship besides Allah others for which He has
sent down no authority, and of which they have no knowledge;
and for the Zaiim&n (wrong-doers, polytheists and disbelievers
iti the Oneness of Allah) there Is no helper,
72. And when Our Clear Verses are recited to them, you will
notice a denial on the faces of the disbelievers! They are nearly
ready to attack with violence those who recite Our Verses to
them. Say: “Shall 1 tell you of something worse than that? The
Fire (of Hell) which Allah has promised to those who
disbelieved, and worst indeed is that destination!”
73. O mankind! A similitude has been coined, sn listen to it
(carefully); Verily, those on whom you call besides Allah,
cannot create (even) a fly, even though they combine together
for the purpose. And if the fly snatches away a thing from
them, they will have no power to release it from the fly* So
weak are (both) the seeker and the sought
74. They have not estimated Allah His Rightful Estimate,
Verily, Allah is All-Strong, All-Mighty,
75. Allah chooses Messengers from angels and from men.
Verily, Allah is All-Hearer, All^Seer.
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76. He knows what is before them, and what is behind them.
And to Allah return all matters (fnr decision).
77. O you who have believed! Bow down, and prostrate
yourselves, and worship your Lord and do good that you may
be successful.
78. And strive hard in AllSh’s Cause as you ought to
strive (with sincerity and wilb all your efforts that His Name
should he superior). He has chosen you (to convey His
Message of Islamic Monotheism to mankind by inviting them
to His religion of Islam), and has not laid upon you in
religion any hardship; 1 ' 1 it Is the religion of your father
Ibrahim (Abraham) (Islamic Monotheism). It is He (Allah)
Who has named you Muslims both before and in this (the
Qi(r T an), that the Messenger (Muhammad A-j ^ tA*)
may be a witness over you and yon be witnesses over
mankind!^ 3 ' So perform As-Stildt { Iqamat- as-Salat ) , give
Zakdt and hold fast to Allah |i.e. have confidence in Allah,
and depend upon Him in all your affairs]. He is your Mould
(Patron, Lord), what an Excellent Mauld (Patron, Lord) and
what an Excellent Helper!
Surat Al-Mu'minftn (The Relievers} XXIII
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
# 1. Successful indeed are the believers.
2, Those who offer their Soldi (prayers) with all solemnity
and full sub missive ness.
r 1 1
(V .22:7 8) Religion is very easy. And Ihc statement of the Prophet
“The most beloved religion to All$h 'y- is the tolerant Hanlfiyyah [i.e., Islamic
Monotheism, i.c to worship Him (Allah) Alone and not to worship any thing else
along with Him. J 11
Narrated Abu Hurai mb Ai The Prophet ^ j4— » said. “Religion is
very -easy arid whoever overburdens himself in his religion will not be able to continue
in that way. So you should not be extremists, but try to be near to perfection and
receive the good tiding*; that you will be rewarded; and gain strength bv ottering the
Satdt (prayers) in the mornings, afternoons and during the last hours of the nights
(See FathAl-Barl VoL 1, Page 1621 {Sahth Al-Bukhdri Vol. L Hadtth No. 38)
izi 2 2:74) See the footnote of (V. 2:143).
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3. And ttiusc; who turn away from Al~Laghw {dirty, false,
evil vain talk, falsehood, and ail that Allah has forbidden).
4, And those who pay the Zakut ,
5, And those who guard their chastity (i # c, private parts,
from illegal sexual acts)
6. Except from their wives or {the slaves) that their right
hands possess, — for then, they are free from blame;
7, But whoever seeks beynnd that, then those are the transgres-
sors;
8. Those who are faithfully true to Iheir Amanat (all the
duties which Allah lias ordained, honesty, moral responsibility
and trusts! and to their covenants;
9 + And those who strictly guard their {five compulsory
congregational) Salawdt (prayers) (at their fixed stated hours).
10. These are indeed the inheritors
I i, Who shall inherit the Firdaus (Paradise), They shall
dwell therein forever,
12. And indeed We created man (Adam) out of an extract of
clay (water and earth),
13. Thereafter We made him (the offspring of Adam) as a
Stitfah {mixed drops of the mate and female sexual discharge
and lodged it) in a safe lodging (womh of the woman).
14. Then We made the Nut/ah inlo a clot (a piece of thick
coagulated blood), then We made the clot into a little lump of
flesh, then We made out of that little lump of flesh bones, then
We clothed the bones with flesh, and then We brought if forth
as another creation. So Blessed is Allah, the Best of creators. 1 "
15. After that, surely, you w ill die,
16. Then (again), surely, you will be resurrected on the Hay
of Resurrection.
17. And indeed We have created above you seven heavens
{one over the other), and We are never unaware of the creation,
18. And We sent down from the sky water (rain) in (due)
measure, and We gave it Lodging in the earth, and verily. We
are Able to take it away.
19. Then We brought forth for you therewith gardens of
iu
(V.23:I4) See the footnote of (V.22:5).
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date-palms and grapes, wherein is much fruit for you, and!
whereof you eat.
20* And a tree (olive) that springs forth from Mount Sinai,
that grows (produces) oil and (it is a) sihghin (relish) for the
caters*
21. And verilv in the cattle there is indeed a lesson for von.
■H H
We give you to drink {milk) of that which is in their bellies.
And there are, in them, numerous (other) benefits for you, and
of them you eat.
22* And on them, and on ships you are carried*
23. And indeed W’e sent Nuh (Noah) 1o his people, and he
said: “O my people! Worship Allah! You have no other Huh
(God) hut Him (Islamic Monotheism). Will you not then be
afraid (of Him Le* of Iiis punish men f because of worshipping
others besides Him)?"
24. But the chiefs of his people who disbelieved said: “He is no
more lhan a human being like you, he seeks to make himself
superior to you* Had AMh willed, He surely could have sent down
angels* Never did we hear such a thing among our fathers of old.
25* “He is only a man in whom is madness, so wait for him a
while."
26. [Niih (Noah)J said: “Q my Lord! Help me because 1 hey
deny me.”
27. So W r e revealed to him (saying): “Construct the ship
under Our Eyes and under Our Revelation (guidance)* Then,
when Our Command comes, and wafer gushes forth from the
oven, take on board of each kind two (male and female), and
your family, except those 1 hereof against whom the Word has
already gone forth* And address Me not in favour of those who
have done wrong* Verily, they are to be drowned,
28. And when you have embarked on the ship, you and
whoever is with you, then say: “All praise and thanks arc
Allah’s, Who has saved us from ihe people who are Zatimun
(i*e. oppressors, wrong-doers, polytheists, those who join others
in worship with AlMh).”
20* And say: “Mv Lord! Cause me to land at a blessed
landing-place, for You are the Best of those who bring to land*”
30. Verily, in Ihis [whal We did as regards drowning of the
people of Nflh (Noah)], there are indeed Ay at (proofs, evidences,
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lessons, signs, etc. for men to understand), for sure We are ever
putting (men) to the lest.
31. Then, after them, We created another generation.
32. And We sent to them a Messenger from among
themselves (saying): “Worship Allah! You have no other Iluk
(God) but Him. Will you not then be afraid (of Him Le. of His
punishment because of worshipping others besides Him)?”
33. And the chiefs of Isis people who disbelieved and denied
the Meeting in the Hereafter, and whom We had given the
luxuries and comforts of this life, said: “lie is no more than a
human being like you, he eats of that which you eat, and drinks
of w hat you drink*
34. “If you were to obey a human being like yourselves, then
verily you indeed would be losers.
35. “Does he promise you that when you have died and have
become dust and bones, you shall come out alive (resurrected)?
36. “Far, very far is that which you are promised!
37. “There is nothing hut our life of this world! We die and
we live! And we are nut going 1o be resurrected!
38. “He is only a man who has invented a Lie against Allah,
and we are not going to believe in him.”
39. He said: “O my Lord! Help me because they deny me*”
40. (Allah) said: “In a little while, they are sure to he
regretful.”
41. So As-Saihah (torment — awful cry) overtook them in
truth (with justice), and We made them as rubbish of dead
plants. So away with the people who are Zatimun (polytheists,
wrong-doers, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah, disobedient
to His Messengers).
42. Then, after them. We created other generations.
43. No nation can advance their term, nor can they delay it,
44. Then We sent Our Messengers in succession* Every time
there came to a nation their Messenger, they denied him; so We
made them follow one another (to destruction), and We made
them as Ahadith (the true stories for mankind to learn a lesson
from them). So away with a people who believe not!
45. Then We sent Musa (Moses) and his brother llarun
(Aaron), with Our Ay at (prnnfs, evidences, verses, lessons,
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signs, revelations, etc.) and manifest authority,
46. To Fir 4 aum (Pharaoh) and his chiefs, but they behaved
insolently and they were people self-exalling (by disobeying
their Lord, and exalting themselves over and above the
Messenger of Allah)*
47* They said; “Shall we believe in two men like ourselves,
and their people are obedient to us with humility (and we use
them to serve us as we like).”
48. So they denied them both IMusa (Moses) and Harun
(Aaron)], and became of Ihose who were destroyed*
49* And indeed We gave Musa (Moses) the Scripture, that
they may be guided*
St). And We made the son of Maryam (Mary) and his
mother as a sign, and We gave them refuge on high ground, a
place of rest, security and flowing streams*
51. O (you) Messengers! Eat of the Tayyibdt fall kinds of Hafai
foods which Allah lias made lawful (meat of slaughtered eatable
animals, milk products, fats, vegetables, fruits, etc,| and do
righteous deeds. Verily, I am A 1 1-Know er of what you do.
52. And verily, this your religion (of Islamic Monotheism) is
one religion, and I am your Lord, so fear (keep your duty to) Me.
53. Bui they (men) have broken their religion among them
into seets,' 1 ' each group rejoicing in w hat is with it (as its beliefs).
54. So leave them in their error for a lime.
55* Do they think that in wealth and children with which We
enlarge them
56. We hasten to them with good things. Nay, |it is a Fitnak
(trial) in this worldly life so that they will have no share of good
things in the Hereafter] hut thev perceive not. | Tafsir
Al-QurtuhT\.
57. Verily, those w r ho live in awe for fear of their Lord:
58* And those who believe in the Ayat (proofs, evidences,
verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc,) of their Lord;
59. And those who join not anyone (in worship) as partners
with their Lord;
60. And those who give that (their charity) which they give
1 J (V .23:53) See the footnote of (V.5:1G3).
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(and also do other good deeds) with their hearts full of fear
(whether their alms and charities have been accepted nr not), ri]
because they arc sure to return to their Lord (for reckoning).
61. It is these who hasten in the good deeds, and they are
foremost in them [e.g. offering the compulsory Salat (prayers)
in their (early) staled, fixed times and so on].
62. And We task not any person except according to his
rapacily* and with Us is a Record which speaks the truth, and
they will not be wronged.
63* Nay, but their hearts are covered from (understanding)
this (the Qur'an), and they have oilier (evil) deeds, besides,
which they are doing.
64* Until when We seize those of them who lead a luxurious
life with punishment; behold they make humble invocation
with a loud voice*
65* Invoke not loudly this day! Certainly, yon shall not be
helped by Us*
66. Indeed, My Verses used to be recited to you, but yon
used to turn back on your heels (denying them, and refusing
with hatred to listen to them)*
67. In pride (they — Quruish pagans and polytheists of
Makkah used to feel proud that they are the dwellers of
Makkah sanctuary — Haram), talking evil about it (the
Qur^an) by night.
68. Have they not pondered over the Word (of Allah, i.e.
what is sent down to the Prophet W or has there
come to them what had not eonie to their fathers of old?
69. Or is it that they did not recognize their Messenger
(Muhammad ij^ 3 ) so they deny him?
70. Or sav tliev: “There is madness in him?” Nay, but he
or it b J
1,1 (V.23 ;60) Narrated ‘Aishah 2.1 LJ - a j (the wife of the Prophet A-j ^ 2.1 )> I
asked Allah's Me^nger about this (following Verse): “And those-
who give that (their charity) whicJi they give (and aka do other good deeds) with their
hearts full &ffcar,„"(V.23;60).
Sh-e added: 11 Are these who drink alcoholic drinks and steal?" Allah’s Messenger ^
A^j ^ replied: “No! 0 the daughter of As-Siddkj, but they ate those who fast,
pray, and practise charity and they are afraid that (their good) deeds may not be
at-cepted (hy Allah) from them. 'It is these who hasten ift good deeds. 1 ” (Sttnan
At j '"u-midti:. tiudith No. }225), Uofsh' Al-Owtubf).
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brought them the truth |i.c. Taufaid: Worshipping Allah Alone
in ail aspects, the Qur'an and the religion of lsiam|, but most of
them (the disbelievers) are averse to the truth.
71. And, if the truth had been in accordance with their
desires, verily, the heavens and the earth, and whosoever is
therein would have been corrupted! Nay, We have brought
them their reminder, but they turn away from their reminder.
72. Or is it that you (O Muhammad ^ ask
them for some wages? But the recompense of your Lord is
better, and He is the Besl of those who give sustenance.
73. xAnd certainly, you (O Muhammad ^ J+*) call
them 1o a Straight Path (true religion — Islamic Monolheism).
74. xAiid verily, those who believe not in the Hereafter are
indeed deviating far astray from (lie Path (true religion —
Islamic Monolheism).
75. And though We had mercy on them and removed the
distress which is on (hem, still they would obstinately persist in
their transgression, wandering blindly.
76. And indeed. We seized them with punishment, hut they
humbled not themselves to their Lord, nor did they invoke
(Allah) with submission to Him.
77. Until, when W r e open for them a gate of severe punishment,
then lo! they will be plunged into destruction with deep regrets,
sorrows and in despair,
78. It is He Who has created for you (the sense of) bearing
(cars), eyes (sight), and hearts (understanding). Little thanks
you give.
79. And it is He Who has created you on the earth, and to
Him you shall be gathered hack.
80. And il is He Who gives life and causes death, and His is
the alternation of night and day. Will you nol then understand?
81. Nay, but they say the like of what the men of old said.
82. They said: “When we are dead and have become dust
and bones, shall we be resurrected indeed?
83. “Verily, this we have been promised — we and our
fathers before (us)! This is nothing but talcs of the ancients!”
84. Say: “Whose is the earth and whosoever is therein? If
von know!”
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85. They will say: “It is Allah’s!” Say: “Will you nut then
remember?”
86. Say: “Who is (the) Lord of the seven heavens,, and (the)
Lord of the Great Throne?”
87. They will say: “Allah.” Say: “Will yon not then fear
Allah (believe in His Oneness, obey Him, believe in the
Resurrection and Recompense for every good or bad deed)?”
88. Say “In Whose Hand is the sovereignty of everything (i.e.
treasures of each and everything)? And He protects (all), while
against Whom there is no protector, (i.e. if Allah saves anyone
none can punish or harm him, and if Allah punishes or harms
anyone none ean save him), if you know?” | Tafsir Af-Qurtuhi\
89. They will say: “(All that helongs) to Allah.” Say: “How
then are you deceived and turn away from the truth?”
90. May, but We have brought them the truth (Islamic
Monotheism), and verily, they (disbelievers) are liars.
91. Mo son (or offspring) did AUah beget, nor is there any
Hah (god) along with Him. (If there had been many gods), then
each god would have taken away what he had created, and
some would have tried to overcome others! Glorified is Allah
above all that thev attribute to Him!
92. All-Knower of the unseen and the seen! Kxalted is He
over alt that they associate as partners to Him!
93. Say (Q Muhammad Jai “My Lord! if You
would show me that with which they are threatened (torment),
94. “My Lord! Then (save me from Your punishment), put
me not amongst the people who are the Zalimun (polytheists
and wrong-doers).”
9§. And indeed We are Able to show you (O Muhammad
that with which We have threatened them.
96. Repel evil with that which is better. We are Best-Knowef
of the things they utter.
97. And say: “My Lord! I seek refuge with You from Ihe
whisperings (suggestions) of the Shayadn (devils).
98. “And I seek refuge with You, My Lord! lest they should
come near me.”
99. Until, when death comes to one of Ihem (those who join
partners with Allah), he says: “My Lord! Send me back.
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100. “So that I may do good in that which I have left behind!''
Mo! It is tint a word that he speaks; and behind I hem is Barzakh
(a harrier) until the Day when they will be resurrected.
lOLThen, when Ihe Trumpet is blown, there will be no
kinship among them that Day, nor wilt they ask of one another.
102* TSien, those whose scales (of good deeds) are heavy,
these! thev are the successful.
at
103. And those whose scales (of good deeds) are light, they
are those who lose their ownselves, in Hell will they abide.
104. The Fire will burn their faces, and therein they will
grin, with displaced Lips (disfigured).
105. “Were not My Verses (this Qur'an) recited to you, and
then you used to deny them?”
106. They will say: “Our Lord l Our wretchedness overcame
us, and w r e were (an) erring people.
107. “Our Lord! Bring us out of this. If ever we return (to
evil), then indeed we shall h c Zatimun: (polytheists, oppressors,
unjust, and wrong-doers).”
108. He (Allah) will say: “Remain you in it with ignominy!
And speak you not to Me!”
109. Verily, there was a party of My slaves, who used to say:
“Our Lord! We believe, so forgive us, and have mercy on us,
for You are the Best of ail who show mercy!”
1 10. But you took them for a Laughing stock, so much so that
they made you forget My Remembrance while you used to
Laugh at them!
1 1 1. Verily, I have rewarded them ihis Day for their
patience: they are indeed the ones that are successful.
112. He (Allah) will say: “What number of years did you stay
on earth?”
1 13. They will say: “We stayed a day or part of a day. Ask of
those who keep account.”
1 14. He (Allah) will say: “You stayed no! hut a Li! tie, if you
had only known!
115. “Did you think that We had created you in play (without
any purpose), and that you would not he brought back to Us?”
1 16. So Exalted is Allah, the T rue King: La U&kaa ilia ffuwa
(none has the right to be worshipped hut He), the Lord of the
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Supreme Tyrone!
117. And whoever invokes (or worships), besides Allah, Any
olher Hah (god}, of whom he has no proof; I hen his reckoning
is only with bis Lord. Surely! Al-K&ftrun (the disbelievers in
Allah and in the Oneness of Allah, polytheists, pagans,
idolaters) will not he successful,
118. And say (O Muhammad jjj 1 Jm): (l My Lord!
Forgive and have mercy, for You are the Best of those who
show mercy!”
SHrat An-Nur (TheLight) XXIV
In the Name of Allah r
the Mast Gracia us f the Mast Merciful.
1. (This is) a Surah {chapter of tile Qur’iin) which We have
sent down and which We have enjoined, (ordained its laws}; and
in it We have revealed manifest Ay at (proofs, evidences, verses,
lessons, signs, revelations — lawful and unlawful things, and set
boundaries of Islamic Religion), that you may remember,
2. The fornicatress and the fornicator, ilog each of them
wilh a hundred slripes. Lei nol pity withhold you in their case,
in a punishment prescribed by Allah, if you believe in Allah
and the Last Day. And let a party of the believers witness their
punishment (This punishment is for unmarried persons guilty
of the above crime, but if married person* commit it (illegal
sex), the punishment is to stone them to death, according to
Allah's Law). 111
3. 1 he adulterer-fornicator marries not but an adulteress-
fornicafress or a Mushrikah f and the adulteress-fornicatress
(V.24:2); a) Narrated Abu Hurairah ^ Allah’s Messenger ■*'
judged that the unmarried person who was guilty of Illegal sexual intercourse he
exiled for one year and receive 'die legal punishment (i.e., be flogged with one
hundred stripes). (Sahth Al-Ruhharc Vol, S, Hadtth No. SI 9)
b) Narrated Jabir hip ‘Abdullah Al-Apsari W* 1 A man from the tribe of Ban i
Asbm came to Allah’ £ Messenger ^ and informed him that he had
committed illegal sexual intercourse and he bore witness four times against himself.
Allah’s Messenger Ai ordered him to be stoned to death as he was a
married person. {Sahih Al- Bukhari. Vol. &, Hadilh No. £05)
c) bee (V. 4:25).
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none marries her except ;m adulterer-fornicator or a Muskrik
[and that means that Ihe man who agrees in marry (have a
sexual relation with) a Mush rik ah (female polytheist pagan or
idolatress) or a prostitute, then surely lie is either an adulterer-
fornicator, or a Mush rik (polytheist, pagan or idolater)* And
the woman who agrees to marry (have a sexual relation with) a
Mush rik (polytheist, pagan or idolater) or an adulterer-
fornicator, then she is either a prostitute or a Mushrikah
(female polytheist, pagan, or idolatress)]. Such a thing is
forbidden to the believers (of Islamic Monotheism).
4. And those who accuse chaste women, and produce not
four witnesses, flog them with eighty stripes, and reject their
testimony forever. They indeed are Ihe Fasiqihi (liars,
rebellious, disobedient to Allah).
5. Except those who repent thereafter and do righteous
deeds; (for such) verily, AMh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
6. And for those who accuse their wives, hut have no
witnesses except themselves, let the testimony of one of them be
four testimonies (he. testifies four times) by Allah that he is one
of those who speak the truth.
7. And the fifth (testimony should be) the invoking of the
Curse of Allah on him if he he of those who tell a lie (against her),
8. But she shall avert the punishment (nl stoning to death)
from her, if she hears witness four times by Allah, that he (her
husband) is telling a lie.
9. And the fifth (testimony) should lie that the Wrath of
Allah he upon her if he (her husband) speaks the truth.
10. And had it not been for the Grace of AMh and His
Mercy on you (He would have hastened the punishment upon
you)! And that AMh is the One Who forgives and accepls
repentance, the All- Wise.
11. Verily, those w r ho brought forfh the slander (against
\Aishah the wife of the Prophet ^ J**) are
a group among you. Consider it not a had thing for you. Nay, it
is good for yon. To every man among them will be paid that
which he had earned of the sin, and as for him among them
who had the greater share therein, his will be a great torment.
12. Why then, did not the believers, men and women, w hen
you heard it (the slander), think good of their own people and
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say: “This (charge) is an obvious lie 111 ?**
13. Why did they not produce four witnesses'/ Since they
(the slanderers) have not produced witnesses! Then with Allah
they are the liars.
14. Had it not been for the Grace of Allah and His Mercy to
you in this world and in the Hereafter* a great torment would
have touched you for that whereof y ou had spoken.
15. When you were propagating it with your tongues* and
uttering with your mouths that whereof you had no knowledge*
you counted it a little thing* while with Allah it w r as very great*
16. And why did you not* when you heard It* say: “It is not
right tor us to speak of this. Glorified are You (O Allah)! This
is a great lie*”
17. Allah forhids you from it and warns you not to repeat
the like of it forever, if you are believers,
18. And Allah makes the Ay St (proofs* evidences* verses*
lessons* signs* revelations* etc*) plain to you* and AMh is
All-Knowing* All-Wise.
19. Verily, those who like that (the crime of) illegal sexual
intercourse should be propagated among those who believe*
they will have a painful torment in this world and in the
Hereafter, And Allah knows and you know r not*
20. And had it not been for the Grace of Allah and His
Mercy on you, (Allah would have hastened the punishment
upon you). And that Allah is full of Kindness, Most Merciful.
21. O you who believe! Follow not the footsteps of Shaitan
(Satan). And whosoever follows the toot steps of Shaitan (Satan),
then, verily, he commands Al-Fahsha' fi.e. to commit indecency
(illegal sexual intercourse)], and At-Munkar [disbelief and
polytheism (he. to do evil and wicked deeds; and to speak or to
do what is forbidden in Islam)]. And had it not been for the
Grace of Allah and His Mercy cm you, not one of you would
ever have been pure from sins. But Allah purifies (guides to
Islam) whom He wills, and Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower.
22. And lei not those among you who are blessed with graces
and weallh swear not to give (any sort of help) to their kinsmen.
^ (V.24:12) Sahih AI-Rufdirirt, Vol.fj. ffadith No. 274 The story of the ^lander
against 'Aishah ^ , the wife of Prophet d-ij *4^ Jjl
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Al-Masakin {the needy), and those who left their homes for Allah’s
Cause. Let them pardon and forgive. Ho you not love that Allah
should forgive you? And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
23. Verily, those who accuse chaste women, who never even
think of anything touching their chastity and are good believers
— are cursed in this life and in the Hereafter, and for them will
be a great torment —
24. On Ihe Day when their longues, their Elands, and their
legs (or feel) will bear witness against them as to what they
used to do.
25. On that Day Allah will pay them (lie recompense of their
deeds in full, and they will know that Allah, He is the Manifest
Truth*
2tV. Bad statements arc for bad people (or bad women for
bad men) and had people for bad statements (or had men for
bad women). Good statements are for good people (or good
women for good men) and good people for good statements (nr
good men for good women); such (good people) arc innocent of
(every) bad statement which they say; for them is Forgiveness,
and Rizqun Karim (generous provision Le, Paradise)*
27. O you who believe! Enter not houses other than your
own, until you have asked permission and greeted those in
them; that is better for you, in order that you may remember.
28. And if you find no one therein, stdl, enter not until
permission has been given to you. And if you are asked to go
back, go back, for it is purer for you. And Allah is All-Knower
of what you do,
29* There is no sin on you that you enter (without taking
permission) houses uninhabited (i*e* not possessed by anybody),
(when) you have any interest in them* And Allah has
knowledge of w hat you reveal and w hat you conceal,
3t). Tell the believing men to lower their gaze (from looking
at forbidden things), and protect their private parts (from
illegal sexual acts). That is purer for them. Verily, Allah is
Well- Acquainted with what they do.
31. And tell the believing women to lower their gaze (from
looking at forbidden things), and proled I heir private parts (from
illegal sexual ads) and nut to show off their adornment except
only that which is apparent (like both eyes for necessity to see the
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way, flr outer palms; of hand h or one eye or dress like veil, gloves,
head-cover, apron, etc.), and to draw their veils all over
Juyubihmna (Le. their bodies, faces, necks and bosoms) and not to
reveal their adornment except to their husbands, or their fathers,
nr their husband's fathers, or their sons, or their husband's sons,
nr their brothers or their brother's sons, or their sister’s sons, or
their (Muslim) women (he. their sisters in Islam), or the (female)
slaves whom their right hands possess, or old male servants who
lack vigour, or small children who have no sense of feminine sex.
And let them not stamp their feet so as to reveal what they hide of
their adornment And all of you beg Allah to forgive you all, O
believers, thul you may be successful.
32, And marry those among you who are single (fe, a man who
has no wife and the woman who has no husband) and (also
marry) the Salih Cm (pious, fit and capable ones) of your (male)
slaves and maid-servants (female slaves), if they be poor, Allah
will enrich them out of His Bounty. And AMh is All-Suffkent for
His creatures’ needs, Ail-Knowing (about Ihe slate of the people),
33. And let those who find not the financial means for
marriage keep themselves chaste, until Allah enriches them of
His Bounty. And such of your slaves as seek a writing (of
emancipation), give (hem such writing, if you find that Ihere is
good and honesty in them. And give them something (yourselves)
out of the wealth of Allah which He has bestowed upon you. And
force not your maids to prostitution, ff they desire chastity, in
order that you may make a gain in the (perishable) goods of this
worldly life. But if anyone compels them (to prostitution), then
after such compulsion, Allah is OtVKorgivmg, Most Merciful (to
those women, Le. He will forgive them because they have been
1,1 (V 2-1:31) “And Ip draw their veils all ever Juyvbihmna (i.c. their bodies, faces*
necks,, arid bosoms) and not to reveal their adornment... ”
Narrated ‘Aishah 'May Altdh bestow His Mercy on the early emigrant
women. When Allah revealed:
“And to draw their veils, all over Juyubihmna (i.c. tbeir bodies, faces, necks, and
bosoms!” — ‘-lies lore ibeir Marsh woollen, dress, or a waist-binding doth or an
apron, etc.) and coveted their heads and faces with those tom Sturiii. '
Narrated Safsyyab hi tit Khaibab: ‘Aishab used to say; ‘When the Verse;
“And to draw theLr vet I s all over Juyflbihitma (i.e. their bodies, faces, necks, and
bosoms ) 11 (V ,24:31) was revealed, (the ladies) cut their waist sheets at the edges and
covered their heads and faces with those cut pieces of doth , 1 (Sahih Al-Bukhdn,
VoL6, Hadith No.282).
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forced to do I his evil net unwillingly}.
34. And indeed We have sen! down for you Aydt (proofs,
evidence is, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) that make
things plain, and the example of those who passed away before
you, and an admonition for those who are Al-Muttuqun (the
pious — See V.2:2).
35. Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The
parable of llis Light is as (if there were) a niche and within it a
lamp: the lamp is i» a glass, the glass as it were a brilliant star,
lit from a blessed tree, an olive, neither of the easl (i.e. neither it
gels sun-rays only in the morning) nor of the west (i.e. nor it gets
sun-rays only in the afternoon, but it is exposed to the sun all
day long), w hose oil would almost glow forth (of Itself), though
no fire touched it. Light upon Light! Alliih guides to His Light
whom He wills. And Allah sets forth parables for mankind, and
Allah is All-Knower of everything.
36. In houses (mosques) which Allah has ordered to be
raised (to be cleaned, and to be honoured), in them His Name is
remembered fi.e. Adhan , Iqamah, Salat (prayers), invocations,
recitation of the Qur'an, etc.|. Therein glorify Him (Allah ) in
Ihe mornings and in the afternoons or the evenings, Jl
37. Men whom neither trade nor sale (business) diverts from
the Remembrance of Allah (with heart and tongue), nor from
performing As -Salat (fqdmat-as-Saldi), nor from giving the
ZakdL They fear a Day when hearts and eyes will be overturned
(out of the horror of the torment of the Day of Resurrection).
hl (V.24:36). a} Narrated Abu Qacadab ^ Allah's Messenger jl 1
said; "‘If anyone of yosi enters a mosque, he should pmy two Rak'af
( Takiyyai-ui-Masjid) before sitting.” (Sahth Al-ttukhw l, Vol. 3 , Hatitih No.435).
b) Narrated Abu Hurairah Allah's Messenger jIj 1 said: ‘The
reward of the Soldi (prayer) offered by a person in congregation is multiplied
twenty- five times as JtlUCh than (hat of the Salat (prayer) ottered in one’s house Of ltl
tlie market (alone). Atid this is because if be performs ablution and does it perfectly
and then proceeds to the mosque, with the sole intention of praying; then for every
step he takes towards the mosque, he is upgraded one degree in reward and one of his
sins is taken off (crossed out) from bis accounts (of deeds). When he offers his Salat
(prayer), the angels keep on asking Allah’s Blessings and Allah's Forgiveness lor him
as long as he ls (staying) at his Mti&alla (place of prayer). They say: l O AllSh! Bestow
Your Blessings upon him, be merciful and kind to him. 1 And one is regarded in Saldl
(prayer) as long as one is waiting for the Saldt (prayer),” (Sahib Ai-Sukfmn, Vol.L
Hadith N O. 620 ).
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38. That Allah may reward them according to the best of
their deeds, and add even mure for them out of His Grace. And
Allah provides without measure to whom fie willsJ lk
39* As for those who disbelieve, their deeds are like a mirage
in a desert. The thirsty one thinks it to he water, until he comes
up to it, he finds it to he nothing; hut he finds Allah with him.
Who will pay him his due (Hell). And Allah is Swift in taking
account. 111
40* Or [the slate of a disbeliever! is like (lie darkness in a
vast deep sea, overwhelmed with waves topped by waves,
topped by dark clouds, (layers of) darkness upon darkness; if a
man stretches out his hand, he can hardly see it! And he for
whom Allah has not appointed Light, for him there is no light*
41* See you not (O Muhammad that Allah,
He it is Whom glorify whosoever is in the heavens and the
earth, and the birds with wings out-spread (in their flight}? Of
each one He (Allah) knows indeed his Salat { prayer) and his
glorification, for everyone knows his Salat (prayer) and his
glorification I; and Allah is All-Knower of what they do.
42* And to Allah belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and
the earth, and to Allah is the return (of all).
43* See you not that Allah drives the clouds gently, then
joins them together, then makes them into a heap of layers, and
you see the rain comes forth from between them: and He sends
down from the sky hail (like) mountains, (or there are in the
heaven mountains of hail from where He sends down hail), and
strikes therewith whom He wills, and averts it from whom He
wills. The vivid flash of its (clouds) lightning nearly blinds the
sight* [Tafsir At-Taburi\.
44. Allah causes the night and the day to succeed each other
(i.e. if the day is gone, (he night comes, and if the night is gone,
the day comes, and so on). Truly, in this is indeed a lesson fur
those who have insight*
45. Allah has created every moving (living) creature from
wafer. Of them there are some that creep on Iheir bellies^ and
|L1 (V .24:3 8) See the footnote of (¥.9:121),
" (V.24;39) The deeds of a disbeliever arc like a mirage for a thirsty person: when he
win meet Allah:, he will think, that he has a good reward with Allah of his good decdH,
but he will find nothing, like a mirage, and will be thrown in the Fire of Hell.
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some that walk on two Legs, and some that walk on four. Allah
creales whai He wills. Verily, Allah is Able to do all things.
46. We have indeed sen! down (in this Qur’iin) manifest Ayat
[proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, lawful and
unlawful things, and I be set boundaries of Islamic religion, etc.
thal make things dear (showing the Right Path of Allah)]. And
AMh guides whom He wills to a Straight Path (i.e. 1o Allah's
religion of Isl&mic Monotheism).
47. They (hypocrites) say: “We have believed m Allah and in
the Messenger (Muhammad ^ and we obey,” then
a party of them turn away thereafter, such are not believers.
48. And when they are called to Allah (i.e. His Words, the
Qur’an) and His Messenger to judge between
them, lo! a party of them refuses (to come) and turns away.
49. But if the truth is on their side, they enme to him willingly
with submission.
Sfi, Is there a disease in their hearts? fir do they doubt or
fear lest Allah and His Messenger ‘Sdt ^ should
wrong them in judgement. Nay, it is they themselves who arc
the Zalimun (polytheists, hypocrites and wrong-doers).
51. 'The only saying of the faithful believers, when they are
called to Allah (His Words, the Qur’an) and His Messenger
(A-j w to judge between them, is that they say: (( We
hear and we obey.” And such are the successful (who will live
forever in Paradise).
52. And whosoever obeys Allah and His Messenger ( M
AJe), fears Allah, and keeps his duty (to Him), such are the
success fill.
53. They swear by Allah their strongest oaths, that if only
you would order them, they would leave (their homes for
lighting in Allah 1 * Cause). Say: “Swear you not; (this)
obedience (of yours) is known (to be false). Verily, Allah is
Well- Acquainted with what you do.”
54. Say: “Obey Allah and obey the Messenger(
A-j)» but if you turn away, lie (Messenger Muhammad
4-dt) is only responsible for the duty placed on him (i.e. to
convey Allah's Message) and you for lhat placed on you. If you
obey him, you shall be on the rigid guidance. The Messenger's
duty is only lo convey (Ihe message) in a clear way (i.e. to
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preach in a plain way},”
55, Allah has promised those among you who believe and do
righteous good deeds, that He win certainly grant them
succession to (the present rulers) in the land, as He granted it
to those before them, and that He will grant them the authority
to practise their religion which He has chosen for them (i.e.
Islam), And He will surely give them in exchange a safe
security after their fear (provided) they (believers) worship Me
and do not associate anything (in worship) with Me, But
whoever disbelieves after this, they are the Fdsiqurt (rebellious,
disobedient to AlLSh),
56, And perforin As-Saldt (fqamat-as-Safat), and give Zakdt
and obey the Messenger (Muhammad *iil Lf La) that you
may receive mercy (from Allah).
57, Consider not that file disbelievers can escape in the land.
Their abode shall be the Fire — and worst indeed is that
destination,
58, O you who believe! Let your slaves and slave-girls, and
those among you w ho have not come to the age of puberty ask
your permission (before they come to your presence) on three
occasions: before t'ajr (morning) Salat (prayer), and while you
put off your clothes for the noonday (rest), and after the *fahd f
(late-night) Salat (prayer), ( these) three times are of privacy
for vou; other than these times there is no sin on von or on
them to move ahnut, attending to each other. Thus Allah makes
clear the Aydt (the Verses of this Qur’an, showing proofs for
the legal aspects of permission for visits) to yon. And Allah is
All-Knowing, All-Wise.
59, And when the children among you come to puberty, then
let them (also) ask for permission, as those senior to them (in
age). Thus All&h makes clear His Ay&t (Commandments and
legal obligations) for you. And Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise*
60, And as for women past child-bearing who do not expect
wed-Jock, it is no sin on them if they discard their (outer)
clothing in such a way as not to show their adornment. But to
refrain (i.e. not to discard their outer clothing) is better for
them. And Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower,
61, There is no restriction on the blind, nor any restriction
on the Jame, nor any restriction on the sick, nor on yourselves, if
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you eat from your houses, or the houses of your fathers, or the
houses of your mothers, or the houses of your brothers, or the
houses of your sisters, or the houses of your fathers brothers,
or the houses of your fathers sisters, or the houses of your
mother's brothers, or the houses of your mother’s sisters, or
(from that) whereof you hold keys, or (from the house) of a
friend. No sin on you whether you eat logclher or apart. But
when you enter the houses, greet one another with a greeting
from Allah (i.e. say: fSJ* As-Saldmu *Alaikum — peace be
on you),' 1 * blessed and good. Thus Allah makes clear the Aydt
(these Verses or your religious symbols and signs) to you that
you may understand.
62. The true believers are only (hose who believe in (the
Oneness ot) Allah and II is Messenger (Muhammad
pWj), and when they are with him on some common matter,
they go not away until they have asked his permission. Verily,
those who ask your permission, those are they who (really)
believe in AMh and His Messenger. So, if they ask your
permission for some affairs of theirs, give permission to whom
you will of them, and ask Allih for their forgiveness. Truly,
Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
63. Make not the calling of the Messenger (Muhammad
4M) among you as your calling one of another. Allah
know r s those of you who slip away under shelter (of some
excuse without taking the permission to leave, from the
Messenger AjJt M And let those who oppose the
Messenger’s ( Muhammad fVj Sut 4 jh' JLa ) commandment (i,e,
his Sunrtah — legal ways, orders, acts of worship, statements)
(among the sects) beware, lest some Fit ft ah (disbelief, trials,
afflictions, earthquakes, killing, overpowered by a tyrant)
should befall them ora painful torment he inflicted on them.
64. Certainly, to Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and
the earth. Surely, He knows your condition and (He knows) the
Day when they will be brought back to Him, then He will
inform them of what they did. And Allih is AU-Knower of
everything.
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{V ,24:61) If there is frOPOdy jn ibe hoWSe say I peace be upun US. and on the
righteous slaves of Allah ju 1 iun- h, _
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In the Name of Allah t
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
1* Blessed is He Who sent down the criterion (of right and
wrong, i.e* this Qur’an) to His slave (Muhammad *30 1 _r«a
that he may be a wamer to the ( A la mm (mankind and
jinn),
2. He to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the
earth, and Who has begotten no son (ehildrcn or offspring) and
for Whom there is no partner in the dominion. He has created
everything, and has measured It exactly according to its due
measurements,
3. Yet they have taken besides Him other alihah (gods) who
created nothing but are themselves created, and possess neither
harm nor benefit for themselves, and possess no power (of
causing) death, nor (of giving) life, nor of raising the dead.
4. Those who disbelieve say: “This (the Qur’an) is nothing
but a lie that he (Muhammad dd has invented,
and others have helped him at it. In fact they have produced an
unjust wrong (thing) and a lie.”
5. And they say: “Tales of Ihe ancients, which he has wrilten
down: and they are dictated to him morning and afternoon.”
6* Say: “It (this Qur’an) has been sent down by Him (Aliah)
(the Real Lord of the heavens and earth) Who knows the secret
of the heavens and the earth. Truly, He is Ever Oft-Forgiving,
Most Merciful.”
7* And they say: “Why does this Messenger (Muhammad
AJt jii) ^t food, and walk about in the markets (as we)?
Why is not an angel sent down to him to be a warmer with him?
$♦ “Or (why) has not a treasure been granted to him? or why
has he not a garden whereof he may eat?” And the Zalimun
(polytheists and wrong-doers) say: “You follow none hut a man
bewitched.”
9 r See how they coin similitudes for you, so they have gone
astray, and they cannot find a (Right) Rath.
10. Blessed is He Who, if He wills, will assign you better than
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(all) that — Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise) and
will assign you palaces (i.e. in Paradise).
11. May, they deny the Hour (the Day of Resurrection), and
for those who deny the Hour, We have prepared a Hum mg Fire
(i.e. Hell).
12. When if (Hell) sees them from a far place, Ihey will hear
its raging and its roaring.
13. And when they shall he 1 hr own into a narrow place thereof,
chained logelher, ihey will exclaim 1 he rein for desl ruction.
14. Exclaim not today for one destruction, but exclaim for
much destruction.
15. Say: (O Muhammad pl*-j “Is that (torment)
better nr the Paradise of Eternity which is promised to the
Muttaqm (the pious — See V.2:2)? M It will be theirs as a
reward and as a final destination,
16. For them there will be therein all that they desire, and
they will abide (there forever). It is a promise hinding upon
your Lord that must be fulfilled-
17. And on the Day when He will gather them together and
that which they worship besides Allah [idols, angels, pious men,
saints]" 1 . He will say: “Was it you who misled these My slaves
or did tSiey (themselves) stray from the (Right) Path? 11
Ifi. They will say: “Glorified are YouS It was not for us to
take any Auliyft’ (Protectors, Helpers) besides You, but You
gave them and their fathers comfort till they forgot the
warning, and became a lost people (doomed to total loss). 11
19. Thus they (false gods — all deities other than Allah) will
deny you (polytheists) regarding what you say (that they arc
gods besides Allah): then you can neither avert (the
punishment), nor get help. And whoever among you does
wrong (i.e, sets up rivals to Allah), We shall make him taste a
great torment
11 E (V.25:17) Narrated. Mu L 3dh bin Jabal The Prophet (J-j ^ M J— said,
LL 0 Mu'adh! Do you know what Allah's Right upon His slaves is?' i said, “Allah and
ITiS Messenger know butter, 11 The Prophet jil said. “To worship TTim
(Allah) Alone and to join none in worship with Him [Allah). I0o yon know what their
right upon Him is?'' I replied, “Allah and His Messenger know better." The Prophet
j -'vrb- <<Jr said, “Not to punish them (if they did so).” (Sahih Ai-Bukhdn, Vol. 9,
Hadtth No. 470).
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20. And We never sent before you (O Muhammad
j ) any of the Messengers hut verily, they ate food and
walked in the markets. And We have made snme of yon as a
trial for others: will you have patience? And your laird is Ever
All-Seer (of everything),
2 1. And those who expect not a Meeting with Us (i.e, those
who deny the Day of Resurrection and the life of the Hereafter)
said: “Why are not the angels sent down to us, or why do we
not see our Lord?" Indeed, they think too highly of themselves,
and are scornful with great pride. 1 ]|
22. On the Day they will see the angels — no glad tidings
will there be for the Mujrimun (criminals, disbelievers, polythe^
ists, sinners) that day. And they (angels) will say: “All kinds of
glad tidings are forbidden to you," [none will be allowed to
enter Paradise except the one who said; La Haha iliaUah^ (none
has the right to he worshipped but Allah) and acted practically
on its legal orders and obligations. See. the footnote of
V,2:193)J,
23. And We shall turn to whatever deeds they (disbelievers,
polytheists, sinners) did, and We shall make such deeds as
scattered floating particles of dust.
24. The dwellers of Paradise (i.e. those who deserved it
through I heir Islamic M on ol he is lie Faith and their deeds of
righteousness) will, on that Day, have the best abode, and have
the fairest of places for repose.
25. And (remember) the Day when Itie heaven shall be rent
asunder wilh clouds, and the angels will be sen! down, with a
grand descending.
26. The sovereignty on that Day will be the true
(sovereignty), belonging to the Most Gracious (Allah), and it
will be a hard Day for the disbelievers (those who disbelieve in
the Oneness of All3h — Islamic Monotheism).
27. And (remember) the Day when the Zaiim (wrong-doer,
oppressor, polytheist) will bite at his hands, he will say: u- Oh!
Would that 1 had taken a path with the Messenger
(Muhammad fk-j. M
11 (V, 25:21) Sec the footnote of (V.22;9),
171 (V. 25:2 7) See the footnote of (y.3:S5).
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28. “Ah! Woe to met Would ill at 1 had never taken so-and-so
as a Khalit (an inlimale friend)!
29, “He indeed led me astray from the Reminder (this
Qur'an) after it had enme to me. And Shaitan {Satan} is to man
ever a deserter in the hour of need.*" [ Tafsir Al-QurfubT(
3d, And the Messenger (Muhammad A-*j J**) will
say: “O my Lord! Verily, my people deserted this Qur’an
(neither Listened to it, nor acted on its Laws and teachings).
31, Thus have We made for every Prophet an enemy among
the Mujrimun (disbelievers, polytheists, criminals). Hut
Sufficient is your Lord as a Guide and Helper.
32, And those who disbelieve say: “Why is not the Qur'an
revealed to him all at once?” Thus (it is sent down in parts),
that We may strengthen your heart thereby. And We have
revealed it to you gradually, in stages. (It >yas revealed to the
Prophet *ii! jLa in 23 years).
33, And no example or similitude do they bring (to oppose
or to find fault in you or in this Qur’an), but We reveal to you
the truth (against that similitude or example), and the better
exp Lana lion thereof.
34, Those who will be gathered to Hell (prone) on their
faces, such will be in an evil state, and most astray from the
(Straight) Path, 1 "
35, And indeed. We gave Musa (Moses) (he Scripture [the
Taur&t (Torah)], and placed his brolher Hiij im (Aaron) with
him as a helper,
3b. And We said: “Go you both to the people who have denied
Our Aydt (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations,
ete.V' Then We destroyed I hem with miter desl ruction.
37, And Nu!i*k (Noah) people, when they denied the
Messengers, We drowned them, and We made them as a sign
for mankind. And We have prepared a painful torment fur the
Zdlimun (polytheists and wrong-doers),
38, And (also) *Ad and Thamud, and the Dwellers of
Ar-Rass, and many generations in between.
39, And for each (of them) We put forward examples (as
proofs and lessons), and each (of them) We brought to utter
(V.25:34) See the footnote of (V. 17:97).
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ruin (because of their disbelief and evil deeds).
40* And indeed* they have passed by the town [of Prophet
Lut (Lot) | on which was rained the evil rain. Did! they
(disbelievers) not then see it (with their own eyes)? Nay ! But
they used not to expect any resurrection.
41, And when they see you (Q Muhammad A“J *-3^ *5*1 iJ La) l
they treat you only in mockery (saying):“Is this the one whom
Allah has sent as a Messenger?
42 * “He would have nearly misled us from our Mihah (gods),
had it not been that we were patient and constant in their
worship ! w And they will know; when they see the torment, who
it is that is most astray from the (Right) Path!
43, Have you (O Muhammad A“.j ^ A- 3 ) seen him who
has taken as his ifah (god) his own vain desire? Would you then
be a Wiik.it (a disposer of his affairs or a watcher) over him?
44* Or do you think that most of them hear or understand?
They are only like cattle — nay, they are even farther astray
from the Path (i*e* even worse than cattle)*
45. Have you not seen how your Lord spread Ihe shadow. If
He had willed, He could have made it still — But We have
made the sun its guide (i*e* after the sunrise, the shadow r
shrinks and vanishes at snidnoon and then again appears in the
afternoon with the decline of the sun, and had there been no
sunlight, there would have been no shadow),
46* Then We withdraw it to Us a gradual concealed
withdrawal*
47. And il is He Who makes Ihe nighl a covering for you,
and the sleep (as) a repose, and makes the day Nuahur (i.e.
getting up and going about here and there for daily work, after
one’s sleep at night, or like resurrection after one’s death).
48. And il is He Who sends the winds as heralds of glad
tidings, going before His Mercy (rain); and We send down pure
w ater from the sky*
49. Thai We may give life thereby lo a dead land, and We
give to drink thereof many of the caille and men lhal We had
created*
50. And indeed We have distributed it (rain or water)
amongst them in order that they may remember (the Grace of
Allah), hut most men (refuse to accept Ihe Truth or Faith and)
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accept nothing but disbelief or ingratitude.
51* And had We willed, We would have raised a warner in
every town-
52* So obey not the disbelievers, but strive against them (by
preaching) with the utmost endeavour with it (the Qur'an)*
53, And it is He Who has iel free the two seas (kinds of
water): this is palatable and sweet* and that is salt and bilter:
and He has set a barrier and a complete partition between them*
54, And it is He Who has created man from water, and has
appointed for him kindred by blood, and kindred by marriage.
And your Lord is Ever All-Powerful (to do whal He wills).
55, And they { disbelievers, polytheists) worship besides
Allah that which can neither profit them nor harm them; and
the disbeliever is ever a helper (of the Satan) against his Lord.
5b* And We have sent you (O Muhammad
only as a hearer of glad tidings and a warner.
57* Sav: “No reward do I ask of you for this (that which I
have brought from my Lord and its preaching), except that
whosoever walls may take a Path to his Lord.
58* And put your trust (O Muhammad i»
the Ever Living One Who dies not, and glorify His Praises, and
Sufficient is lie as the All-Knowcr of the sins of His slaves,
59* Who created the heavens and the earth and all that is
between them in six Days* Then lie (Istaw&) rose over the
Throne (in a manner that suits His Majesty)* The Most
Gracious (Allah)! Ask Him (O Prophet Muhammad AJ* -vJl -jLa
fLuj , concerning His Qualities: His rising over His Throne, His
creations, etc,), as He is Kkahir (Well-Acquainted with
everything i.e. Allah).
60* And when it is said to them; “Prostrate yourselves to the
Most Gracious (Allah)! they say: “And what is the Most
Gracious? Shall we fall down in prostration to that which you
(O Muhammad ^ command us?” And it
increases in them only aversion,
61. Blessed is He Who has placed in the heaven big stars,
and has placed therein a great lamp (sun), and a muon giving
light.
62* And He it is Who has put the night and the day in
succession, for such who desires to remember or desires to
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show his gratitude.
63. And the (faithful) slaves of the Most Gracious (Allah) are
those who walk on the earth in humility and sedateness, and
when the foolish address them (with bad words) they reply
back with mild words of gentleness.
64. And those who spend the night in worship of their Lord,
prostrate and standing. 1
65. And those wlio say: “Our Lord! Avert from us the
torment of Heih Verily, its torment is ever an inseparable,
permanent punishment.”
66. Evil indeed it (Hell) is as an abode and as a place to rest
m .
67. And those who. when they spend, are neither
extravagant nor niggardly, hut hold a medium (way) between
those (extremes).
68. And those who invoke not any other ilah (god) along
with Allah, nor kill such person as Allah has forbidden, except
for jusl cause, nor commit illegal sexual intercourse — and
whoever does this shall receive the punishment. 121
69. The lorment will be doubled to him on the Day of
Resurrection, and he wit! abide therein in disgrace;
70. Except those who repent and believe (in Islamic Monothe-
ism), and do righteous deeds; for those, Allah will change their
sins into good deeds, and Allah is Ever Oft-Forgiving, Most
Merciful.
(V.25:64) Ibn L Abbas Ujj* said: “Whosoever prays [wo Rak'af or more
after the Ishu (night) prayer, will be considered tike those mentioned in this Verse.”
And Al-Kalbi said: "Whosoever prays two Rak 'at after the Maghrib (evening) prayer,
and four Rak at after the 'hha (ni^ht) prayer will be considered like those mentioned
it] this Verse/’ {Tafstr Al-Qurtubf).
121 (V.25tf8)
A) See the footnote of (V.2:22),
R) See the footnote of (V.4: 135).
1,1 (V.25:70) Islam demolishes all the previous evil deeds and so do migration (for
A I loti’s sake) and llajj (pilgrimage to Makkah) . lAl-Lu'Iu' Wal-Marjan, Vol. 1,
Chapter 52, Page 205]
NatTated Ibn 1 Abbas : Some pagans who committed murders in great
number and committed illegal sexual intercourse excessively, came to Mnhammad
A+i *4* ^ and said; “O Muhammad! Whatever you s.ay, and invite people to, is
good, but we wish if you could inform us whether we can make an expiation for out:
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7!, And whosoever repents and does righteous good deeds;
then verily, he repents towards Allah with true repents nee,
72. And those who do not hear witness to falsehood, and if
they pass by some evil play or evil talk, they pass by it with
dignity.
73. Anil those who, when they are reminded of the Ay at
(proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of
their Lord, fall no! deaf and blind thereat.
74. And those who say: il- Gur Lord! Bestow on us from our
wives and our offspring the comfort of our eyes, and make us
leaders of the Muttaq&n (the pious. See ¥.2:2).”
75. Those will be rewarded with the highest place (in
Paradise) because of their patience. Therein they shall be met
with greetings and the word of peace and respect.
76. Abiding therein — excellent it is as an abode, and as a
place to rest in.
77. Say (D Muhammad fJ—j J** to the disbelievers):
“My Lord pays attention to you only because of your
invocation to Him. But now you have indeed denied (Him), So
the torment will be yours forever (inseparable, permanent
punishment).”
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the .Most Merciful.
1 . Ta-Sin-Mim.
[These letters are one of the miracles of the Qur’an, and
none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings. |
2, These arc the Verses of the manifest Book f(this Qur’an),
which was promised by Allah in the 1 auriit (Torah) and the
(past evil) deeds. 1 ' 1 So the Divine Verses came:. "Those who invoke not with Allah any
other god. nor kill such person as Allah bus forbidden exempt lor just cause, nor
commit illegal sexual intercourse.” (V. 25:614) ”... Except those who repent...’’ (V.
25:70).
And there was also revealed: "Say: O My slaves who have transgressed against their
ownselves! (by committing sin s), despair mot id' the Mercy of Allah/' (V. 39:53).
(SakSh Al-Bukh&ri, VoLS, Hadlth No.334).
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Injed (Gospel), makes things clear j.
3. It may be that you (O Muhammad pL“j are
going to kill yourself with grief, that they do not become
believers | in your Risgtah (Messenger ship) i,e, in your Message
of Islamic Monotheism]/ 11
4. If We will, We could send down to them from the heaven
a sign, to which they would bend Iheir necks in humility.
5. And never comes there to them a Reminder as a recent
revelation from the Most Gracious (Allah), but they turn away
therefrom.
ft. So they have indeed denied (the truth — this Qur'an),
then the news of what they mocked at will come to them.
7. Do they iiot observe the earth — how much of every good
kind We cause to grow therein?
8. Verily, in this is an Ayah (proof or sign), yet most of them
(polytheists, pagans who do not believe in Resurrection) are nol
believers*
9. And verily, your Lord, He is truly the All-Mighty, Ihe
Most Merciful*
ID. And {remember) when your Lord called Musa (Moses)
(saying): “Go to the people who are Zalmiun (polytheists and
wrong-doers) —
11. “The people of Fh“auu (Pharaoh): Will they not fear
Allah and become righ Icons?”
12. He said: “My Lord! Verily, I fear that they will deny me,
13. “And my breast straitens, and my tongue expresses not
well. So send for H&run (Aaron) (to come along with me).
14. “And thev have a charge of crime against me, and ( fear
they will kill me>
15. (Allah) said: “^Jay! Go you both with Our Signs, Verily,
We shall be with yon, listening,
16. “And go both of you to FiCaun (Pharaoh), and say: ‘We
are the Messengers of the Lord of the *Alamin (mankind, jinn
and all that exists),
17. “So allow the Children of Israel to go with us.’ ”
18* |Fir b aun (Pharaoh)] said [to Musa (Moses)]: “Did we nol
111
(V.26:3) S-ee the footnote of (V.3:B5).
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bring you up among us as a child? And you did dwell many
years of your life with us.
19. ‘“And you did your deed, which you did (i.e. Ihe crime of
killing a man) while you were one of the in grates?"
20. Musa (Moses) said; “I did it then, when 1 was ignorant
(as regards my Lord and His Message).
21. “So 1 lied from you when I feared you. But my Lord has
granted me Hukm (i.e. religious knowledge, righl judgement of
the affairs and Prophethood), and made me one of the
Messengers.
22. “And this is the past favour with which you reproach
me: that you have enslaved the Children of Israel.”
23. Fif‘aun (Pharaoh) said: “And what is the Lord of the
*Aiamm (mankind, jinn and all that exists)?”
24. [Musa (Moscs)l said: “The Lord of the heavens and the
earth, and all that is between them, if you seek to he convinced
with certainty.”
25. [Firaun (Pharaoh)J said to those around him; “Do you
not hear (what he says)?”
26. |Musa (Moses)| said: “Your Lord and the Lord of your
ancient fathers!”
27. [Firaun (Pharaoh)) said: “Verily, your Messenger who
has been sent to you is a madman!”
28. | Musa (Moses)] said: “The Lord of the cast and the west,
and all that is between them;, if you did hut understand!”
29. [Firaun (Pharaoh)) said: “If you choose an Hah (god)
other than me, 1 will certainly put you among the prisoners.”
30. | Musa (Moses) | said: “Even if I bring you something
manifest (and convincing)?”
31. [Firaun (Pharaoh)] said: “Bring it forlh then, if you are
of the truthful!”
32. So [Musa (Moses) [ threw bis stick, and behold, it was a
serpent, manifest.
33. And he drew out his hand, and behold, it was white to all
beholders!
34. |Fir'aun {Pharaoh)! said to the chiefs around him;
“Verily, this is indeed a well-versed sorcerer.
35. “He wants to drive you out of your land by his sorcery :
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what is it then that von command?”
v
36. They said: “Put him off and his brother (for a while),
and send callers to the citiesj
37* “To bring up to you every well- versed sorcerer*”
38. So the sorcerers were assembled at a fixed time on a day
appointed*
39. And it was said to the people: “Are you (too) going to
assemble?
40. “That we may follow the sorcerers [who were on Fir* aim’s
(Pharaoh) religion of disbelief] if Ihey are the winners.'”
41. So when the sorcerers arrived* they said to FLr ( aun
(Pharaoh); “Will there surely be a reward for us if we are the
winners?”
42. He said: “Yes, and you shall then verily lie of those
brought near (to myself)*”
43* Mus§ (Moses) said to them; “Throw what you are going
to throw!”
44. So they threw their ropes and their sticks, and said: “By
the might of Fir*aun (Pharaoh), it is we who will certainly
win!”
45. Then Musa (Moses) threw his stick, and hchold, ft
swallowed up ali that they falsely showed!
46. And Ihe sorcerers fell down prostrate*
jfli
47. Saying; “We believe in the Lord of the ( Alamm
(mankind, jinn and all that exists).
48. “The Lord of Miisli (Moses) and Harun (Aaron).”
49. [Fir’aun (Pharaoh)] said: “You have believed in him
before I give you leave. Surely, he indeed is your chief, who has
taught you magic! So verily* you shall come to know* Verily, I
will cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and I
will crucify' you all.”
50. They said: “No harm! Surely, to our Lord (Allih) we are
to return.
51* “Verily, we really hope that our Lord will forgive us our
sins* as we are the first of the believers [in Musa (Moses) and in
the Monotheism which he has brought from AI13hj.”
52, And We revealed to Musa (Moses), saying: “Depart by
night with My slaves, verily, you will he pursued.”
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53, Then hir'JLun (Pharaoh) sent callers to (alt) the cities.
54* (Saying): “Verily, these indeed are but a small band*
55. “And verily, they have done what has enraged us.
56* “But we are a host all assembled, amply fore-warned*”
57. So, Wc expelled them from gardens and springs,
58* Treasures, and every kind of honourable place.
59, Thus |VVc turned them (Pharaoh’s people) outj and We
caused the Children of Israel 1o inherit them.
60* So they pursued them at sunrise*
61. And when the two hosts saw each other, the companions
of Mus£ (Moses) said: “We are sure to be overtaken*”
62* [Musa (Moses) J said: “May* verity, w r ith me is my Lord.
He will guide me.”
63* Then We revealed to Musa (Moses) (saying): “Strike the
sea with your stick.” And it parted, and each separate part (of
that sea w r ater) became like huge mountain.
64. Then We brought near the olhers [Fir* ami’s (Pharaoh)
party] 1o (hat place.
65* And We saved Musa (Moses) and all those with him*
66. Then We drowned the olhers.
67* Verily, in this is indeed a sign (or a proof), yet most of
them arc not believers.
68* And verily, your Lord, He is truly the All-Mighty, the
Most Merciful*
69. And recite to them the story of Ibrahim (Abraham).
70* When he said to his father and his people: “What do you
worship?”
71. They said: “We worship idols, and to them we are ever
devoted.”
72* He said; ”Oo they hear you, when you call on ( them)?
73. “Or do they benefit you or do they harm (you)?”
74. They said: “(May) but we found our fathers doing so.”
75. He said: “Do you observe that which you have been
worshipping —
76* “You and your ancient fathers?
77. “Verily, (hey are enemies 1o me, excepl the Lord of the
* A/a min (mankind, jinn and all that exists),
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78. “Who ban created me, and it is He Who guides me.
79. “And it is He Who feeds me and gives me to drink.
80. “And when I am ill, it is He who cures me.
81* “And Who will cause me to die* and then will bring me
to life (again),
82, “And Who* 1 hope, will forgive me tny faults on the Hay
of Recompense, (the Day of Resurrection).
83, My Lord! Bestow flukm {religious knowledge, right
judgement of the affairs and Prophcthood) on me, and join me
with the righteous.
84, And grant me an honourable mention in Later
generations.
85, And make me one of the inheritors of the Paradise of
Delight,
86, And forgive nay father, verily, he is of the erring,
87, And disgrace me not on the Day when (all the creatures)
will he resurrected,
88, The Day whereon neither wealth nor sons will avail,
89, Except him w r ho comes to Allah with a clean heart |c]can
from Shirk (polytheism) and Nifaq (hypocrisy)!.
90, And Paradise will he brought near to the Muttaqun (the
pious — See V.2:2).
91, And Ihe (Hell) Fire will be placed in full view of the
erring,
92, And it will be said to them: “Where are those (the false
gods whom you used to set up as rivals with Allah) that yon
used to worship.
93, “instead of Allah? Can they help you or (even) help
themselves?”
94, Then they will be thrown on their faces into the (hire),
they and the Ghawun (devils, and those who were in error),
95, And the whole hosts of Ihiis (Satan) together.
96, They will say while contending therein,
97, By AlLSh, we were truly in a manifest error,
98, VVhen We held you (false gods) as equals (in worship) with
the Lord of the 'Aiamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists);
99, And none has brought us into error except the Mujrimun
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| Ihtis (Satan) and those of human beings who commit crimes,
murderers, polytheists, oppressors! .
100, Now we have no intercessors,
101* Nor a close friend (to help us),
1 02. (Alas!) If we only had a chance to return (to the world),
we shall truly he among the believers!
(03. Verily, in this is indeed a sign, yet most of (hem are not
believers.
104, And verily, your Lord, He is truly the Ail-Mighty, the
Most Merciful*
105, The people of Nub {Noah) denied the Messengers,
106, When (heir brother Nuh (Noah) said to them: “Will you
not fear Allah and obey Him?
107* T am a trustworthy Messenger to you.
108* tear Allah, keep your duty to Him, and obey me*
109. “No reward do I ask of you for if (my Message of
Islamic Monotheism); my reward is only from the Lord of the
* A la min (mankind, jinn and all that exists).
110* “So keep your duty to Allah, fear Him and obey me* 11
111* They said; “Shall we believe in you, when the meanest
(of the people) follow you?”
111. He said: “And what knowledge have I of what they
used to do?
113* "Their account is only with my Lord, if you could (but)
know.
1 14* “And I am not going to drive away the believers,
1 15. I am only a plain warner.”
116* They said: “If yon cease not, O NOh (Noah) you will
surely he among those stoned (to death),”
117* He said; “My Lord! Verily, my people have denied me.
1 18. Therefore judge You between me and them, and save
me and those of the believers who are w ith me.”
119* And We saved him and those with him in the laden
ship*
120* Then We drowned the rest (disbelievers) thereafter,
121. Verily, in this is indeed a sign, yet most of them are not
believers.
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122. And verily, your Lord, He is indeed the All-Mighty, the
Most Merciful,
123. l Aci (people) denied the Messengers.
124. When their brother Hud said to them: “Will you not
fear Allah and obey Him?
125. “Verily, I am a trustworthy Messenger to you,
126. “So fear .Allah, keep your duly 1o Him, and obey me.
127* “No reward do I ask of you for it (my Message of
Islamic Monotheism); my reward is only front the Lord of the
'Alamtn (mankind, jinn, and all that exists).
128* “On you build high palaces on every high place, while
you do not live in them?
129. “And do you get for yourselves palaces (fine buildings)
as if you will live therein forever?* 1 '
130. “And when you seize (somebody), seize you (him) as
tyrants?
131* “So fear Allah, keep your duty to Him, and obey me*
132* “And keep your duty to Him, fear Him Who has aided
you with all (good things) that you know r ,
133. “He has aided you with cattle and children.
134* “And gardens and springs.
135* “Verily, 1 fear for you the torment of a Great Day*”
136. They said: “It is the same to us whether you preach or
he not of those who preach.
137* "This is no other than the false tales and religion of tlie
a ncienf s, J Tufsir A f- Tabari/
138* “And we are not going to be punished*”
139. So they denied him. and We destroyed them. Verily, in
this is indeed a sign, yet most of them are not believers.
140. And verily, your Lord, He is indeed the All-Mighty, the
Mosl Merciful.
141* Thamfid (people) denied the Messengers,
142. When their brother Salih said to them: “"Will you not
fear Allah and obev Him?
>|J
143* “I am a trustworthy Messenger to you.
,|J (V.26:129) Seethe footnote (C) of(V.9:lll).
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144* “So fear Allah, keep your duty to Him, and (they me.
145, “No reward do I ask of you for if (my Message of
Islamic Monotheism); my reward is only from the Lord of the
VJ/fttffjjf (mankind, jinn and all that exists).
146* “Will you he left secure in that which you have here?
147* “In gardens and springs,
146. And green crops (fields) and dale-palms with soft spadix.
149* “And you hew out in the mountains, houses with great
skill.
ISO* “So fear Allah, keep your duty to Him, and obey me-
151. “And follow nol Ihe command at Af-Musrifun [Le. their
chiefs: leaders who were polytheists, criminals and sinners],
152* “Who make mischief in the land, and reform not.”
153* They said: “You arc only of those bew itched!
154. “You are but a human being like us. Then bring us a
sign if you are of the truthful/ 1
155* He said; “Here is a she-camel: it has a right to drink
(water), and you have a right to drink (water) (each) on a day,
known.
156* “And touch her not with harm, lest the torment of a
Great IJay should seize you/’
157. But they killed her, and then they became regretful.
158* So the torment overtook them* Verily, in this is indeed a
sign, yet most of them are not believers*
159* And verily, your Lord, lie is indeed the All-Mighty, the
Most Merciful*
160. The people of Lut (Lot) (who dwelt in the town of
Sodom in Palestine) denied the Messengers.
161* When their brother Lut (Lot) said to them: “Will you
not fear Allah and obey Him?
162* “Verily, I am a trustworthy Messenger to you*
163. “So fear Allah, keep your duty to Him, and obey me.
164* “No reward do I ask of you for it (my Message of
Islamic Monotheism); my reward is only from the Lord of the
‘Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists),
a
165* “Go you in to the males of the f Aia/mn (mankind),
166. “And leave those whom Allah has created for you to he
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your wives? May, you are a trespassing people! 14
167. They said: “If you cease nut O Lot ( Lai >! verily, you
will be one of those who are driven out!”
1 68* He said: “I am. indeed, of those who disapprove with
severe anger and fury your (this evil) action (of sodomy).
169, “My Lord! Save me and my family from w hat they do.*
170, So We saved him and his family, all,
171, Except an old woman (his wife) among those who
remained behind,
172, Then afterward We destroyed the others,
173, And We rained on them a rain (of torment). And how
evil was Ihe rain of those who had been warned!
174, Verily, in this is indeed a sign, yet most of them are not
believers,
175, And verily, your Lord, He is indeed the All-Mighty, the
Most Merciful.
176, The dwellers of Al-Aikah (near Mudyan (Midian)l
denied ihe Messengers.
177, When Shu‘aib said to them: “Will you not fear Allah
and obey Him?
178* “I am a trustworthy Messenger to you,
179, “So fear Allah, keep your duty to Him, and obey me.
180, “No reward do I ask of you for it (my Message of
Islamic Monotheism); my reward is only from the Lord of the
* A/amm (mankind, jin n and all that exists),
181, “Give full measure, and cause no loss (to others),
182, “And weigh with the true and straight balance.
183, “And defraud not people by reducing their things, nor
do evil, making corruption and mischief in the land,
184, “And fear Him Who created you and the generations of
the men of old*
185, They said: “You are only one of those bewitched!
186, “You are but a human being like us and verily, we
think that you are one of the liars!
187, “So cause pieces of the heaven to fall on us, if you are of
the truthful!’ 7
188, He said: “My Lord is the Best Knower of w hat you do.*
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189. But they denied him, so the torment of the day of
shadow (a gloomy cloud)- seized them. Indeed, that whs the
torment of a Great Day*
190. Verily, in this is indeed a sign, yet most of them arc not
believers.
191. And verily, your Lord, He is indeed the All-Mighty, the
Most Merciful.
192. And truly, this ((he Qur’an) is a revelation from the
Lord of the * Ah min (mankind, jinn and all thal exists),
193. Which the trustworthy Ruh [Jibrll (Gabriel)] has
brought down
194. Upon your heart (G Muhammad fVj JjI that
you may be (one) of the warners,
195. in the plain Arabic language.
196. And verily, it (the Quran, and its revelation to Prophet
Muhammad ^ J**) is (announced) in the Scriptures
|i,e. the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)] of former
people.
197. Is it not a sign to them (hat the learned scholars (like
‘Abdullah bin Salam ^ j^jivho embraced Islam) 111 of the
Children of Israel knew it (as true}?
198. And if We had revealed it ((his Qur’an) to any of the
non-Arabs,
199. And he had recited it to them, they would not have
believed in it.
200. Thus have We caused it (the denial of the Qur’an) to
enter the hearts of the Mitjrimun (criminals, polytheists,
sinners).
201. They will not believe in it until they see the painful
torment.
202. It shall come to them of a sudden, while they perceive it
not,
203. Then they will say; “Can we be respited 7“
204. Would they then wish for Our Torment to be hastened
on?
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205. Think! (even) if We du let them enjoy for years,
206. And afterwards comes to them that (punishment) which
they had been promised*
207* All that with which they used to enjoy shall not avail
them.
208. And never did We deslroy a township but it had its
warners
209. By way of reminder, and We have never been unjust.
210. And it is not the Shaydtin (devils) who have brought it
(this Qur'an) down.
211* Neither would it suit them, nor they can (produce it)*
212. Verily, they have heen removed far from hearing it.
213* So invoke not with Allah another U3h (god) lest van
should he among those who receive punishment,
214. And warn your tribe (0 Muhammad -aid of
near kindred, 111
215. And be kind and humble to the believers who follow you.
216. Then if they disobey yon, say: “I am innocenl of what
you do* -1 ’'
217* And put your trust in the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful,
218. Who sees you (O Muhammad ^ when
you stand up (alone at night for Tahajjud prayers).
219* And your movements among those who fall prostrate
(to Allah in the five compulsory congregational prayers),
220. Verily, He, only He, is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower.
221* Shall 1 inform you (O people!) upon whom the Shaydtin
(devils) descend?
1,1 {V.26;2141 Narrated tbn ‘Abbas : When the Verse: ‘‘And warn your
tribe (O Muhammad pT-j V* 1 jJ"*) of flea* kindred” was revealed, Allah \
Messenger A-j .j^ 3 went out, attd when he had ascended As-Mata mountain, be
shouted, “YS, Sabdhahl*” The people said* "Who is that?” ‘Then they gathered
3 round him n whereupon he said, '"Do you see? If T inform you that cavalrymen are
proceeding up the aide of this mountain, will you believe me?” They said, ”Wc have
never heard you telling a lie,” Then be said, “I am a plain warncr to you of a coming
severe punishment” Abu Lahah said: "May you pensbt You gathered us only for this
reason?" Then Abu Lahab went away. So Surat Ai-Masarf “Perish the hands of Abu
Luhabr (V. 111:1) was revealed. (Sah/h At-Bukhen, Vol.6, Harfith No. 495).
* LL Ya S&bahdhV' is an Arabic expression used when one appeals for help or draws die
attention of o Hirers to some danger.
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222, They descend on evert' lying, sinful person,
223, Who gives ear {to the devils and they pour what they
may have heard of the Unseen from the angels}* and most of
them are liars,
224, As for the poets* the erring ones follow Ihem,
225, See you not that they speak about every subject
(praising people — right or wrong} in their poetry?
226, And that they say what they do tint do.
227, Except those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah —
Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous deeds, and remember
Allah much, and vindicate themselves after they have been
wronged jhy replying hack in poetry to the unjust poetry
(which the pagan poets utter against the Muslims)!. And those
who do wrong will come to know by what overturning they will
be overturned.
In the A 'ante of AU&h,
the Most Gracious, (he Most Merciful.
I rw t n fT.^1
| These letters are one of the miracles of the Qiir^ln, and none
but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings] . These are the Verses of
the Qur'an, and (it is) a Book (lhat makes things) clear;
2. A guide (to the Right Path) and glad tidings for the
believer!! |wfio believe in the Oneness of Allah (i.e. Islamic
Monotheism) |.
3, Those who perform 4 s -Sal at (Iqamat- as -Salat) and give
Zukdt and they believe with certainty in the Hereafter
(resurrection* recompense of their good and bad deeds,
Paradise and Hell},
4, Verily, those who believe not in the Hereafter. We have
made their deeds fair-seeming to them, so that they wander
about blindly.
5. They arc those for whom there will be an evil torment (in
this world). And in the Hereafter they will he the greatest
losers.
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6. And verily, von (O Muhammad *3il arc being
taught the Qur'an from fine, All-Wise, All-Knowing.
7. (Remember) when MusS (Moses) said to his household:
“Verily* I have seen a fire; I will bring you from Ihere some
informal ion, or I will bring you a burning brand, lhal you may
warm yourselves.”
u
fi. But when he came to it, be was called; “Blessed is
Whosoever is in the fire, and whosoever is round about it! And
glorified is Allah, the Lord of the *A lamSn (mankind, jinn and
all that exists),
9. “O Mftsfi (Moses)! Verily, it is I, Allah, Ihe All-Mighly,
the All-Wise.
10. “And throw down your stick!' 13 Rut when he saw it
moving as if it were a snake, he turned in flight, and did not
look back, (It was said;) “O Musa (Moses)! Fear not: verily, the
Messengers fear not in front of Me.
11. “Except him who has done wrong and afterwards has
changed evil for good; then surely, f am Oft-Forgiving, .Most
Merciful,
12. “And put your hand into your bosom, it will come forth
white without hurt, (These are) among the nine signs (you will
take) to Fir^aun (Pharaoh) and his people. Verily* they are a
people who are Fasiqun (rebellious, disobedient to All£h),
13. But when Our Ay at (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons,
signs, revelations, etc.) came to them, clear to sec, they said:
“This is a manifest magic,”
14. And they denied them (those Aydt) wrongfully and
arrogantly, though their own selves were convinced thereof [Le.
those (Ayat) are from Allah, and Musa (Moses) is the
Messenger of Allah in truth, hut they disliked to obey Musa
(Moses), and hated to believe in his Message of Mono<hcism|.
So see what was the end of Ihe Mufsidun (disbelievers,
disobedient to Allah, evil-doers and liars.).
15. And indeed We gave knowledge to Dawud (David) and
Sulahnan (Solomon), and they both said; “All praise and
thanks are Allah’s, Who has preferred us to many of His
believing slaves!”
16. And Sulaiman (Solomon) inherited (the knowledge of)
Dawud (David). He said: “O mankind! We have been taught
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the language of birds, and on us have been bestowed all things.
This, verily, is an evident grace (from Allah).”
17. And there were gathered before Su human (Solomon) his
hosts of jinn and men, and birds, and they all were set in battle
order {marching forward).
IN. [ ill, when they came to the valley of the ants, one of the
ants said: “O ants! Fitter your dwellings, lest Su human (Solomon)
and his hosts should crash you, while they perceive not.”
19. So he fSuhiiman (Solomon)] smiled, amused at her
speech 111 and said: “My Lord! Grant me the power and ability
that I may he grateful for Your Favours which You have
bestowed on me and on my parents, and that I may do
righteous good deeds that will please You, and admit me by
Your Mercy among Your righteous slaves.”
2b. fie inspected the birds, and said: “What is the matter
that I see not the hoopoe? Or is he among the absentees?
21, “I will surely punish him with a severe torment, or
slaughter him, unless he brings me a dear reason/’
22, But the hoopoe stayed not long: he (came up and) said:
“I have grasped (the knowledge of a thing) which you have not
grasped and I have come to you from Saba’ (Sheba) with true
news.
23, “I found a woman ruling over them: she has been given
all things that could be possessed by any ruler of the earth, and
she has a great throne,
24, “I found her and her people worshipping the sun instead
of Allah, and Shaitan (Satan) has made their deeds
fair-seeming to them, and has barred them from (Allah's)
Way: so they have no guidance/'
25, | As Shaitan (Satan ) has harred them from Allah's Way|
so they do not worship (prostrate themselves before) Allah,
Who brings to light what is hidden in the heavens and the
earth, and knows what you conceal and what you reveal,
| Tafsjr At-Tahari\
26, Allah, La Uaha iUa Huwa (none has the right to be
w orshipped hut He), the Lord of the Supreme Throne!
m
i;V.2?:19) See die footnote of { V. 6: 143).
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27* [Sul nim an (Snlomon)l said; “We shall see whether you
speak the truth or you arc (erne) of the liars.
2N. “Go you with this letter of mine, and deliver it to them,
then draw back from them* and see what (answer) they return/ 1
29, She said; “O chiefs! Verily, here is delivered to me a
noble letter,
30. “Verily, it is from Sulaiman (Solomon), and verily, it
(reads): In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most
Merciful;
31* “Be you uot exalted against me, but come to me as Muslims
(true believers who submit to Allah with full submission)/ ”
32. She said: “O chiefs! Advise me in (Ihis) case of mine* I decide
no case till you are present with me (and give me your opinions) /*
33. They said: “We have great strength, and great ability for
war, but il is for you to command: so think over what you will
command/ 1
34. She said: “Verily kings, when they enter a town
(country), they despoil it and make the most honourable
amongst its people the lowest. And thus they do.
35. “But verily, I am going to send him a present, and see
with what (answer) the messengers return/'
36. So when (the messengers with the present) came to
Sulaiman {Solomon), he said: “Will you help me in wealth?
What Allah has given me is better than that which He has given
you! Nay, you rejoice in your gift!”
37* [Then Sulaiman (Solomon) said to the chief of her
messengers who brought the present]: “Go hack to them. We
verily shall come to them with hosts that they cannot resist, and
we shall drive them out from there In disgrace, and they will be
abased/*
38. He said; “O chiefs! Which of you can bring me her throne
before they coine to me surrendering themselves in obedience?”
39. A 'Ifrit (strong one) from the jinn said; “I will bring it to
you before you rise from your place (council)* And verily, lam
indeed strong, and trustworthy for such work.”
40. One with whom was knowledge of the Scripture said: “I
will bring it to you within the twinkling of an eye!” Then when
he (Sulaiman (Solomon)] saw il placed before him, he said:
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“This is by the Grace of my Lord — to test me whether I anti
grateful or ungrateful! And whoever is grateful, truly, his
gratitude is for {the good of) bis ownsclf; and whoever is
ungrateful, (he is ungrateful only for the loss of his own self).
Certainly, my l ord is Rich (Free of all needs), Bountiful*’ 5
41. He said: “Disguise her throne for her that we may see
whether she will be guided (to recognise her throne), or she will
be (me of those not guided. '
42* So when she came, it was said (to her): “Is your Ihrone
like Ibis?” She said: “(It is) as though if were the very same*”
And [Sulaiman (Solomon) said]: “Knowledge was bestowed on
us before her, and we were submit led to Allah (in Islam as
Muslims before her).”
43. And that which she used to worship besides Allah has
prevented her (from IslaniK for she was of a disbelieving people,
44. It was said to her: “Enter AsSarh** (a glass surface with
water underneath it or a palace): but when she saw it, she
thought it was a pool, and she (tucked up her clothes)
uncovering her legs. (Sulaiman (Solomon)) said; “Verily, it is a
Sark {a glass surface with water underneath it or a palace),”
She said; “My Lord! Verily, I have wronged myself, and 1
submit in Islam, together with Sulaiman (Solomon) to Allah,
the Lord of the \4famfn (mankind, jinn and all that exists).”
45. And indeed We sent to I ham fid their brother Salih,
saying: “Worship Allah (Alone and none else). Then look! They
became two parties (believers and disbelievers) quarreling with
each other.”
46. He said: “O my people! Why do you seek 1o hasten the
evil (torment) before the good (Allah’s Mercy)? Why seek you
nol (he Forgiveness of Allah, that you may receive mercy?”
47. They said: “We augur ill omen from you and those with
you,” He said: “Your ill omen is with Allah; nay, but you are a
people that are being tested.”
4H. And there were in the city nine men (from the sons of their
chiefs), who made mischief in the Land, and would not reform.
4?. They said: “Swear one lo another by Allah that we shall
make a secret night attack on him and his household, and
thereafter we will surely sav to his near relatives: ‘Wt
witnessed not the destruction of his household, and verily, we
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arc telling the truth. ,n
5(1, Sn they plotted a plot, and. We plotted a plot, while they
perceived not.
51. Then see how was the end of their plot! Verity, We
destroyed them and I heir nation, at! togelher.
52. These are their houses in utter ruin, for they did wrong.
Verily, in this is indeed an Ayah {a lesson or a sign) for people
who know.
53. And We saved those who believed, and used to fear
Allah, and keep their duty to Him.
54. And (remember) Lut (Lot}! When he said to his
people: 111 “Do you commit Al-Fdhishah (evil, greal sin, every
kind of unlawful sexual intercourse, sodomy) while you see
(one another doing evil without any screen)?”
55. “Do you practise your lusts on men instead of w r omen?
Nay, but you are a people who behave senselessly,”
56. There was no olher answer given by his people except
that they said: “Drive out the family of Lut (Lot) from your
city. Verily, these arc men who want to be clean and pure!”
57. So We saved him and his family, except his wife. We
destined Iter to be of those who remained behind,
58. And We rained down on them a rain (of stones). So evil
was the rain of those who were warned.
59. Say (O Muhammad H AII Praise and
thanks are AHah’s, and peace be on His slaves whom He has
chosen (for His Message)! Is Allah better, or (all) that they
ascribe as partners (to Him}?” (Of course, Allah is Better). 131
1,1 (V. 27:54) i.e. the town of Sodom m Palestine - the place where the Dead Sea is
now', (See The Stories of (he Prophets by Ihn Kathtr ),
l?l (V. 27.59} A) Narrated Anas -iji The Prophet *4*- said,
“Whoever possesses the following three (qualities’} will have the sweetness (delight)
of faith:
1) The one tit whom All&h -l*j .> and His Messenger (Muhammad 4i‘ k ^-a)
become dearer than anything else.
2) Who loves a person and he loves him only for Allah’s sake.
3) Who hates to revert to kufr (disbelief) as he hates to be thrown into die fire. "
(Sahth Al-Bvkhdrt Vol. I , Hadith No. 15)
B} Narrated Ahii Hurairah : Allah’s Messenger * 1 2 3 4 4 Cr ^ was asked.
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60. is not He (better than your gods) Who created the
heavens and the earth, and sends down for you water (rain)
from the sky, whereby We cause to grow 7 wonderful gardens
full of beauty and delight? It is not in your ability to cause the
growth of Iheir trees. Is there any Hah (god) with Allah? Nay,
hut they are a people who ascribe equals (to Hitu)!
61. Is not He (better than your gods) Who has made the
earth as a fiiceci abode, and has placed rivers in its midst, and
has placed firm mountains therein, and has set a barrier
between the two seas (of salt and sweet water)? Is there any
ildh (god) wilh Allah? Nay, buf most of (hem know not!
62. Is nol He (better lhan your gods) W r ho responds to the
distressed one, when lie calls on I linn and W r ho removes the
evil, and makes you inheritors of the earth, generations after
generations? Is there any if ah (god) with Allah? Little is that
you remember!
63. Is nol He (heller than your gods) W r ho guides you in the
darkness of the land and the sea, and Who sends the winds as
heralds of glad tidings, going before Ilis Mercy (rain)? Is there
any ildh (god) with Allah? High llxaitcd is Allah above all that
they associate as partners (to Him)!
64. Is not He (better than your so-called gods) W ho originates
creation, and shall thereafter repeat it. and Who provides for
you from heaven and earth? Is there any ildh (god) with Allah?
Say: <4 IIring forth your proofs, if you are truthful, 11
"What is the best deed?” He replied, “To believe in Allah J=- _* >■ and His. Messenger
Muhammad, 11 The questioner then asked, “What is the next (in goodness)? 11 He
replied, “To participate m Jihud (holy fighting) in Allah’s Cause.'’ The questioner
again asked. “What is the next (in goodness)'?" He replied, L To perform Hajj
(pilgrimage Lsi Ylakkuh) Mahrjir (which is accepted by Allah and ls performed with
rite intention of socking Allah’s Pleasures only and not to show-off and without
committing any sin, and in accordance with the legal ways of the Prophet ^
fL. j):’ (Sahih At-Bukkdrl Veil. 1, iiadhh No. 25}
(’) Narrated L AhduUdh - When the following, Verse was revealed: 11 It is
those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah and worship none but Him Alone) and
confuse not Lhcir belief with 7,-ulm (wrong i,c. n by worshipping other; besides
Allah..)...” (V.f:82), ihe Companions of Allah’s Messenger J-jq* -a*l said, "Who
is amongst us who had not done Zuim (wrong)?" Then Allah revealed: “Verily,
joining others in worship with Allah is a great Zutm (wrong) indeed.” (V,31:I3)
{SaMfi Al-Bukhdri Vol. 1 , Hadltk Mo. 31)
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65, Say: “None in the heavens and the earth knows the
Ghuib (Unseen) except Allah, nor can they perceive when they
shall be resurrected.”
66, Nay, they have no knowledge of the Hereafter. Nay, they
are in doubt about it Nay, they are in complete blindness about it.
67, And those who disbelieve say; “When we have become
dust — wc and our fathers — shall we really be brought forth
(again)?
68, “Indeed we were promised this — we and our forefathers
before (us), verily, these are nothing but tales of the ancients.”
69* Say to them (O Muhammad *il Lr W) “Travel in the
land and see how has been the end of the Mujr'mun (criminals,
those who denied Allah's Messengers and disobeyed Allah)/ 7
7U. And grieve you not over them, nor be straitened (in
distress) because of what they plot.
71. And they (the disbelievers in Ihe Oneness of All£h) say:
“When (will) this promise (he fulfilled), if you are truthful? 77
72. Say: “Perhaps some of that w hich you wish to hasten on,
may he close behind you,
73. “Verily, your Lord is full of Grace for mankind, yet most
of them do nut give thanks/ 7
74. And verily, your Lord knows what their breasts conceal
and what they reveal.
75. And there is nothing hidden in the heaven and the earth
hut it is in a Clear Book (i.c. Al-Lauh At-Mahfuz)-
76. Verily, this Qur’an narrates to the Children of Israel
most of that in which they differ.
77. And truly, it (this Qur’an) is a guide and a mercy for the
believers*
78* Verily, your Lord will decide between them (various sects)
by His Judgement. And He is the All-Mighty, the All-Knowing,
79. So put your trust in Allah; surely, you (O Muhammad
^.s) are on manifest trulh.
80. Verily, you cannot make the dead to hear nor can you
make the deaf to hear the call (i.e* benefit them and similarly
the disbelievers), when they flee, turning their backs,
8!. Nor can you lead the blind out of their error. You can
only make lo hear those who believe in Our Ayat (proofs.
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evidenced, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), and who have
sub mi I ted (1 hem selves to AMh in lsl£m as Muslims).
82* And when the Word (of torment) is fulfilled against
them. We shall bring out from Ihe earth a beast 11 for them, to
speak to them because mankind believed not with certainty in
Our Aydt (Verses of the Qur’an and Prophet Muhammad ■ r**
83. And (remember) the Day when We shall gather out of
every nation a troop of those who denied Our Aydt (proofs,
evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), anti (then)
they (all) shall he driven (to the place of reckoning),
84. 'fill, w r hen they come (before their Lord at the place of
reckoning), He will say: “Did you deny My Aydt (proofs,
evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) whereas you
comprehended them not by knowledge (of their trulh or
falsehood), or what (else) was it thal you used to do?”
85* And the Word (of torment) will be fulfilled against them,
because they have clone wrong, and they will he unable to
speak (in order to defend themselves).
86. See they nol that We have made the night for them to
resl therein, and Ihe day sight-giving? Verily, in this are Ay St
(proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) for
the people who believe.
87. And (remember) the Day on which the Trumpet will he
blown — and all w r ho are in the heavens and all who are on the
earth, will be terrified except him whom Allah will (exempt).
And all shall come to Him, humbled.
88. And you will see the mountains and think them solid, but
they shall pass away as the passing away of the clouds. The
Work of Allah, W r ho perfected all things, verily, He is
Well-Acquainted with what you do.
89. Whoev er brings a good deed (i.e. Belief in the Oneness of
Allah along with every deed of righteousness), will have better
than its worth; and they will he safe from the terror on that Day,
90. And whoever brings an evil deed (i.e. Shirk —
polytheism, disbelief in the Oneness of Allah and every evil
sinful deed), they will he east down (prone) on their faces in the
!U
(V.27:H2) 'See the footnote of [V-tnISK).
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Fire, (And it will be said to them) “Arc you being recompensed
anylhing except whal you used lo do?”
91. 1 (Muhammad ^ ^ if**) have been commanded
only to worship the Lord of this city (Mafckah), Who has
sanctified it and to Whom belongs everything. And I am
commanded to be from among the Muslims (those who submit
to Allah in Islam). 111
92. And that I should recite the Qur'an, then whosoever
receives guidance, receives it for the good of his ownself; and
whosoever goes astray, say (to hnn)r *"i am only one of the
warmers/-
93, And say |(G Muhammad ^ to these
polytheists and pagans. j; “All praise and thanks are Allah V;
He will show you His Ayat (signs, in yourselves, and in the
universe or punishments), and you shall recognise them. And
your Lord is nol unaware of whal you do.”
In the Name of Allah f
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
1 , Td-Sm-Msm
(These letters are one of the miracles of the Qur’Sn* and
none but AMh (Alone) know r s their meanings],
2, These are the Verses of the manifest Book (that makes
clear truth from falsehood, good from evil).
3. We recite to you some of the news of Musa (Moses) and
Fir k aun (Pharaoh) in truth* for a people who believe (in this
Quran, and in the Oneness of Allah).
4. Verily, Fir‘aun (Pharaoh) exalted himself in the Land and
made its people sects* weakening (oppressing) a group (i.e.
rjl (V.27:9I) :
a) Namted Ibn 'Abbas A! ; On the day of the eonqutsl of VTakkab, Allah's
Messenger 11111 said: ’’Allah has made tills town a sanctuary. Its thorny
hushes should not he cut, its game should not be chased, and its fallen things should
not he picked up except by one who would announce them publicly.” {Sahik
AI-BukJufr t Vol2, Hadith No.657).
b) See the footnote of(V.2:I91).
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Children of Israel) among them; killing their sons, and letting
their females live. Verily, he was of the Mufsidun (i.e. those who
commit great sins and crimes, oppressors, tyrants),
5. And We wished to do a favour to those who were w r eak
(and oppressed) in the land, and to make them rulers and to
make them the inheritors,
6. And to establish them in the land, and We let Firaun
(Pharaoh) and Hainan and their hosts receive from them that
which they feared,
7. And We inspired the mother of Musa (Moses): (telling):
“Suckle him jMusa (Moses)], but when you fear for him, then
cast him into llie river and fear not, nor grieve. Verily, We
shall bring him back to you, and shall make him one of (Our)
Messengers, 1 '’ 1 Tafstr Al-Qurtubi\
8. Then the household of Firiaun (Pharaoh) picked him up,
that he might become for them an enemy and a (cause of) grief.
Verily, FiCaun (Pharaoh), Human and their hosts were sinners.
9. And the wife of Pir^aun (Pharaoh) said: “A comfort of the
eye for me and for you. Kill him not, perhaps he may be of
benefit to us, or w r e may adopt him as a son.” And they
perceived not (the result of that).
It), And the heart of the mother of Musa (Moses) became
empty [from every thought, except the thought of Musa
(Moses)]. She was very near to disclose his (case, i.e. the child is
her son), had We not strengthened her heart (with Faith), so
that she might remain as one of Ihe believers.
11. And she said to his [Musa's (Moses)] sister: “Follow
him.” So she (his sister) watched him from a far place secretly,
while they perceived not,
12. And We had already forbidden (other) foster suckling
mothers for him, until she (his sister came up and) said: “Shall
I direct you to a household who will rear him for you, and look
after him in a good manner?”
13. So did We restore him to his mother, that her eye might
be comforted, and that she might not grieve, and that she might
know that the Promise of Allah is true. But most of them know r
not.
14. And when lie allained his full strength, and was perfect
(in manhood), We bestowed on him Hukm (Prophet hood, and
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right judgement of the affairs) and religious knowledge f of the
religion of his fore fill hers i.e. Islamic Monotheism]. And thus
do We reward Hie Muhsinfirt (i.e* good doers. See Ihe foolnole
ofV.9:120).
15. And he entered the city at a time of unawareness of its
people; and he found there two men fighting, — one of his
party (his religion — from the Children of Israel), and the
other of his foes. The man of his (own) party asked him for help
against his foe, so Musa (Moses) struck him with his fist and
killed him. He said: “This is of Shaitan's (Satan) doing: verily,
he is a plain misleading enemy.”
16. lie said: “My Lord! Verily, I have wronged my sell’, so
forgive me.” Then He forgave him. Verily, He is the Oft-Forgiving,
the Most Merciful,
17. He said; “My Ford! For that with which You have
favoured me, I will never more he a helper of the Mujrimun
(criminals, disbelievers, polytheists, sinners}!”
IK. So he became afraid, looking ahout in the city (waiting as
to what will he the result of his crime of killing), when behold,
the man who had sought his help the day before, called for his
help (again). Musa (Moses) said to him: “Verily, you are a
plain miskadcr!”
19. Then when he decided to seize the man who was an
enemy to both of them, the man said; “G Musa (Moses)! Is it
vour intention to kill me as von killed a man yesterday? Your
aim is nothing hut to become a tyrant in the Land, and not to be
one of those w ho do ri ght."
20. And there came a man running, from the farthest end of
the city. He said: “O Musa (Moses)! Verily, the chiefs are
faking eounsel together about you, to kill you, so escape. Truly,
I am one of the good advisers to you.”
21. So he escaped from there, looking about in a state of
fear* He said: “My Lord! Save me from Ihe people who are
Zulimun {polytheists and wrong-doers)!”
22. And when he went towards (the land of) Madyan
(Midland, he said: “It may be that my Lord guides me to the
Right Way.”
23. And when he arrived at the water (the w r ell) of Madyan
(Midian) he found there a group of men watering (their flocks),
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and besides them he found two women who were keeping back
(their flocks). He said: + *What is the matter with you?” T hey
said; “We cannot water (our flocks) until the shepherds take
(their flocks). And our father is a very old man.”
24. So he watered (their flocks) for them, then he turned
hack to shade, and said: ‘ ; My Lord! Truly, I am in need of
whatever good that You bestow on me!”
25. Then Ihere came to him one of the two women, walking
shyly. She said: “Verily, my father calls you lhat he may
reward you for having watered (our flocks) for us.” So when he
came to him and narrated the sturv, he said: “Fear you not.
You have escaped from the people who are Zalimun
(polytheists, disbelievers, and wrong-doers).”
26. And said one of them ((he two women): “O my falher!
Hire him? Verily, the best of men for you to hire is Ihe strung
the trustworthy,”
27. He said: “I intend to wed one of these two daughters of
mine to you* on condition that you serve me for eight years; but
if you complete ten years, il will be (a favour) from you. But I
intend not to place you under a difficulty. If Alkih wills, you
will find me one of the righteous.”
28. He [Mtisa (Moses)] said: “That {is settled) between me
and you: whichever of the two terms I fulfil, there will be no
injustice to me, and Allah is Surety over what we say.”
29. Then, when Musa (Moses) had fulfilled the term, and
was travelling with liis family, he saw a fire in the direction of
Tur (Mount), He said to his family; “Wait, 1 have seen a fire;
perhaps I may bring you from there some information, or a
burning fire-brand that you may warm yourselves,”
50, So when he reached it (the tire), he was called from the
right side nf the valley, in the blessed place, from the tree: “O
Musa {Moses)! Verily, 1 am Allah, the Lord of the ‘Alamin
(mankind, jinn and all that exists)!
31, “And throw your stick!” But when he saw it moving as if
if were a snake, he turned in flight, and Looked not back, (It
was said;) “O Musa (Moses)! Draw near, and fear not. Verily,
vou are of those who are secure,
32, “Put your hand in your bosom, it will come forth while
without a disease; and draw your hand close to your side to be
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tree from the fear (which you suffered from the snake, and also
your hand will return to its original state). These arc two
Barham (signs, miracles, evidences, proofs) from your Lord to
Fir^aun (Pharaoh) and his chiefs. Verily, they are the people
who are f asiqurt (rebellious, disobedient to Allah),
33, He said: “My Lord! I have killed a man among them,
and 1 fear that they will kill me.
34 , “And my brother Ha run (Aaron) — lie is more eloquent
in speech than me: so send him with me as a helper to confirm
me. Verily, I fear that Ihey will deny ine.”
35, Allah said: “We will strengthen your arm through your
brother, and give you both power, so they shall not be able to
barm you: with Our Ay at (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons,
signs, revelations, etc,), you two as well as those who follow you
w ill be the victors,”
36, Then when Musa (Moses) came to them with Our Clear
Ay at (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc,),
they said: “This is nothing hut invented magic. Never did we
hear of this among our fathers of old,”
37, Musa (Moses) said: “My Lord knows besl him who came
with guidance from Him, and whose will be the happy end in the
Hereafter. Verily, the Zalimun (wrongdoers, polytheists and
disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah) w ill not be successful.”
38, Fir * aim (Pharaoh) said: “O chiefs! I know not that you
have an Uah (a god) other than me. So kindle for me (a lire), O
Hitman, to bake (bricks out of) clay, and set up for me a Sash (a
lofty lower, or palace) in order that I may look at (or look for)
Ihe Hah (God) of Mus5 (Moses); and verily, I think that he
[Musa (Moses)] is one of the liars.”
39, And he and his hosts were arrogant in the land, without
right, and they thought that they would never return to Us*
41k So We seized him and his hosts, and We threw them all
into the sea (and drowned them). So behold (O Muhammad
A-J what was the end of the Zatimun | w rong-doers,
polytheists and those who disbelieved in the Oneness of their
Lord (Allah), or rejected the advice of llis Messenger Musa
(Moses)
41. And We made them leaders inviting to the Fire: and on
the Day of Resurrection, they will not be helped.
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42, And Wc made a curse fa follow them in this world, and
on the Day of Resurrection, they will be among Al-Muqbnhun
(those who are prevent ed from receiving Allah's Mercy or any
good; despised or destroyed).
43. And indeed We gave Musa (Moses) — after We had
destroyed the generations of old — the Scripture [the Taurat
(Torah)} as an enlightenment for mankind, and a guidance and
a mercy, that they might remember (or receive admonition).
44. And you (O Muhammad A-j ^ were not on the
western side (of the Mount), when We made clear to Musa
(Moses) the commandment, and you were not among the
witnesses.
45. But We created generations [after generations Le. after
Musa (Moses) and long were the ages that passed
over them. And you (O Muhammad ^ j M were not a
dweller among the people of Madvan (Midian), reciting Our
Verses to them. But it is We Who kept sending (Messengers).
46, And you (O Muhammad A^j is**) were not at the
side of the TTir (Mount) when We did call: [it is said lhat Allah
called the followers of Muhammad ^ A* 3 > and Ihey
answered His Call, or that Allah called Musa (Moses) [. But
(you are sent) as a mercy from your Lord, to give warning to a
people to whom no warner had come before you: in order that
they may remember or receive admonition. [Tafsir At-Tahari).
47, And if (We had) not (sent you to the people of Makkah)
— in case a calamity should seize them for (the deeds) that
their hands have sent forth, they would have said: “Our Lord!
Why did You not send us a Messenger? We would then have
followed Your Ayat (Verses of the Qur’an) and would have
been among the believers.'*
48. But when the truth (i.e, Muhammad A** AA ad A 1 * with
his Message) has come to them from Us, they say: “Why is he
not given the like of what was given to Musa (Moses)? Did they
not disbelieve in that which w r as given to Musa (Moses) of old?
TSiey say: “Two kinds of magic [the TaurSt (Torah) and the
Qur*fin|, each helping the other!” And they say: “Verily, in
both we arc disbelievers.’’'
49, Say (to them, O Muhammad J**)'. “Then
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bring it Bonk from Allah, which is a better guide than these two
[the Tan rat (Torah) and the Qur T an|, that [ may follow it, if
yon are truthful/*
5t), But if they answer you not (i,c, do not bring the Book
nor believe iti your doctrine of Islamic Monotheism), then
know that they only follow their own lusts. And who is more
astray than one who follows his own lusts, without guidance
from Allah? Verily, Allah guides not the people who are
Zalimun (wrong-doers, disobedient to Allah, and polytheists),
51, And indeed now We have conveyed the Word (this
Qur’an in which is the news of everything) 1o them, in order
that they may remember (or receive admonition).
52, Those to whom (Jews and Christians) We gave the
Scripture [ic, the Tan rat (Torah) and the In j eel (Gospel)!
before it, they (Le. their scholars) believe in it (the Qur'an),
53, xAnd when it is recited to them, they say: “We believe in it.
Verily, if is the trulh from our Lord. Indeed even before it we
have been from those who submit themselves to Allah in Islam as
Muslims (like ‘A.bdtillah bin Salam and Salman AL-Farisik 111
54, These will be given their reward twice ovcr, |2j because
they are patient, and repel evil with good, and spend (in
charity) out of what We have provided them.
55, And when they hear Al-Laghw (dirty, false, evil vain
talk), they withdraw from if and say: “To us our deeds, and to
you your deeds. Peace he to you. Wc seek not (the way of) the
ignorant,”
56, Verily, you (O Muhammad aVj «il guide not
whom you like, but Allah guides whom He wills. And He knows
best those who are the guided, 1 * 1
|L| (V.28;53): See the footnote of (V.5;66).
I?l (V.2S:54)i a) Narrated Abu Burdah's father: Allans Messenger ^ dii lj L^,
said, “Any man who has a slave-girl whom he educates properly, teaches good
manners, manumits and marries her, will get a double reward. And if any man of the
people of the Scriptures (Jews and Christians) believes in his own Prophet and then
believes iti me (Mohammad V 11 4il ) too, he will (also) gel a douhle reward.
And any slave who fulfils his doty to his master and to his Lord (Allah), will (also)
gel a double reward." (Saktfr At -Bukhari, Vol.7, HaJfth No.20).
b) See the footnote of (V.3;85).
111 (V.28:S6) Narrated Al-Musayyab: When Abu fa lib was on his death bed, the
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57. And they say: “If we fallow the guidance with von, we
would be snatched away from our land/ 7 Have We not
established for them a secure sanctuary (Makkah), to which
are brought fruits of all kinds, a provision from Ourselves, hut
most of them know not. 111
58. And how many a town (population) have We destroyed,
w hich was thankless for its means of livelihood (disobeyed Allah,
and His Messengers, by doing evil deeds and crimes) ! And those
are their dwellings, which have not been inhabited alter them
except a little. And verily, We have been the inheritor.
59. And never will your Lord destroy the towns (populations)
until He sends to their mother town a Messenger reciting to
them Our Verses. And never would We destroy the towns unless
the people thereof arc Zalimun (polytheists, wrong-doers,
disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah, oppressors and tyrants).
60. And whatever you have been given is an enjoyment of
the life of (this) world and its adornment, and that (Hereafter)
which is with Allah is better and will remain forever. Have von
V
then no sense?
61. Is he whom We have promised an excellent promise
(Paradise) — which he will find true — like him whom We
Prophet ^ lA- went to him while AbO Jabl was sitting beside him. The
Prophet i saith “O ir.y uncle! Say' La tfdfw iUalldh (none has the right
to ha worshipped tout Allah), an expression with which J frill defend your ease, before
Allah." Abu Jahl and "Abdullah bin Umayyah said: "O Abu Talib! Will you leave the
religion of "Abdul Mutlalib?” So they kept on saying Lhrs to him so that the lust
statement he saLd to them (before he died) was: "I am on die religion of "Abdul
Muttalib, * 11 Then the Prophet ■*' jA- said; L i will keep on asking for Allah's
Forgiveness, for you unless I am forbidden tt> tin ho," Then the following Verne was
revealed: "It is not proper for the Prophet and those who believe to ask Allah’s
Forgiveness for the Mushnkm even though they be of kin, after it has become cleat to
them that they are the dwellers, of the (Hell) Fire (because they died in a state of
disbelief)." (V.9: 113).
The other Verse was also revealed: "Verily, you (0 Muhammad T Lj j | ^ ■“»’
guide not whom you like, but Allah guides whom He wills." (V,2E:56). (Safiih
Al-BukhSrt VoJ.5, Hadith Ng.223).
111 (V.28l57) a) Narrated Ibn "Abbas ^1 On the day of the conquest of
Makkah, Allah’s Messenger Ajj ^ ^ said: "Allah has made this town a
sanctuary. Its. thorny bushes should not he out, its game should not bo chased, and its
fallen things should not be picked up except by one who Would announce them
publicly" (Stikth A I -Bukhari, VoJ.2 T Hadith No.657).
b) See dte footnote of (V.2: 191).
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have made to enjoy the luxuries of the life of (this) world, then
on the Day of Resurrection* he will be among those brought up
(to lie punished in Ihe Hell-fire)?
62. And (remember) the Day when He will call to them and
say; “Where are My (so-called) partners >vhom you used to
assert?”
63. Those about whom Hie Word will have come Irue (to be
punished) will say; “Our Lord! These are they whom we led
astray. We led them astray, as w r e were astray ourselves. We
declare our innocence (from them) before You, It was not us
they worshipped/’
64. And it will be said (to them): “Call upon your (so-called)
partners (of Allah)”, and they will call upon them, but they will
give no answer to them, and they will see the torment (They
w ill then wish) if only they had been guided!
65. And (remember) Ihe Day (AllSh) will call to them, and
say: “What answer gave you to the Messengers?”
66. Then the news (of a good answer) will be obscured to
them on that day, and thev will not be able to ask one another.
67. But as for him who repented (from polytheism and sins),
believed (in the Oneness of Allah, and in His Messenger
Muhammad ^ and did righteous deeds (in the
life of this world), then he will be among those who are
successful.
68. And your Lord creates whatsoever He wills and chooses:
no choice have they (in any matter). Glorified is Allah, and
exalted above ail that they associate (as partners with Him).
69. And your Lord knows what their breasts conceal, and
wliat they reveal,
711. And He is Allah: La if aha ilia lluwa (none has the right
to be worshipped but He), His are all praise and thanks (both)
in the first (i.e. in Ibis world) and in the Iasi (Le.in Ihe
Hereafter). And for Him is the Decision, and to Him shall you
(all) be returned,
71, Say (O Muhammad 4I 1 ! “Tell me! If Allah
made the night continuous for you till the Day of Resurrection,
which Hah (god) besides Allah could bring you light? Will you
nol then hear?”
72, Say (O Muhammad fLij J^): “Tell me! If Allah
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made the day continuous for you till the l)av of Resurrection,
which ildh (god) besides Allah could bring you night wherein
you rest? Will you not then see?”
73. It is out of His Mercy that He has made for you the night
and the day that you may rest therein (i.e. during the night)
and that you may seek of His Bounty (i.e. during the day) —
and in order that you may he grateful.
74. And (remember) the Day when He (your Lord — Allah)
will call to them (those who worshipped others along with
Allah}, and will say: “Where are My (so-called) partners,
whom you used to assert?”
75. And We shall take out from every nation a wilness, and
We shall say: “Bring your proof.” Then they shall know that
the truth is with Allah (Alone), and the lies (false gods) which
they invenled will disappear from them.
76. Verily, Qarun (Korah) was of Musa’s (Moses) people,
but he behaved arrogantly towards them. And We gave him of
the treasures, that of which the keys would have been a burden
to a body of strong men. Remember when his people said to
him: “Do not exult (with riches, being ungrateful to Allah).
Verily, Allah likes not those who exult (with riches, being
ungrateful to Allah).
77. “But seek, with that (wealth) which Allah has bestowed
on you, the home of the Hereafter, and forget not your portion
of lawful enjoyment in this world; and do good as Allah has
been good to you, and seek not mischief in the land. Verily,
Allah likes not the Mu/sidun (those who commit great crimes
and sins, oppressors, ty rants, mischief-makers, corrupters).”
78. He said: “This lias been given to me only because of I he
knowledge I possess.” Did he not know That Alla Ik had
destroyed before him generations, men who were slronger than
him in might and greater in the amount (of riches) they had
collected? But the Afujrimun (criminals, disbelievers,
polytheists, sinners) will not be questioned of (heir sins
(because Alliih knows them well, so they will be punished
without being called to account).
79. So he went forth before his people in his pomp. Those
who were desirous of the life of the world, said: “Ah, would
that we had the like of what Qarun (Korah) has been given!
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Verily, he is the owner of a great fortune/ 11
80* But those who had been given (religious) knowledge
said: “Woe to yon! The Reward of Allah (in the Hereafter) is
better for those who believe and do righteous good deeds, and
this none shall attain except those who are As-Sabirun (the
patient in following the truth).”
81. So We caused Ihe earlh 1o swallow him 111 and his dwelling
place. Then he had no group or party to help him against Allah,
nor was lie one of those who could save themselves,
82. And those w ho had desired (for a push ion like) his
position Ihe day before, began to say: ‘‘■Know you nol that it is
Allah Who enlarges the provision or restricts it to whomsoever
lie pleases of His slaves. Had it not been that Allah was Gracious
to us, He could have caused the earth to swallow us up (also) I
Know you not that the disbelievers will never he successful.”
83* That home of the Hereafter (Le* Paradise), We shall
assign to those who rebel not against the truth with pride 131 and
oppression in the land nor do mischief (by committing crimes).
And the good end is for the Muitaqun (the pious — Sec V«2:2).
84, Whosoever brings good (Islamic Monotheism along with
righteous deeds), he shall have the better thereof; and whosoever
brings evil (polytheism along with evil deeds), then those who do
evil deeds will only be requited for what they used to do.
85. Verily, He Who has given you (O Muhammad dl J*a
the Qur'an (i.e. ordered you to act on Its law r s and to
preach it to others) will surely bring you back to Ma'ad (place
1,1 (V,2E:81) Chapter 5- Whoever diiigs his garment out of pride and arrogance
(conceit).
a) Narrated Abu Hurairah ^ Allah's Messenger jii' lJ L^ said, “Allah
will not look, on the Day of Resurrection, at a person win? drags his kar* (behind
him) out of pH ile and arrogance.” [See die footnote of (V. 22:9) J
h) Narrated Aim Hnrairah -Ma Ai The Prophet ^ ^ i (or Ahul-Qasim
A*j Ji' said. ‘"While a man was walking, clad in a two piece garment and
proud of himself with his hair well-tombed, suddenly Allah made him sink into the
earth and he will go on sinking into it till the Day of Resurrection.”
c) Narrated 'Abdullah (bin ‘Umar j)- Allah’s Messenger A*j ^ 1
said. “While a man was dragging his liar* oil the ground (behind him), suddenly
Allah made him sink into the earth arid he will go on h inking min it till the Day of
Resurrection.” {SaMh Al-Bttkhdrf, Vol. 7, Hadith No. 679, €80* 681).
" hdr: Lower-half body cover.
171 (V.2&J&3) See the footnote of (V.22 l9)
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uf return, either to Makkah nr tu Fa iodise after your death).
Say (G Muhammad iii “My Lord is Aware of
him w ho brings guidance, and of him who is in manifesl error."
86, And you were no! expecting that the Book (this Qur'an)
would be sent down to you, but it is a mercy from your Lord.
So never be a supporter ut the disbelievers.
87, And let them not turn you (O MuhammadfAl AJe ^ LJ I«s)
away from (preaching) the Ay at (revelations and verses) of Allah
after they have been sent down to you; and invite (men) to
(believe in) your Lord 111 and be not of At-Mitshrik&n (those who
associate partners with Allah, e.g. polytheists, pagans, idolaters,
and those who disbelieve in the Oneness of Allah and deny the
Prophethood of Messenger Muhammad A-j AA
88, And invoke not any other Hah (god) along with Allah: La
Mha ilia Huwu (none has the right to be worshipped but Me).
Every tiling will perish except Mis Face. His is the Decision, and
to Him you (all) shall be returned.
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
1, Alif-L a m -Si fm,
(These letters are one of the miracles of the Qur’dn, and
none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings.]
2. Do people think that they will be left alone because they
say: **We believe,” and will not be tested?
3, And We indeed tested those who were before them. And
Allah will certainly make (it) known (the truth of) those who
are true, and will certainly make (it) known (the falsehood of)
those who are liars, (although Allah know r s all that before
putting them to test),
4. Or think (hose who do evil deeds that they can outstrip Us
(i.c. escape Our punishment)? Evil is thal which Ihey Judge!
■'] (V. 2&:8 7) i.c; in the Oneness (Tauhid) of Allah — (1) Oneness of the Lordship of
Allah; (2) Onencs.!; of the warship of Allah; H} Oneness (if the Mamen and Qnalilies
of Allah.
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5. Whoever hopes for the Meeting 11 with Allah, then Allah's
Term is surely coming and He is the All-Hearer, the All-Kuo wer,
fi. And whosoever strives, he strives only for himself* Verily,
Allah stands not in need of any of the * A Iambi (mankind, jinn,
and all that exists).
7. Those who believe [in the Oneness of Allah (Monotheism.)
and in Messenger Muhammad jdwj AJt «hl , and do not give
up their faith beeause of the harm they receive from the
polytheists], and do righteous good deeds, surely, We shall
expiate from them their evil deeds and shall reward them
according to the best of that which they used to do* '
H. And We have enjoined on man to he good and dutiful to
his parents; but if they strive to make you join with Me (in
worship) anything (as a partner) of which you have no
knowledge, then obey them not. To Me is your return and I
shall tell you w hat you used to do.
9. And for those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah and
the other articles of Faith) ^ and do righteous good deeds,
surely, We shall make them enter with (in the entrance of) the
righteous (in Paradise)*
111. Of mankind are some who say: “We believe in Allah/* But
if they are made to suffer for the sake of Allah, they consider the
trial of mankind as ALEiih’s punishment; and if victory comes
from your Lord, (the hypocrites) will say: “Verily, we were with
you (helping you).” Is not Allah Best Aware of what is in the
breasts of the ‘Alantin (mankind and jinn)*
11. Verily, Allah knows those who believe, and verily, He
knows the hypocrites [i.e. Allah will test the people with good
and bard days to discriminate tile good from the wicked,
although Allah knows ail that before putting them to lestj.
12- And those who disbelieve say to those who believe:
“Follow our way and we will verily bear your sins*” Never will
they bear anything of their sins* Surely, they are liars,
13. And verily, they shall bear their own toads, and other
loads besides their own; and verily, they shall be questioned on
111 (V.29:5) See (V.fi:3l) and its. footnote.
EJ| (V 29:7) S-cc the footnote of (V.9:!21),
N (V.29:9) Seethe footnote (b) of (VJ:S5)
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the 13 ay of Resurrection about that which they used to fabricate.
14. And Indeed, We senl Nub (Noah) to his people* and he
stayed among them a thousand years less fifty years [inviting
them to believe in the Oneness of Allah (Monotheism), and
discard the false gods and other deities [; so the Deluge overtook
them while they were Z:\lmiiin (wrong-doers, polytheists,
disbelievers).
15. Then We saved him and those with him in the ship, and
made it (the ship ) mi Ayah (a lesson, a warning) for the * Alumrn
(mankind, jinn).
16. And (remember) Ibrahim (Abraham) when he said to
his people: “Worship Allah (Alone), and fear Him: that is
better for you if you did hut know.
17* “You worship besides Allah only idols, and you only
invent falsehood. Verily, those whom you worship besides
Allah have no power to give you provision: so seek your
provision from Allah (Alone), and worship Him (Alone), and be
grateful to Him. I n Him (Alone) you will he brought back.
18. “And if you deny, then nations before you have denied
(their Messengers). And the duty of the Messenger is only to
convey (the Message) plainly.”
19. See they not how Allah originates the creation, then
repeats it. Verily, that is easy for Allah.
20. Say: “Travel in the land and see how (AMh) originated
the creation, and then Allah will bring forth the creation of the
Hereafter (i,e, resurrection after death). Verily, Allah is Able to
do all things,”
21. He punishes whom He wills, and shows mercy to whom
He wills; and to Him you will he returned.
22. And you cannot escape in the earth or in the heaven
(from Allah}, And besides Allah you have neither any Wail
(Protector or (.uardian) nor any Helper.
23. And those who disbelieve in the Aydt (proofs, evidences,
verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah and the Meeting
with Him, it is they who have no hope of My Mercy: and it is
they who will have a painful torment.
24. So nothing w r as the answ r cr of [Ibrahim's (Abraham)J
people except that they said: “Kill him or burn him.” Then
AMh saved him from the fire. Verily, in Ihis are indeed signs
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for a people who believe, l!
25, And. j Ibrahim (Abraham )| said; “You have taken (for
worship) idols instead of Allah. The love between yon is only in
the life of this world, but on the Day of Resurrection, von shall
disown each other, and curse each other, and your abode will
be the Fire, and you shall have no helpers/*
2b. So Lut (Lot) believed in him | Ibrahim's (Abraham)
Message of Islamic Monotheism |. He f Ibrahim (Abraham)!
said: “I will emigrate for the sake of my Lord. Verily, He is the
All-Mighty, the All-Wise, 111 ”
27, And We bestowed on him [Ibrahim (Abraham)), Ishaq
(Isaac) and YVqub (Jacob), and We ordained among his
offspring Prophethood and the Book |i,e. the Taurat (Torah)
(to Musa — Moses), the Injeel (Gospel) (to 'isa - Jesus), and the
Qur’an {to Muhammad A“J ■SA ^ all from the offspring
of Ibrahim (Abraham) 1, and We granted him his reward in this
world; and verily, in the Hereafter he is indeed among the
righteous.
2fi, And (remember) Lut (Lot), w r hen he said to his people:
“You commit AI-Fdhishah (sodomy — the w r orst sin} which
none has preceded you in (committing) it in the 'Alamtn
(mankind and jinn).”
29, “Verily, you practise sodomy with men, and rob the
wayfarer (travellers)! And practise At-Munkar (disbelief and
polytheism and every kind of evil wicked deed) in your
meetings/’ But his people gave no answer except that they said:
“Bring Allah’s Torment upon us If you are one of the truthful/*
3(h He said: “My Lord! Give me victory over the people who
arc Mufsidun (those who commit great crimes and sins,
oppressors, tyrants, mischief-makers, corrupters),
31. And when Our Messengers came to Ibrahim (Abraham)
with the glad tidings they said: “Verily, we are going to destroy
the people of this [Lut (Lot’s)] tnwn (i.e. the town of Sodom in
Palestine); truly, its people have been Zalimun | wrong-doers,
polytheists disobedient to Allah, and who belied their
Messenger Lut (Lot)]/’
(V 29:24) See (he footnote of (V, 3: 1 73),
tJl ( V.29:26) See the footnote of (V.9 j121).
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32, Ibrahim {Abraham) said; 4i But there is Lut (Lot) in it.”
They said:“We know better who is there. We will verily save
him |LQ1 (Lot)] and his family except his wife: she will be of
those who remain behind (U, she will be destroyed along with
those who will be destroyed from her folk).”
33, And when Our Messengers came to Lut (Lot), he was
grieved because of them, and felt straitened on their account.
They said: “Have no fear, and do not grieve! Truly, we shall
save you and your family, except your wife: she w ill be of those
who remain behind (i.e. she will he desl roved along with Ihose
who will be destroyed from her folk).
34, “Verily, we are about to bring down on the people of this
town a great torment from the sky, because they have been
rebellious (against Allah's Command).
35, And indeed We have left thereof an evident Aydh {a
lesson and a warning and a sign — the place where the Dead
Sea is now in Palestine) 111 for a folk who understand,
36, And to (the people oi) Madyan (Midian), We sent their
brother Shu'aih. He said: “O my people! Worship Allah
(Alone) and hope for (the reward of good deeds by worshipping
Allah Alone, on) the last Day (i,e, the Day of Resurrection), and
commit no mischief on Ihe earth as Mu/sidun (Ihose who
commit great crimes, oppressors, tyrants, mischief-makers,
corrupters). | Tafsir At-Tahari\
37, And they denied him |Shu*aih]: so Ihe earthquake seized
them, and they lay (dead), prostrate in their dwellings.
38, And 4 Ad and Thamud (people)! And indeed (their
destruction) is dearly apparent to you from their (ruined)
dwellings. Shaitan (Satan) made their deeds fair-seeming to
them, and turned them away from the (Right) Path, though
they were intelligent.
39, And (We destroyed also) QSrun (Korah), FiCaun
(Pharaoh), and Hainan. And indeed Musa (Vloses) came to
them with clear Ayat {proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs,
revelations, etc.), but they were arrogant in the land, yet they
could not outstrip Us (escape Our punishment).
m
(V. 29:3 5 ) Set The Stories of the Prophets by ]l>n Kathir.
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40. So We punished each (of them) for his sins; of them were
some on whom We sent Hasib (a violent wind with shower of
slones) fas on Ihe people of Lfit (Lot)], and of Ihem were some
who were overtaken by As-Saihah [torment — awful cry- (as
Thamud or Shu’aib’s people)], and of them were some whom
We caused the earth to swallow [as Qaritn (Korah)j, and of
them were some whom We drowned |as the people of [\uh
(Noah), or Fir‘nun (Pharaoh) and his people |. It was not Allah
Who wronged them, but they wronged themselves.
41. The likeness of those who lake (false deities as) Auliyd *
(protectors, helpers) other than Alliih is the likeness of a spider
who builds (for itself) a house; but verily * the frailest (weakest)
of houses is the spider’s house — if they but knew.
42* Verily, Allah knows what things they invoke instead of
Him. He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise." 1
43* And these similitudes We put forward for mankind; but
none will understand them except those who have knowledge
(of Allah and His Signs).
44. (Alkth says to His Prophet Muhammad NjIp & , j^):
“Allah (Alone) created the heavens and the earth with truth
(and none shared Him in their creation).” Verily, therein is
surely a sign for those who believe.
45* Recite (O Muhammad -^1 lw r L “ a ) w r hat has been
revealed to you of the Book {the Qur’an}, and perform As-Satat
{Iqamat-as-Salat). Verily, As-Saldi (the prayer) prevents from
Al-Fahshd ' (i.e. great sins of every kind, unlawful sexual
intercourse) and AI-Munkar (i.e* disbelief, polytheism, and
every kind of evil wicked deed)'' 3 ' and the remembering'''
(praising) of (you by) Allah (in front of the angels) is greater
indeed [than your remembering (praising) of All&h in prayers].
And Alllh knows what you do.
# 46. And argue not with the people of file Scripture (Jew r s and
Christians), unless it be in (a way) that is better (with good
51 1 (V, 29:42) See the footnote of (V.2: 1 65).
Ij!l (V.2SM5) It is said by Ibn "Abbas and "Abdullah bin Mas L ud dji j: If the
Sa/dl (prayer) Of anyone Line:* not prevent him from Al-Fahahd' and Al-Mufjkar (nil
kinds of evil, illegal and sinful deeds), then his Saidl (prayer) increases him in nothing
but loss, and to he far away from his Lord (Allah) [Tafsir Ai-Qurtubi\
|lJ (V\29:45) See the footnotes of (V.l2:2tf) and also (lit of (V.2: 15 2).
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words a>ud in good manner, inviting them to Islamic Monotheism
with His Verses), except with such of them as do wrong; and say
(to them): “We believe in that which has been revealed to us and
revealed to yon; our Ildh (God) and your Hah (God) is One (Le*
Allah)* and to Him we have submitted (as Muslims)."
47, And thus We have sent down the Book (i,e, this Qur’an)
to you (O Muhammad yk*)? and those whom We
gave the Scripture [the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)
aforelimel believe therein as also do some of these (who are
present with you now like * Abdullah bin Sal am) 1 * 1 11 and none hut
the disbelievers reject Our Ay at [(proofs, signs, verses, lessons,
etc.,) and deny Our Oneness of Lordship and Our Oneness of
worship and Our Oneness of Our Names and Qualities: i.e*
Islamic Monotheism].
48. Neither did you (O Muhammad A-'j ^ read
any book before it (this Qur’an), nor did you write any hook
(whatsoever) with your right hand. In that case, indeed, the
followers of falsehood might have doubted,
49* Nay* but it is, the dear Ayat [be. this Qur’an or the
description and the qualities of Prophet Muhammad
written in the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)i
preserved in the breasts of those who have been given knowledge
(among the people of the Scriptures). And none but the Zdiitmln
(polytheists and wrongdoers) deny Our Ay at (proofs, evidences,
|^]|
verses, lessons, signs, revelations, ek\).[Tafsir Al-Tabari]
50. And they say: “Why arc not signs sent down to him from
his Lord? Say: “The signs are only with Allah, and I am only a
plain w r arncr,"
51* Is it not sufficient for them that We have sent down to
you the Book (the Qur’an) which is recited to them? Verily,
herein is mercy and a reminder (or an admonition) for a people
who believe
1 (V .29:47) See the footnote of <V.5:<56).
^ (V. 29:49) Sec the footnote of (V.2:42>
' 4| (V.29:51): a) Nanalcd Abu HnrairaJi : The Prophet A -"A jjj' said,
"Allah does not listen to anything as He listens to lire Prophet icriting the Qur’an in a
nice, loud and pleasant tone.” Suf'yan said, 'This saying means: The Prophet regards
the QuTiin as som-cihing that makes birr dispense with much worldly pleasure ' h
[Sah?h A! -Bukhari, Vol.6, Uadllh No.542.).
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52, Say (1o (hem O Muhiiminad yi**): “Sufficient
is Allaii for a witness between me and you. He knows what is in
the heavens and on earth.” And those who believe in Hatil {all
false deities other than Allah), and disbelieve in Allah {and in
His Oneness), if is they who are the losers.
53. And they ask you 1o hasten on the torment (for them):
and had it not been for a term appointed, the torment would
certainly have come to them. And surely, it will come upon
them suddenly while they perceive not!
54, They ask you to hasten on the torment. And verily. Hell,
of a surety, will encompass the disbelievers.
55. On the Day when the torment (Hell-fire) shall cover
them from above them and from underneath their feet, and it
will be said: “Taste what you used to do.”
5b. O My slaves who believe! Certainly, spacious is My
eartb. Therefore worship Me.” (Alone) 111 .
57. Everyone shall taste death. Then to Us you shall be returned.
58. And those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah —
Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds, to them We
shall surely give lofty dwellings in Paradise, underneath which
rivers flow, to live therein forever. Excellent is the reward for
the workers.
b) Narrated Abu Hurairah *« l * : Allah's Messenger 4! said, “Not
to wish to bo the like of except two men: A matt whom Allah has taught the Qur’an
and he recites it during some hours of the night and during some hours of the day, and
his neighbour listens to him and says, L J wish T had been given what has been given to
so-and-so, so that ] might do- what he does': and a man whom Allah has given wealth
and he spends it (according to what Allah has ordained"} in a just and right manner,
whereupon another man may say,' I wish I had been given what su-and-sti ban been
given, for then 1 would do what he does/ ” (Sahib Ai-Bukhari Vo 1.6, Hmtiih No. 544).
111 (V.29:56) Narrated Mn L adh 41 While 1 was riding behind the Prophet
ail n as a companion rider, lie said. "£> MtriMhP 1 replied, Lahhaik wa Su'daik
(I respond to your call and I am obedient to your orders). He repeated this call three
times and then said, "‘Do you know what Allah’s Right on His slaves is?” I replied
“No," He said, “Allah's Right on His slaves is that they should worship Him (Alone)
and should not join partners in worship with Him." He proceeded for u while and then
said. li O Mu'idh! 1 ’, 1 replied, "L-ahhatk wa Sa'duik {I respond to your call and 1 am
obedient to your orders)." He said. "Do you know what the right of (Allah's) slaves
on Allah is, if they do that (worship Him Alone and join none in His worship)? It is
that He will not punish them." (Sahib A I- Bukhari, Vol. &, liadith No.283).
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59, Those who are patient, and put their trust (only) in their
Lord (AllSIiK 111
60, And so many a moving (living) crealure carries not its
own provision! Allah provides for ii and for you. And He is the
Ad-Hearer, the All-Kuo we r.
61, And if you were to ask them: “Who has created the
heavens and the earth and subjected the sun and the moon?"
They will surely reply: u Allah. w How then are they deviating
(as polytheists and disbelievers)?
62, Allah enlarges the provision for whom lie wills of His
slaves, and straitens it for whom (He wills), Verily, Allah is
A! !i-K n o wer of eve ryth in g,
63, Anri if you were to ask them: “Who sends down water
(rain) from the sky, and gives life therewith to the earth after
its death?" They will surely reply: “Allah,” Say: “All praise
and thanks are Alhilfs!" Nay, most of them have no sense,
64, Anri this life of Ihe world is only amusement and play!
Verily, Ihe home of the Hereafter — that is the life indeed (i.e.
the eternal life that will never end), if they hut knew 131 .
65, And when they embark on a ship, they invoke Allah, making
their Faith pore for Him only: but when He brings them safely to
* m Kl V
land, behold, they give a share of their worship to others .
66, So that they become ingraft: for that which We have
given them, and that they take their enjoyment (as a warning
and a threat), but they will come to know.
67, Have they not seen that We have marie (Makkah) a
secure sanctuary, while men are being snatched away from all
lLl ( V 29:59 ) Sec the footnote (A) of (V. 12:67).
|7j (V. 2 9:64) Narrated Abu Hurairah ^ jL 1 ; Allah’s Messenger 4il lA- 3
siaid t “Th<? find group (of people) who will ■enter Paradise will bo (glittering) like Ihe
moon cm a full-moon night. They will neither spit therein, nor blow their noses therein
nor relieve nature. Their utensils therein will be of gold and their combs of gold and
silver; in Lheir censers the aloes wood will be used, ami ijieir sweat. will smell like
musk. Everyone of them will have two wives; the marrow of the hones of the wives’
legs will be seen through the flesh out of excessive beauty, They (the people of
Paradise) will neither have difference, nor enmity (hatred) amnnjisl themselves; Lheir
hearts will be as if one heart, and they will be glorifying Allah in the morning and in
the aftera o on , ” (Jya h sh A B ukiiari, Vol, 4 h Hadith No.468).
|1j (V. 29:65) bee ( V. 17:67") and its footnote.
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a round them? Then do they believe in Batil (falsehood —
polytheism, idols and all deities other than Allah Jf, and deny
(become ingrate for) the Graces of Allah?
68, Anil who does more wrong than he who invents a lie
against Allah or denies the irulh (Muhammad ^
and his doctrine of Islamic Monotheism and Ihis Qur’an),
when it comes to him? Is Ihere not a dwelling in Hell for
disbelievers (in the Oneness of Allah and in His Messenger
Muhammad ^ l^}? 111
69, As for those who strive hard in Us (Our Cause), We will
surely guide them to Our Palhs (Le. Allah’s religion — Islamic
Monotheism), And verily, Allah is with the Muhsinun (good
doers )?’ 121
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
1. Alif-Lam-Mim.
(These letters are one of the miracles of the Qur’an, and
none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings!*
2, The Romans have been defeated.
3* In the nearest land (Syria, Iraq, Jordan, and Palestine),
and they, after their defeat, will be victorious.
4. Within three to nine years. The decision of the matter,
before and after (these events) is only with Allah, (before the
defeat of the Romans by the Persians, and after the defeat of
the Persians by the Romans). And on that Hay, the believers
(i.e. Muslims) will rejoice (at the victory given by Allah to the
Romans against the Persians) —
5. With the help of Allah. He helps whom He wills, and He is
the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful*
6. (It is) a Promise of Allah (i.e. AllSh will give victory to the
Romans against the Persians), and AMh fails not in His
Promise, but most of men know not.
1,1 (V, 29:68) See the footnote of (V.3;85),
l?J (V.29-M) See the footnote of (V.9:120>
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7. They know only the outside appearance of the life of the
world (i.e. the matters of their livelihood, like irrigating or
sowing or reapings etc*), and they are heedless of the Hereafter.
8* Do they not think deeply (in their ownselves) about
themselves (how Allah created them from nothing, and
similarly He will resurrect them)? Allah has created not the
heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, except
with truth and for an appointed term. And indeed many of
mankind deny the Meeting with (heir Lord. \ Tafxir At-Taban\,
9* Do they not travel in the land* and see what was the end of
those before them? They were superior to them in strength,
and they tilled the earth and populated it in greater numbers
than these (pagans) have done: and there came to them their
Messengers with dear proofs. Surely, Allah wronged them not,
but they used Jo wrong themselves,
10* Then evil was the end of those who did evil, because they
denied the Ay fit (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs,
revelations, Messengers, etc.) of Allah and made a mockery of
them.
1L Allah (Alone) originates the creation, then He will repeat
it, then to Him you will be returned*
1 2 . And on the Day when the Hour will be established, the
Mujrimun (disbelievers, sinners, criminals, polytheists) will be
plunged into destruction with (deep regrets, sorrows, and) despair.
13. No intercessors will they have from those whom they
made equal with Allah (partners i*e* their so-called associate
gods), and they will (themselves) reject and deny their partners*
14. And on the Day when the Hour will be established —
that Day shall (all men) be separated (i.e. the believers will be
separated from the disbelievers).
15* Then as for those who believed (in the Oneness of Allah
— Islamic Monotheism) and did righteous good deeds, such
shall be honoured and made to enjoy luxurious life (Forever) in
a Car den of Delight (Paradise).
16. And as fur those who disbelieved and denied Our Ay at
(proofs, evidences* verses, lessons, signs* revelations, AMh’s
Messengers, Resurrection, etc*), and the Meeting of the Hereafter*
such shall be brought forth to the torment (in the Hell-fire)*
17. So glorify Allah [above all that (evil) they associate with
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Him (O believers)], when you come up to the evening [Le, offer
the (Maghrib) sunset and ( ‘Ishd') night prayers], and when you
enter the morning [Le offer (he {Fajr) morning prayer] .
Hi. And His are all praise and thanks in the heavens and the
earth; and (glorify Him) in the afternoon (i.e. offer ‘Asr prayer)
and when you come up to the lime, when (he day begins to
decline (i.e offer Zuhr prayer). (Ibn *AbMs said: “These are the
five compulsory congregational prayers mentioned in the
Qur’an | Tafkir A t-Tahart\
19. He brings out the living from the dead, and brings out
the dead from the living. And He revives the earth after its
death. And thus shall you be brought out (resurrected).
20. And among His Signs is that He created you (Adam)
from dust, and then [Hawfi" (Eve) from Adam’s rib, and then
his offspring from the semen, and] — behold you are human
beings scattered!
21. And among His Signs is thal He created for you wives
from among yourselves, that you may find repose in them, and
He has put between you affection and mercy. Verily, in that are
indeed signs for a people who reflect.
22. And among His Signs is Ihe creation of the heavens and
the earth, and the difference of your languages and colours.
Verily, in that are indeed signs for men of sound knowledge.
23. And among His Signs is your sleep 111 by night and by
day, and your seeking of His Bounty. Verily, in that arc indeed
signs for a people who listen.
14. And among His Signs is that He show's you the lightning,
for fear and for hope, and He sends down water (rain) from the
sky, and therewith revives the earth after Its death. Verily, in
that are indeed signs for a people who understand.
25. And among His Signs is that the heaven and the earth
stand by His Command. Then afterwards when He will call you
by a single call, behold, you will come out from the earth (Le.
from your graves for reckoning and recompense).
Ll1 (V..MK23) It ifi a sign from among the Signs of Allah that a person goes to sleep; the
medic al world up to now docs not know exactly why a person goes to steep. There arc
only theories. Sit this, Quran is y. miracle from Allah, and not an invented tele as the
disbelievers (in the Oneness of Allah) argue.
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26. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the
earth. All are obedient to Him.
27. And He it is Who originates the creation* then He will
repeat it (after it lias been perished); and this is easier for Him, His
is the highest description (i.e + none has the right to be worshipped
but He* and there is nothing comparable to Him) in the heavens
and in the earth. And He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.
28. He sets forth for you a parable from your ownsclves: Do
you have partners among those whom your right hands possess
(i.e. your slaves) to share as equals in the wealth We have
bestowed on you whom you fear as you fear each other? Thus
do We explain the signs in detail to a people who have sense. 1 * 111
29. Nay, hut those who do wrong follow their own lusts
without knowledge* Then who will guide him whom Allah has
sent astray? And for such there will he no helpers,
30. So set you (O Muhammad Aik your face
towards the religion (of pure Islamic Monotheism) Hattif
(worship none but Allah Alone). Adah's Fitrah (i*e* Allah's
Islamic Monotheism) with which He has created mankind* No
change let there he in Khalq-illdh (i*e* the religion of A Hill —
Mamie Monotheism): that is the straight religion, hut most of
men know nolJ 2 \Tafsir At-Tabart\
31* (And remain always) turning in repentance to Him
(only), and be afraid and dutiful to Him; and perform As-Saldi
(Iqdmat-as-Safat) and he not of Al-Mushrikun (the polytheists,
idolaters, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah).
32. Of those who split up their religion (i.e. who left the true
Islamic Monotheism), and became sects, [i.e. they invented new
things in the religion {Bid i ah) i and followed their vain desires],
each sect rejoicing in that which is with lt. |3]
33* And when harm touches men, they cry sincerely only to
their Lord (Allah), turning to Him in repentance; hut when He
gives them a taste of His Mercy, behold, a party of them
associates partners in worship with their Lord.
1 1 (V 30:28) That is; How do you join to Us partners of lhai which We treated, while
you for yourselves will not accept partners from your slaves?.
111 (V, 30:30) Sec the footnote of(V.10:l9).
Ml {V. 30:32) See the footnote of(V.3:103).
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34* So as to be tin grateful for the graces which We have
bestowed on them, Then enjoy (your short life); but you will
come to know.
35, Or have We revealed to them an authority (a Scripture),
which speaks oi that w hich they have been associating with Iiim7
36* And when We cause mankind to taste of mercy, they
rejoice therein; but when some evil afflicts them because of
(evil deeds and sins) that their (own) hands have sent forth,
behold, they are in despair!
37. Du they not see that Allah enlarges the provision for
whom He wills anti straitens (It for whom He wills). Verily, in
that are indeed signs for a people whu believe.
38. So give to the kindred their due, and to Ai-Mhkin (the
needy) and to the wayfarer. That is best for those w r ho seek
Allah's Countenance; and it is they who will he successful.
39. And that which you give in gift 1 1 1 (to others), in order
that it may increase (your wealth by expecting 1o gel a belter
one in return) from other people’s property, has no increase
with Allah; but that which you give in Zukat ( sadaqa, charity,
etc. ) seeking Allah’s Countenance, then those, they shall have
manifold increase,
40. Allah is He Who created you, then provided food for you,
then will cause you to die, then (again) He will give you life (on
the Day of Resurrection). Is there any of your (sonzallcd)
partners (of Allah) that do anything of that ? Glorified is He!
And (ixalted is He above all that {evil) they associate (with Him).
41 * Evil (sins and disobedience to Allah) has appeared on
Land and sea because of what the hands of men have earned thy
oppression and evil deeds), that He (Allah) may make them
taste a part of that which they have done, in order that they
may return (by repenting to Allah* and begging His Pardon),
42* Say (G Muhammad “Travel in the land
and see what was the end of those before (you)! Most of them
were Mushrik&n (polytheists, idolaters, disbelievers in the
Oneness of Allah)*”
43. So set you (O Muhammad ^r«a) your face (in
m
(V.3G:3y) Set Tetfsirlbn Kathir.
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obedience to Allah, your Lord) to the straight and right
religion (Islamic Monotheism), before there comes from Allah
a Day which none can avert. On that Day men shall he divided
| (in two groups), a group in Paradise and a group in Hell].
44. Whosoever disbelieves will suffer from his dishelief, and
whosoever does righteous good deeds (by practising Islamic
Monotheism), then such will prepare a good place (in Paradise)
for themselves (and will be saved by Allah from Ilis Torment)*
45. That He may reward those who believe (in the Oneness
of Allah — Islamic Monotheism), and do righteous good deeds,
out of His Bounty. Verily, He likes not the disbelievers.
46. And among His Signs is that He sends the winds as glad
tidings, giving you a taste of His Mercy (i.e* rain), and that the
ships may sail at Elis Command, and that you may seek of His
Bounty, in order that you may be thankful,
47. And indeed We did send Messengers before you (O
Muhammad ^ to their own peoples. They came
to them with dear proofs, then, We took vengeance on those
who committed crimes (disbelief, setting partners in worship
with Allah, sins); and (as for) the believers, it was incumbent
upon Us to help (them).
48. Allah is He Who sends the winds, so that they raise
clouds, and spread them along the sky as He wills, and then
break them into fragments, until you see rain drops come forth
from their midst! Then when He has made them fall on whom
of ilis slaves as He wills, lo, they rejoice!
49. And verily, before that (rain) — just before it was sent
down upon them — they were in despair!
50. Look then at (he effects (resulls) of Allah’s Mercy: how
He revives the earth after its death. Verily, that (Allah) (Who
revived the earth after its death) shall Indeed raise the dead (on
the Day of Resurrection), and Elc is Able to do all things*
51. And if We send u wind [which would spoil the green
growth (tilth) brought up by the previous rain], and they see
(their tilth) (urn yellow — behold, Ihey then (after their being
glad,) would become unthankful (to their Lord Allah as)
disbeli ever s. ] Tufsir A t- Tahur"t\
52. So verily, you (O Muhammad A-j M cannot make
the dead to hear (he. the disbelievers), nor can you make the deaf
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to hear the tall, when they show their hacks and turn away.
53. And you (O Muhammad A* j ^ eannol guide
the blind from their straying; yon tan make to hear only those
who believe in Our Aydr {proofs, evidences, verses, lessons,
signs, revelations, etc.), and have submitted to Allah in Islam
(as Muslims).
54. Allah is He Who treated you in (a state of) weakness,
then gave you strength after weakness, then after strength gave
(you} weakness and grey hair. He creates what He wills. And it
is He Who is the All-Knowing, the All-Powerful (i.c. Able to do
all things).
55. And on the Day that the Hour will he established, the
Mujrimun {criminals, disbelievers, polytheists, sinners) will swear
that they stayed not hut an hour — thus were they ever deluded
[away from the truth (i.c. they used to tell lies and take false oaths,
and turn away from the truth) in this life of the world]
56. And those who have been bestowed w ith knowledge and
faith will say: “Indeed you have stayed according to the Decree
of Allah, until the Day of Resurrection: so this is the Day of
Resurrection, but you knew not.”
57. So on that Dav no excuse of theirs will avail those who
+*
did wrong (hy associating partners in worship with Allah, and
by denying the Day of Resurrection), nor will they be allowed
(then) to return to seek Allahfs Pleasure (by having Islamic
Faith with righteous deeds and by giving up polytheism, sins
and crimes with repentance).
58. And indeed We have set forth for mankind, in this Qur’an
every kind of parable. But if you (O Muhammad M
4*-j) bring to them any sign or proof (as an evidence for the
truth of your Prophet hood), the disbelievers arc sure to say {to
the believers): “You follow nothing hut falsehood, and magic/’
59. Thus does Allah seal up the hearts of those who know
not (the proofs and evidence of the Oneness of Allah i.c, those
who try not to understand true facts that w r hich you
(Muhammad ^4^ 4ial Lr kd) have brought to thcm|,
60. So be patient (O Muhammad A-j -&1 Verily,
the Promise of Allah is true; and Let not those who have no
certainty' of faith discourage you from conveying Allah's
Message (which yon are obliged to convey}*
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Surat Luqman (Luqtiian) XXXI
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
1* AUf-Lam-Mim.
|These letters are one of the miracles of the Qur'an, and
none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings I*
2. These are Verses of the Wise Book (the Qur'an).
4. Those who perform As-Saldt (Iqamat-as-Salat) and give
Zakat and they have failh in the Hereafter with certainly.
5. Such are on guidance from their Lord, and such are the
successful*
6* And of mankind is he w ho purchases idle talks (i*c, music,
singing, etc.) to mislead (men) from the Path of Allah without
knowledge, and takes it (the Path of Allah, or the Verses of the
Qur'an) hv way of mockery* For such there will be a
humiliating lormeul (in the Hell-fire). 1 " 1
7* And when Qur Verses (of the Qur’an) are recited to such
a one, he turns away in pride, ^ as if he heard them not — as if
there were deafness in his ear* So announce to him a painful
torment,
8. Verily, those who believe (in Islamic Monotheism) and do
righteous good deeds, for them arc Cardens of Delight (Paradise).
9. To a bide (herein. It is a Promise of Allah in truth* And He
UJ (VJ 1 :3) See the footnote of (V.9: 120).
1-1 (V,31;6) What is said regarding the one who regards art alcoholic drink lawful to
drink* and calls it by another name.
Narrated Abu ’Amir or Abu Malik Al- Ash’ an that be heard the Prophet ^ ^
A* j saying" “From among my followers there will be some people who will consider
illegal sexual intercourse, die wearing of silk, die drinking of alcoholic drinks* and the
use of musical instruments as lawful. And (from them), there will be some who will
stay near the side of a mountain, and in the evening their shepherd will come to them
with their sheep ami ask them for something, but they will say to hnn: 'Return to us
tomorrow. 1 Allah will destroy them during the night and will let the mountain fall on
them, and He will transform the rest of them in, to monkeys and pigs; and they will
remain so till the Day of Resurrection.” (Stihih Ab Bukhari, VoL 1, Hadtth No. 494B)
11 {V.31:7)j See the footnote of (V. 22:9).
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is the All-Mighty, the Ail-Wise.
10, He has created the heavens without any pillars that you
see, and has set on the earth firm mountains lest it should shake
with you. And He has scattered therein moving (living) creatures
of all kinds* And W r e send dow n water (rain) from the sky, and
We cause (plants) of every goodly kind to grow therein.
11. This is the creation of Allah* So show Me that which
those (whom you worship} besides Him have created* Nay, the
Zalimun (polytheists, wrong-doers and those who do nol believe
in the Oneness of Allah ) are in plain error*
12. And indeed We bestowed upon Luqmiin Al-Hikmah
(wisdom and religious understanding saying): “Give thanks to
Allah. 1111 And whoever gives thanks, he gives thanks for (the
good of) his ownself. And whoever is unthankful, then verily,
Allah is All-Rieh (Free of all needs), Worthy of all praise.
13, And (remember) when Luqmiin said to his son when he
was advising him: w O my son! Join not in worship others with
Allah. Verily, joining others in worship with AlLah is a great
Zulm (wrong) indeed. 1 ' 1
14. And We have enjoined on man (to be dutiful and good) to
his parents. His mother bore him in weakness and hardship upon
weakness and hardship, and his weaning is in two years — give
thanks to Me and to your parents. To Me is the final destination, 1 "
15, Rut if they (both) strive with you to make you join in
worship with Me others that of which you have no knowledge,
then obey them not; but behave with them in the world kindly,
and follow the path of him who turns to Me in repentance and
in obedience. Then to Me will be your return, and V shall tell
you what, you used to do.
[JI (V.3 1 r 1 3) a) See tile footnote (C) of (V 27:59).
b) See the footnote of (V. 2:22).
h ' (V.3 1:14).
a) See die footnote of (V. 17; 1 3).
b) Narrated ‘Aishah V* ji' : (that she staid), <L 0 Allah L s Messenger! We consider
Jihad as the best deed, Should we not light in Allah’s Cause'?” He said, “The besL
Jihdd (for women) is Hajj-Muhmr [i.e. Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah) which is
performed according to the Prophet's Sutmah (legal wavs.), and is accepted bv
Allah].” (See Sahih Ai-Hukhdn, VolJ, Uadiih No.K4 ” and Sahih Al-Bukhdrl Vo] .4,
I Judith No. 43).
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16. H 0 my son! If it be (anything) equal to the weight of a grain
of mustard seed, and 1 hough it be in a rock, or in Ihe heavens or
in Ihe earth, Allah will bring it forth. Verily, Allah is Subtle (in
bringing out that grain), Well-Acquainted (with its place),
17* “O my sou! Aqim-As-Salat (perform As-Sal&t), enjoin (on
people) Al-Ma "ruf — (Islamic Monotheism and all that is good),
and forbid (people) from Ai-Muttkar (i.e. disbelief in the
Oneness of Allah, polytheism of all kinds and all that is evil and
bad), and bear with patience whatever befalls you. Verily, these
are some of the important commandments (ordered by Allah
with no exemption).
18. “And turn not your face away from men with pride, nor
walk in insolence through the earth. Verily, Allah likes not any
arrogant boaster* 1 ’ 1
19* “And be moderate (or show no insolence) in your
walking, and lower your voice* Verily, the harshest of all voices
is the braying of the asses.
20* See you not (O men) that Allah has subjected lor yon
whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth,
and has completed and perfected His Graces upon you, (both)
apparent (Le* Islamic Monotheism, and the lawful pleasures of
this world, including health, good Looks* etc.) and hidden ji.e.
One’s Faith in Allah (of Islamic Monotheism) knowledge,
wisdom, guidance for doing righteous deeds, and also the
pleasures and delights of the Hereafter in Paradise |? Yet of
mankind is he who disputes about Allah without knowledge or
guidance or a Book giv ing light!
21. And when it is said to them: “Follow that which Allah
has sent down”, they say: “Nay, we shall follow that which we
found our fathers (following)*” (Would Ihey do so) even if
Shaitan (Satan) invites them to the torment of the Fire?
22. And whosoever submils his face (himself) to Allah, 121
while he is a Mu ha in (good-doer Le. performs good deeds
totally for Allah's sake without any show off or to gain praise
or fame and does them in accordance with the Sumuth of
,l] (V. 31: 18): Sec the footnote of (V.22:9).
1=1 {V. 3tr 22) his face to Allah"' .. . means to follow Allah's religion of Islamie
Monotheism, worship Allah (Akifle) with sinuere Faith in the ()) Oneness Of His
Lordship, (2) Oneness of His worship, and (2} Oneness of His Names and Qualities.
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Allah's Messenger Muhammad pk-nj dd ^1**}, then he has
grasped the must trustworthy hand-hold [La ildha Wallah
(none has the right to be worshipped but Allah)). And to Allah
return all matters for decision*
23* And whoever disbelieves, let not his disbelief grieve you
(O Muhammad J**)* To Us is their return, and We
shall inform them what they have done* Verily, Allah is
All-Knower of what is in the breasts (of men).
24* We let them en joy for a little while, then in the end We
shall oblige them to (enter) a great torment.
25. And if you (O Muhammad A* j Aup ^ tjAa) ask them:
“Who has created the heavens and the earth,” they will certainly
say: “All&h.” Say: “All praise and thanks are AlHUTs!” But most
of them know not*
26* To Allah belongs whatsoever is in the heavens and the
earth* Verily, Allah, He is Al-Gkani (the Rich, Free of ail
needs), the Worthy of all praise.
27. And if all the trees on the earth were pens and the sea
(were ink wherewith to write), with seven seas behind it to add
to its (supply), vet the Words of Allah would not be exhausted.
Verily. Allah i& All-Mighty, All-Wise.
28* The creation of you all and the resurrection of you all
are only as (the creation and resurrection of) a single person.
Verily, Allah is All-Hearer, All-Seer,
29* See you not (O Muhammad Al u^) that Allah
merges the night into the day (i.c. the decrease in the hours of
the night is added to the hours of the day), and merges the day
into the night (i.e. the decrease in the hours of the day is added
to Ihe hours of the night), and has subjected the sun and the
moon, each running its course for a term appointed; and that
Allah is Well-Acquainted with what you do.
30. That is because Allah, He is the Truth, and that which they
invoke besides Him 111 is Al-Bdtil (falsehood, Satan and all other
false deities): and that Allah, He is the Most High, the Most Great*
31* See you not that the ships sail through the sea by Allah's
Grace that He may show you of His Signs? Verily, in this are
signs for every' patient, grateful (person).
IN
( V J 1 :30) ^ee the footnote of (V.2: 165).
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32. And when waves cover them Like shades (i.e. Like clouds
or ihe mountains of sea-water), they invoke Allah, making their
invocations for Him only. But when He brings them safe to
Land, there are among them those that stop in between (Belief
and disbelief). I? i*t none denies Our Signs except every
perfidious ingrate. 111
33.0 mankind! Be afraid of your Lord (by keeping your
duty to Him and avoiding all evil), and fear a Day when no
father can avail aught for his son, nor a son avail aught for his
father. Verily, the Promise of Allah is true: let not then this
(worldly) present life deceive you, nor let the chief deceiver
(Satan) deceive you about Allah.
34. Verily, Allah, with Him (Alone) is the knowledge of the
Hour, He sends down the rain, and knows that which is in the
wombs. No person knows whal Lie will earn tomorrow, and no
person knows in what land he will die. Verily, Allah is
AIL-Krc ower, Well-Acquainted (with things). 111
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
1. Alif-Lam-Mim.
| These letters are one of the miracles of the Qur’an, and
none but Allah (Alone) knows Lheir meanings].
2. The revelalion of Ihe Book (this Qur’ftn) in which Ihere is
no doubt is from the Lord of the 'Alarum (mankind, jinn and
all that exists)!
3. Or say they: “He (Muhammad has
fabricated it? M Nay, it is the truth from your Lord, so that you
may warn a people to whom no warner has come before yon (O
Muhammad Jil in order that they may be guided.
4. Allah it is He Who has created the heavens and the earth,
and all that is between them in six Days. Then He rose over
(Istawa) Ihe Throne (in a manner that suits His Majesty). You
111 (V. 3 1:32) See the footnote of (V. 1 7:67).
|7j {V.3 1 34) See the footnote of (V.7:187).
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(mankind) have mint, besides Him, as a W alt (protector or
helper) or an intercessor. Will you not then remember {or
receive admonition)?
5. He manages and regulates (every) affair from the heavens
to the earth \ then it (affair) will go up to Him, in one Day* the
space whereof is a thousand years of your reckoning (Le*
reckoning of our present world's time).
6. That is He; the All-Knower of the unseen and the seen,
the All-Mighty ,, the Most Merciful,
7. Who made everything He has created good and He began
the creation of man from ejav.
■v
8. Then He made his offspring from semen of despised water
(male and female sexual discharge).
9. Then He fashioned him in due proportion, and breathed
into him the soul (created by Allah for that person)]; and He
gave you hearing (ears), sighl (eyes) and hearts. Litlle is the
thanks you give!
10. And they say: “When we are (dead and become) lost in
the earth, shall we indeed be created anew?” Nay, but they
deny the Meeting with their Lord!
11. Say: “The angel of death, vvho is set over you, will take
your souls. Then you shall be brought to your Lord,”
12. And if you only could see when the Mujrimun (criminals,
disbelievers, polytheists, sinners) shall hang their heads before
their Lord (saying); “Our Lord! We have now seen and heard,
so send us back (to the world), that wc will do righteous good
deeds* Verily, we now believe with certainty.”
13. And if Wc had willed, surely Wc would have given
every person his guidance, but the Word from Me took effect
(about evil-doers), that I will fill Hell with jinn and mankind
together.
14. Then l aste you (the torment of the Fire) because of your
forgetling the Meeting of this Day of yours. Surely, We too will
forget you: so taste you the abiding torment for what yuu used
to do.
15. Only those believe in Our Aydt (proofs* evidences, verses,
lessons, signs, revelalions, etc.), who* when they are reminded
of them, fall down prostrate, and glorify the Praises of their
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Lord, and Ihey are uol proud. 111 M
16. Their sides forsake their heds, to invoke their Lord in
fear and hope, and I hey spend (in charity in Allah’s Cause) out
of what We have bestowed on them. 111
17. No person knows what is kept hidden for them of joy as
a reward for wiiat they used to do 1 * *
IS* Is then he who is a believer like him who is a Fdsiq
(disbeliever and disobedient to Allah)? Not equal are they.
19* As for those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah —
Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds, for them
are Gardens (Paradise) of Abode as an entertainment for what
they used to do.
¥ -
2CL And as for those who are Fasiqfin (disbelievers and
disobedient to Allah), their abode will be the Fire, every time
they wish to gel away therefrom, they will be put back Ihcrclo,
and it will be said to them; ‘Taste you the tormenl of the Fire
which you used 1o deny*”
21. And verily, We will make them taste of the near torment
(Le. the torment in the life of this w r orld, i.e. disasters, calamities,
etc.) prior to the supreme torment (in the Hereafter)* in order
that they may (repent and) return (i.e, accept Islam)*
22* And who does more wrong than he who is reminded of
the Ay At (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations,
etc.) of his Lord, then turns aside therefrom? Verily, We shall
exact retribution from the Mujrimun (criminals, disbelievers,
polytheists, sinners).
23. And indeed. We gave Musa (Moses) the Scripture (the
Tauriil (Turah)|* So be not you in doubl of meeting him [i.e.
when you mel Musa (Moses) during the nighl of Al-hrd* and
l] (V.32:15): Set (he footnote of(V.22:9).
4| (V.32:15); Prostration (set Appendix 1).
131 (V,32:l£s) Narrated Mu'adh bin Jabal : The Prophet (Allah's Messenger
Av Jjl uL*) said to him: “May J show you die gules of goodness? (They are): (I)
E-'asti rig is a screen from Hell. (2) As-SadaqSh [deeds of chancy in A] I all’s Cause)
extinguishes (removes) the sins* as Ihc water extinguishes the fire, (3) Standing in
Salat (performing of prayers) hy a person during; the middle (or the last third) part Of
a night.” Then Prophet hit recited: ’’Their sides forsake their beds.”
(V.32; 16) {Abu D&yvud and. Tirmidhii (Tafsir A l-Quritibi)
|lJ (V J2:17) see the footnote (¥) of (V .51:3 0 ) .
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Ai-MFraf over the heavens|. And We made It |the Taurat
(Torah)] a guide to the Children of Israel
24. And We made from among them (Children of Israel),
leaders, giving guidance under Our Command, when they were
patient and used to believe with certainty in Our Ayat (proofs,
evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.).
25. Verily, your Lord wilt judge between them, on the Day
of Resurrection, concerning that wherein they used to differ.
26. Is it nol a guidance for them: how many generations We
have destroyed before them in whose dwellings they do walk
about? Verily, therein Indeed are signs. Would they not then
listen?
27. Have they not seen how We drive water to the barren
land , and therewith bring forth crops providing food for their
cattle and themselves? Will they not then see?
2N. They say: “W hen will this Fath (Decision) be (between us
and you, i,c. the Day of Resurrection), If you arc telling the
truth?”
29. Say: “Gn the Day of Al-Fafk (Decision), no profit will it
be to those who disbelieve if they (then) believe! Nor will they
be granted a respite,”
3d So turn aside from them (O Muhammad fLuj 4 ^Jc
and await: verily, they (too) are awaiting.
In the Name of Allah ,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
1. O Prophet (Muhammad A-hj tA*)! Keep your duty
to Allah, and obey not the disbelievers and the hypocrites (i,e,,
do not follow their advice). Verily, Allah is Kver All-Knower,
All-Wise.
2. And follow thal which is revealed to you from your Lord.
Verily, AU&h is W : el I- Acquainted with what you do.
3. And put your trust in Allah, and Sufficient is Allah as a
Wakil (Trustee or Disposer of affairs).
Ill
( V.32 l23 ): [A i- Mi ‘rdf ^ S-ee tilt footnote of ( V. 53:3 2 ), Hadish No. 429] .
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4. Allah has not mad? for any man two hearts inside his
body. Neither has He made your wives whom you declare to he
like your mothers* backs, your real mothers [Az-Zihar is the
saying of a husband to his wife, “You are to me Like the back of
my mother” Le. You are unlawful for me to approach] J 11 nor
has He made your adopted sons your real sons. That is but
your saying with your moulhs. Bui Allah says the truth, and He
guides to the (Right) Way.
5. Call them (adopted sons) by (the names of) their fathers:
that is more Just with Allah. But if you know not their father’s
(names, call them) your brothers in faith and Mawulikum (your
freed slaves). And there is no sin on you concerning that in
which you made a mistake' 2 ', except in regard to what your
hearts deliberately intend. And Allah is Ever Oft-Forgiving,
Most Merciful-
6. The Prophet is closer to the believers than Ihcir own-
selves, 131 and liis wives are their (believers’) mothers (as regards
respect and marriage). And blood relations among each other
have closer personal ties in the Decree of Allah (regarding
inheritance} than (the brotherhood of) the believers and the
MuMjirutt (emigrants from Makkah), except that you do
kindness to those brothers (when the Prophet f ^ dt ^ a
joined them in brotherhood ties}. This has been written in the
(Allah T s Book of Divine) Decrees — {Al-Lauh Ai-Mahfuz ).”
7. And (remember) when We took from the Prophets their
covenant, and from you (O Muhammad ^ a »d
from Nub (Noah), Ibrahim (Abraham), Musa (Moses), and ‘Isa
(.Jesus) son of xMaryam (Mary), We took from them a strong
, l.tl
covenant.
11 ^V. 33:4) See (V.5S:3 &4).
2| (V.33:5) See the footnote of (V. 1-3; 73).
m (V,33:6) Narrated L Abdullah bin Hishdm ^ M : We were with the Prophet
A*j Tji. A\ and he was holding the hand of *Umar bin A] Khattab. ^Umar said to
Him. “O Allah’s Messenger! You are dearer to me than everything except my
ownself.” 1 The Prophet A-j ^-i JU** said. "No, by Him in Whose Eland my soul is,
(you will not have complete Faith) till I am dearer to you than your ownsclf.” Then
L llinar Said to him, "'Now, by Allah, you are dearer In me than my OWUSelf." The
Prophet A*j -u 1 said, “Now, O 'Umar, (now you arc a believer).” (Sahii j
Ai-Bukhdfl Vol.S, l lams h No, 628),
|J| (V.33:7) There are many Prophets and Messengers of Allah. About twenty-five of
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8. That He may ask the truthful (Allah's Messengers and
His Prophets) about Iheir truth (i.e. the conveyance of Allah’s
Message that which they were charged with). And He has
prepared for the disbelievers a painful torment (Hell-fire),
9. O you who believe! Remember Allah** Favour to you,
when there came againsl you hosts, and We sent against them a
wind and forces that you saw not [Le. troops of angels during
the battle of Al-Ahz&h (the Confederates)]. And .Allah is Ever
All-Seer of what von do.
tf
10. When they came upon you from above you and from
below you, and when the eyes grew wild and the hearts readied
to the throats, and you were harbouring doubts about Allah.
11. There, the believers w r ere tried and shaken with a mighty
shaking.
12. And when the hypocrites and those in whose hearts is a
disease (of doubts) said; “Allah and His Messenger ( J***
A«j) promised us nothing hut delusion!* 1
13. And when a party of them said; “Q people of Yathrib
(AFMadinah)! There is up stand (possible) for you (against the
enemy attack!) Therefore go back!” And a band of them ask
for permission of the Prophet ( ^ say ing: “Truly,
our homes lie open (to the enemy).” And they lay nol open.
They but wished to flee.
14. And if the enemy had entered from ail sides (of the city),
and they had been exhorted to Ai-Fitnah (i.e. to renegade from
hlSm to polytheism), I hey would surely have committed it and
would have hesitated thereupon but little,
15. And indeed they had already made a covenant with
Allah not 1o turn their hacks, and a covenant with Allah must
be answ ered for.
16. Say (O Muhammad A to these hypocrites
who ask your permission to run away from you): “flight will
nol avail you if you llee from death or killing and then you w ill
enjoy no more than a little while!”
17. Say: “Who Is he who can protect you from Allah if He
intends to harm you, or intends mercy on you?” And they will
them arc mentioned in the Qur'an; out of these twenty- live. on]y five arc of strong
will: namely (Muhammad A * M A . Nflh (Noah). f hr Shim (Abraham). Mllsa
(Moses) and '[si (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary) >+A)-
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out find, besides Allah, for themselves any Wall (protector,
supporter) or any helper.
IS. Allah already knows those among you who keep hack
(men) from fighting in Allah’s Cause, and those w r hn say to
their brethren “Come here towards us/* while they
(themselves) come not to the battle except a little,
19. Being miserly towards you (as regards help and aid in
Allah's Cause). Then w r hen fear comes, you will see them
looking to you, their eyes revolving like (those of) one over
whom hovers death; hut when the fear departs, they will smite
you with sharp tongues, miserly towards (spending anything in
any) good (and only covetous of booty and wealth). Such have
nut believed. Therefore, Alhlh makes I heir deeds fruitless and
that is ever easy for Allah.
20. They think that At-Ahzab ( the Confederates) have not
yet withdrawn; and if Ai-Ahzab (the Confederates) should come
(again), they would wish they were in the deserts (wandering)
among the bedouins, seeking news about you (from a far
place); and if they (happen) to be among yon, they w r ould not
fight but Little.
21. Indeed, in the Messenger of Allah (Muhammad M Lf ^
you have a good example to follow for him who hopes
for (Hie Meeting with) Alhlh and Ihe Last Day, and remembers
AMh much.
22. And when the believers saw Al-Ahz&h (the Confederates),
they said: “This is what Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad
AjJp had promised us; and Allah and His Messenger
(Muhammad (*L«j jLo) had spoken the truth. And it only
added to their Faith and to their submissiveness (to Allah),
23. Among the believers are men who have been true to
their covenant with Allah [i.e. they have gone out for Jihad
(holy fighting), and showed not their backs 1o the disbelievers |;
of them some have fulfilled their obligations (i.e. have been
martyred); and some of them are still waiting, but they have
never changed | i.e. they never proved treacherous to their
covenant which they concluded with Allah] in the least. 11 111
11 (Y.33:23) Narrated Anas. ^ My uncle .Anas bin An-N’adr was absent from
the battle of Badr. He said, li O Allah's Messenger f|dwj <olt A 1 ! I was absent
from the first battle you fought against the pagans. (By Allah) if Allah gives me a
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24. Thai Allah may reward the men of truth for their truth
(i.e. for their patience at the accomplishment of that which they
covenanted with Allah), and punish the hypocrites, if He wills,
or accept their repentance hy turning to them {in Mercy)*
Verily, Allah is Ever Oft-Etir giving, Most Merciful.
25. And AllSh drove back those who disbelieved in their
rage; they gained no advantage (booty). Allah sufficed for the
believers in the fighting (by sending against the disbelievers a
severe wind and troops of angels)* And Allah is Ever
All-Strong, All-Mighty.
26. And those of the people of the Scripture who backed
them (the disbelievers), Allah brought them dovyn from their
torts and cast terror into their hearts, (so that) a group (of
them) you killed, and a group (of them) you made captives.
27. And lie caused you to inherit their lands, and their
houses, and their riches, and a land which you had not trodden
(before). And Allah is Able to do all things.
28. O Prophet (Muhammad Say to your
wives: “If you desire the life of this world, and its glitter, then
come! 1 will make a provision for you and set you free in a
handsome manner (divorce). 1
chance k> iighL the pagans, tto doubt. Allah will sec how (bravely) T will light . 11 On the
day of Uhud whet] the Muslims, turned their backs and fled, be said, "G Allah! I
apologise to You for what those (i.e. his companions) have done, and I denounce what
these (i.e. the pagan s) have done." Then he advanced and Sa L d bin Mu'adh met him.
He said ”0 ba'd bin Mu’adh! By the Lord of An- Nadi, Paradise! 1 am smelling its
aroma coming from before (the mountain of) Uhud," Later on, Sa £ d said, “O Allah's
Messenger! 1 cannot achieve or do what be (i.e. Anas bin An-Nadr) did. We found
more than eighty wounds by swords and arrows on his body. Wc found him dead and
his body was mutilated so badly that none except bi* sister could recognise him by his
fingers. 1 ' 1 We used to think that the following Verse was revealed concerning him and
olher men of his sort; “Among the believers arc men who have been true to their
covenant with Allah." (V.33:23).
His sister Ar-Ruhaiyi 1 broke a front luolh of a woman and Allah’s Messenger Al
A-j -vA ordered for retaliation. On that Anas (bin An-Nadr'l said, '"0 Allah's
Messenger! By Him Who has sent you with the truth, my sister's tooth shall not be
broken, then the opponents of Atlas’s sister accepted the compensation and gave up
the claim of retaliation. So Allah's Messenger A'j jLl said, “There arc some
people amongst Allah’s slaves whose oaths are fulfil Led by Allah when they lake
them." (Stihih A i- Bukhari , Vol.4, HadSth Ng.61).
111 (V r 33r28) a) Narrated 'Aishah ^ 44,1 , Lhe wife of the Prophet A* j ^
When Allah’s Messenger rLj ^ was ordered to give option to his wives, he
started with me. saving, “1 am going to mention to you something, but you shall not
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2V t ’’But if you desire Allah and His Messenger(
and the home of the Hereafter, then verily, AMh has
prepared for Al-Muhsinat (good-doers) amongst yon an
enormous reward.**
30, O wives of the Prophet! Whoever of you commits an
open Fakishak (a greal sin or illegal sexual intercourse), the
torment for her will he doubled., and that is ever easy for Allah.
# 31, And whosoever of you is obedient to Allah and His
Messenger ^ , and does righteous good deeds,
We shall give her, her reward twice over, and W'e have
prepared for her Rizq harm (a noble provision — Paradise),
32.0 wives of ihe Prophet! You are nut like any olher
women. If you keep your duty (to Allah), then be not soft in
speech, lest he in whose heart is a disease (of hypocrisy, or evil
desire for adultery) should be moved with desire, hut speak in
an honourable manner.
33, And stay in your houses, and do not display yourselves
like that of the times of ignorance, and perform As-Salat
{Iqamat-as-Salat)^ and give Zak£l and obey Allah and His
Messenger^j . Allah wishes only to remove Ar-Rijs
(evil deeds and sins) from you, O members of the family (of the
Prophet pW ^ and to purify you with a thorough
purification.
34, And remember (Q you the members of the. Prophet's
family, the Graces of your Lord), that which is recited in your
houses of the Verses of Allilli and A l-Hikmah (i.e. Prophet’s
Slum ah — legal ways, so give your thanks to Allah and glorify
His Praises for this Qur’an and the Sumtah). Verily, Allah is
hasten [in give your reply) unless you consult your parents.” The Prophet ^ ^
A- i knew that my parents would not order me to leave him. Then he said, “Allah
says:
“O Prophet {Muhammad ^ j "A- ji ' Say |o your wives: " If you desire die life of
this world and its glitter ... an enormous reward.’ " (VJ3:2S,29>
1 said, “Then why consult 1 my parents? Verily „ 1 desire Allah. His Messenger and the
Home of the Hereafter." Then all Lhe other wives of the Prophet did the same as T did,
{Suiu'fl Al-Bukhdri. Vol. 6 , HaJiih (No. 309)
1>) Narrated ‘Aisliah '■+*■ .^i Allah’s Messenger Aj gave us the
option (to remain with him or to be divorced) and we chose Allah and His Messenger.
55t>, giving us that option was not regarded as divorce. {Sahih Al-Rukhan, Vol. 7,
Hadtth No. 18&)
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Ever Most Courteous, Well-Acquainted (with all things),
35* Verily, the Muslims (those who submit to All£h in IslSm)
men and women, the believers men and women (who believe in
Islamic Monotheism), the men and the women who are
obedient (to Allah), the men and women who are truthful (in
their speech and deeds), the men and the women who are
patient (in performing all the duties which Allah has ordered
and in abstaining from all that Allah has forbidden), the men
and the women who are humble (before their Lord — Allah),
the men and the women who give Sadaqat (i.e. Zakat , and
alms), the men and the women who observe Saam (last) (the
obligatory fasting during the month of Ramadan, and the
optional Naw&fil fasting), the men and the women who guard
their chastity (from illegal sexual ads) and the men and the
women who remember Allah much w r ith their hearts and
tongues liS — Allah has prepared for them forgiveness and a
I|J (V, 33:35} a) “Remember Allah 11 (while sitting, standing, lying for more rbw 300
times extra over the remembrance of Allah during the five compulsory congregational
prayers) or praying extra additional Nawafil prayers of night in the last pari of night.)
bl See the footnote of (V. 13:28).
c) Narrated Abu Huraira xj& xil ; Allah's Messenger A*.* xJt said,
'■■Allah has some angels who look for those who remember (glorify the Praises of)
Allah on the roads and paths. And when they find some people remembering
(glorifying the Praises Of) Allah., they call each others, saving, ‘Come to the object of
your put suit'.’ 1 He added, "Then the angels encircle diem with then' wings up to the
nearest Heaven to ns. 11 He added. “[After those people remembered (glorified the
Praises of) Allah, ami the angels go hack to Allah, [heir I ord _!■-*; ’> asks them (those
angels) though He knows better than them = ‘What do My slaves say?’ The angels
reply, "They say: Subhdft Allah, Allah Akbar, and A l-hamdu-lillah ’ Allah then says,
‘Did they see Me'. 3 ’ The angels rop Ly, ‘No! By Alldh, they didn't see You, 1 Allah says,
‘How it would have been if they saw Me'? 1 The angels reply, ’If they saw You, they
would worship You more devoutly and remember You (glorify Your Praises) more
deeply, and declare Your freedom from any resemblance to any thing more often/
Allah says (to the angels), ‘What do they ask Me for? 1 The angels reply, ‘They ask
You for Paradise.’ Allah says (In the angels), 'Did they see it? 3 The angels say, ‘No! 1
By Allah, O Lord! T hey didn't see it.’ Allah says: ‘How it would have been if diey
saw it? 1 The angels say, Tf they saw- it, they would have greater covetousness for it
and would seek it for greater /cal and would have greater desire for it/ Alllh says,
‘From what do they seek refuge?' The angels reply, ‘They seek refuge from the (Hell)
Fire. 1 Allah says, ‘Did they see it? 1 The angels say, ‘No! By Allah. O Lord! They
didn’t see it. : Alldh says, 'How it would have been if they saw it? 3 The angels say, H lf
they saw it, they would flee from it wilh the extreme fleeing and would have extreme
fear from it/ Then Allah says, T make you witness that I have forgiven them 1 /
Allah’s Messenger 4-j *4* added, "One of the angels would say, ' There was
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great reward (i,e, Paradise),
3b, It is not for a believer, man or woman, when Allah and
His Messenger have decreed a matter that
they should have any option in their decision. And whoever
disobeys Allah and His Messenger (Au 4A ^ ), he has
indeed strayed into a plain error,
37. And (remember) when you said to him (/.aid bin
Banthah -A I — the freed slave of the Prophet Jt' J**
fluij Ailfr) un whom Allah has bestowed Cracc (hy guiding him
to Islam) and yon (Q Muhammad A^-J aji! .jlm too) have
done favour (bv manumitting him); “Keep your wife to
yourself, and fear Allah.” But you did hide in yourself (i.e.
what Allah has already made known to yon that He will give
her to you in marriage) that which Allah will make manifest,
you did fear the people (i,e,, their saying that Muhammad
fLuj AJt ai married the divorced wife of his manumitted slave)
whereas Allah had a better right that you should fear Him, So
when Zaid had accomplished his desire from her (i,e, divorced
her). We gave her to you in marriage, so that (in future) there
may be no difficulty to the believers in respect of (the marriage
of) the wives of their adopted sons when the latter have tia
desire to keep them (i.e. they have divorced them). And AJI&h’s
Command must he fulfilled,
38, There is no blame on the Prophet (A“J in
that which Allah has made legal for him,Tiiat has been Allah’s
Way with those who have passed away of (the Prophets of) old.
And the Command of Allah is a decree determined,
3‘J, Those who convey the Message of Allah and fear Him, and
fear none save Allah. And Sufficient is Allah as a Reckoner,
40, Muhammad (A^J '4^ ^ A* 1 ) i* not the father of any of
your men, hut he is the Messenger of Allah and the last (end) of
the Prophets/ 11 And Allah is Ever All-Knower of everything,
41,0 you w r ho believe! Remember Allah with much
remembrance, 1 '
so-arid-un amongst tliem. ami lit was mil one of I hem. hut lie had just come lo: Mime
need.' Allah wouLd &ay, 'these are those people whose companions will not be
reduced to misery'. 1 ' (Sakih Al-Bukhari, Veil. S ( Hadfth No.417).
" J (V. 33:40) See the footnote (B) of (¥.2:252).
I?l (V .33:41) See the footnote of [V. 13:2 S).
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42. And glorify His Praises morning and afternoon |the
early rooming {Fajr) and { Asr prayers |.
4.1. He it is Who send:!; Salat (His blessings) on yon, and His
angels too (ask Allah to bless and forgive you), that He may
bring you out from darkness (of disbelief and polytheism) into
light (of Belief and Islamic Monotheism). And He is Ever Most
Merciful to the believers,
44. Their greeting on the Day they shall meet Him will he
u Saldmi Peace (i.e. the angels will say to them; Safamurt
‘Alaikum)!*’ And He has prepared for them a generous reward
(i.e. Paradise).
45. O Prophet (Muhammad Verily, We
have sent you as witness, and a hearer of glad tidings, and a
warner,
46. And as one who invites to Allah | Islamic Monotheism,
i.e. to worship none but Allah (Alone)] by His Leave, and as a
Lamp spreading light (through your instructions from the
Qur ’an and the Sunnah — the legal ways of the Prophet -el)
,li ).
47. And announce to the believers (in the Oneness of Allah
and in His Messenger Muhammad A-j ^ the glad
tidings, that they will have from Allah a Great Bounty.
48. And obey not the disbelievers and the hypocrites, and
harm them not (in revenge for their harming you till you are
ordered). And pul your Irust in Allah, and Sufficient is Allah as
a Wakil (Trustee, or Disposer of affairs), [Tafsir Al-Qurtahi)
49. O you who believe! When you marry believing women,
and Ihen divorce them before you have sexual intercourse with
them, no ‘Iddah [divorce prescribed period, see (V. 65:4) j have
you to count in respect of Ihem. So give them a present, and set
them free (i.e. divorce), in a handsome manner.
50. O Prophet (Muhammad ^ Verily, We
have made lawful to you your wives, to whom you have paid
their Mahr (bridal-money given by the husband to his wife at
the lime of marriage), and those (slaves) whom your right hand
possesses — whom A113h has given to you, and the daughters of
111 (V.33:46) See the footnote 0f[(V,3:lG4). Sahib At-Bukhdn, Vol.9 t Uadiih No. 385
and 3*71
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your ‘4 mm (paternal uncles) and the daughters of your
‘Animat (paternal aunts) and the daughters of your Kttdl
(maternal uncles) and the daughters of your Kkalat (maternal
aunts) who migrated (from Makkah) with you, and a believing
woman if she offers herself to the Prophet, and the Prophet
wishes to marry her — a privilege for you only, not for the (rest
of) the believers. Indeed We know what We have enjoined
upon them about their wives and those (slaves) whom their
right hands possess, in order that there should be no difficulty
on you. And Allah is Ever Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
51. You (O Muhammad Am* *ii' tan postpone (the
turn of) whom you will of them (your wives), and you may
receive whom yon will. And whomsoever you desire of those
whom you Slave set aside (her turn temporarily), it is no sin on
you (to receive her again); that is better that they may be
comforted and not grieved, and may ail he pleased with what
you give them. Ail ah knows what is in your hearts. And Allah
is Ever All-Knowing, Most Forbearing.
52, It is not lawful for you (to marry other) women after
this, nor to change them for other wives even though their
beauty attracts you, except those (slaves) whom your right
hand possesses. And Allah is Ever a Watcher over all things.
5sY O you who believe! Enter not the Prophet’s ( ^
) houses, unless permission is given to you for a meal, (and
then) not (so early as) to w r aif for its preparation. But when you
are invited, enter, and when you have taken your meal, disperse
without silling for a talk. Verily, such (behaviour) annoys I he
Prophet ( r^i AjJc ), and he is shy of (asking) you (to go);
but Allah is not shy of (telling you) the truth. And when you ask
(his wives) for anything you want, ask them from behind a
screen; that is purer for your hearts and for their hearts. And it
is not (right) for you that you should annoy Allah's Messenger
(^Lij jit nor that you should ever marry his wives after
him (his death). Verily, with Allah that shall he an enormity.
54, Whether you reveal anything or conceal it, verily, Allah
is Ever All-Knower of everything.
55. It is no sin on them (the Prophet’s ^ wives,
if they appear unveiled) before their fathers, or their sons, or
their brothers, or their brother’s sons, or the sons of their
sisters, or their own (believing) women, or their (female) slaves.
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And (O litdk!s},fearjkL i cp your duty tuj Allah. Verily, Allah is
Ever All-Witness over everything,.
56. Allah sends. His Salat (Graces, Honours, Blessings, Mercy)
on the Prophet (Muhammad ^ and also His
angels (ask Allah to bless and forgive him), O yon vyho believe!
Send your Satat 111 on (ask Alkili to bless) him (Muhammad
iii), and (you should) greet (salute) him with the Islamic
way of greeting (salutation i.e. As-Saldmu *Alaiku/n).
57. Verily, those who annoy Allah and His Messenger ( J**
^il) Tal - Allah has cursed them in tins world, and in the
Hereafter, and has prepared for them a humiliating torment
58. And I hose who annoy believing men and women
undeservedly, they hear (on themselves) the crime of slander
and plain sin.
59. O Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters and the
women of the believers to draw their cloaks (veils) all over their
bodies (he. screen themselves completely except the eyes or one
eye to see the way). That will he better, that they should be
known (as free respectable women) so as not to be annoyed.
And Allah is Ever Oft -Forgiving, Most Merciful.^
1,1 (VA3r56). Narrated ‘Abdur- Rahman bin Abi Laila: Ka L b bin T’jrah met me and
said, "Shall ] not give you a present 1 get from the Prophet ■ il lA^* T*
‘Abdur Rahman said^ “Yes, give it to me.” I said, “Wc asked Allah's Messenger
A * ! <*ii saying, L 0 Allah’s Messenger! How should one (ask Allah to) send
As -Soldi upon you and the A hi- a! -Bait rtiiJl J*i (the members of the family of the
prophet A-.) ^ lA— ), for Allah has taught us how to greet you?" He said. l Say;
Atlahumma .satli 'aid Muhammadin wa'dld ati khtkammadm , kamd sal-kida 'aid
Ibrahima wo 'aid dli Ibrahim. Innaka Hamidun Majid. A Uahu.mma hdrik 'aid
Muhammadin wa did dli Muhammadm kamd bdrakta did Ibrahima wo 'aid dli
Ibrahim, lanaka Hurrudun Majid. ' [O Allah! Send Your Saids (Graces, Honours and
Mercy) on Muhammad and on the family or the followers of Muhammad, as You sent
Your Soldi (Graces, Honours and Mercy) on Abraham and on the family or the
followers of Abraham, for You are the Most Praise- Worthy, the Most Glorious . O
Allah \ Send Your Blessings on Muhammad, and on the family or the followers of
Muhammad as You sent your Blessings on Abraham and on the family or the
followers of Abraham, for You arc the Most Praise- Worthy, the Most Glorious." ”
(Sahib Al- Bukhari, Vd. 4, HadUh No. a 89).
^ (VJ3:57): (A) By abusing or telling lies against Allah and His Messenger
Av . by making pictures — imitating Allah 1 ;* dvalions, and by disobeying Allah
and His Messenger ^ Ji 1 .
(B) See the footnote of (V.2:27N).
^ (V.33;59) See the footnote of (V.24:3i).
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60. If (he hypocrites, and those in whose hearts is a disease
(evil desire for illegal sex), anti those who spread false news
among the people in Al-Madinah stop not. We shall certainly
iet you overpower them: then they will not he able to stay in it
as your neighbours but a little while,
61. Accursed, they shall be seized wherever found, and
killed with a (terrible) slaughter,
62. That was the Way of Allah in the rase of those who passed
away of old: and you will nol find any change in the Way of Allah.
63. People ask you concerning the Hour, say: '‘The
knowledge of it is with Allah only. What wall make you know?
11 may be that the Hour is near!”
64. Verily, Allah has cursed the disbelievers, and has
prepared for them a flaming Fire (Hell).
65. Wherein they will abide forever, and they will find
neither a Wa/? (a protector) nor a helper*
66. On the Day when their faces will be turned over in the
Fire, they will say: "‘Oh, would that we had obeyed Allah and
obeyed the Messenger (Muhammad ^
67. And they will say: “Our Lord! Verily, we obeyed our chiefs
and our great ones, and they misled us from the (Right) Way.
6H. “Our Lord! Give them double torment and curse them
with a mighty curse
69, O yon who believe! Re not like those who annoyed Musa
(Moses), but A 11 all cleared him of that winch they alleged, and
lie was honourable before Allah. 1j
Ljl (V, 33:69) Narrated Abu Ilurairah ^ : Allah's Messenger A*.j At
said, "(Prophet) Musa (Moses) was a shy person and used to cover Ins body
completely because of his extensive shyness. One of the Children of Israel annoyed
him by saying, 'He covers Iiis body in this way only because of some defect in bis
skm. either leprosy or scrota] hernia, or he had some olhcr defect,' Allah wished to
clear MilLsa (Mb£C£j of what they said about him: SO one day while Musa (Mosr.s) was-
m seclusion, lie took off his clothes and put them on a stone and started taking a bath.
When he had finished the bath. he moved towards his clothes so as to take them, hut
the stone took bis clothes and fled. Musa (Moses) picked up his stick and rao after the
stone saying, O stone! give me my clothes!' Till he reached a group of Bani Israel
who saw him naked Ihcn, and found him the best of what Allah had created: and
AJl3h cleared him of what they had accused him of. The stone stopped there and MQs3
(Moses) look and put his garment on and started hilling the stone with his stick By
Allah, the- stone still has Some traces of the hitting three;, four or five marks. This was
what Allah >■ refers to in His Saying:
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70. O you who believe* Keep your duty to Allah and fear
Him, and speak (always) the I ruth.
71* He will direct you to do righteous good deeds and will
forgive you your sins. And whosoever obeys Allah and Ilis
Messenger (A-j ^ he has indeed achieved a great
achievement (i.c. he will he saved from the Hell-fire and will he
admitted to Paradise).
72. Truly, We did offer Al-Atndnah (the trust or moral
responsibility or honesty and all the duties which Allah has
ordained} to the heavens and the earth* and the mountains* but
they declined to hear it and were afraid of it (i.c, afraid of
Allah’s Torment), But man bore it. Verily* he was unjust (to
himself) and ignorant (of its results). 1 ' 1
73. So that Allah will punish the hypocrites* men and
women, and Ihe men and women who are Al-Mushrikun
(polytheists, idolaters, pagans, disbelievers in the Oneness of
Allah, and His Messenger Muhammad A^J ^A 5, Al AA* And
Allah will pardon (accept the repentance of) the true believers
of the Islamic Monotheism, men and women. And Allah is Ever
Oft-Forgiving* Most Merciful*
In the Name of Allah f
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
1. All praise and thanks are Allah’s, to Whom belongs all
that is in the heavens and at! that is in Ihe earth. His are all
praise and thanks in the Hereafter, and He is the All-Wise, the
Well-Acquainted (with all things),
2* He know'* that which goes into the earth and that which
comes forth from it, and that which descends from the heaven
and I hat which ascends to it. And He is the Most Merciful* Ihe
Oft-Forgiving.
3. Those who disbelieve say: “The Hour will not come to us,”
L D you who believe! Be not like those, who annoyed Musa (Moses), but Allah cleared
him of that which they alleged and he was honourable before Allah...' ” (V.33;69)
(Sahih AhBukhdrt Vol.4, Hadtth No.616).
31 J (V.33j 72): Seethe footnote of the (V.3:1G4}.
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Say: “Yes, by my Lord, the All-Knower of (lie Unseen, it will
rente to you; not even the weight of an atom (or a small ant) or
less than that or greater escapes His Knowledge in the heavens
or in the earth but it is in a Clear Book (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz).”
A Tli at He may recompense those who believe (in tSie
Oneness of Allah — Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous
good deeds. Those, theirs is forgiveness and Riz.q Karim
(generous provision, Le. Paradise).
5. But those who strive against Our Ay at (proofs, evidences,
verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) to frustrate them —
those, for them will be a severe painful torment. 11
6. And those who have been given knowledge see that what
is revealed to you (O Muhammad M from your
Lord is the truth, and that it guides to the Path of the Exalted
in Might, the Owner of all praise.
7. Those who disbelieve sav: “Shall we direct von to a man
" */
(Muhammad J**) who will tell yon (that) when you
have become fully disintegrated into dust with full dispersion,
then you will be created (again) anew?”
8- Has he (Muhammad A-j.j ji)l ji-a) invented a lie against
Allah, or is there madness in him? Nay, hut those who disbelieve
in the Hereafter are (themselves) in a torment, and in far error.
9. See they not what is before them and what is behind them,
of the heaven and the earth? If We will, We shall sink the earth
with them, or cause pieces of the heaven to fall upon them.
Verily, in this is a sign for every slave who turns to Allah in
repentance (Le. the one w r ho believes in the Oneness of Allah
and performs deeds of His obedience and always begs His
Pardon).
10* And indeed We bestowed grace on DSwutl (David) from
lls (saying): “Q you mountains! Glorify (Allah) with him! And
you birds (also)! And W r c made the iron soft for him?*
11. Saying: “Make you perfect coals of mail, and balance
perfectly the rings of chain armour, and work you (men)
righteousness, Truly, I am All- Seer of what you do?-
12. And to Sulaiman (Solomon) (We subjected) the wind, its
morning (stride from sunrise till midnoon) was a month
0]
(V. 34 :5) Sec the foythntc t>f (V.3:'{J1}.
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(journey), and its afternoon (stride from the midday decline of
the son to sunset) was a month’s (journey i.e. in one day he
could travel two months’ journey)* And We caused a fount of
(molten) brass to flow for him, and there were jinn that worked!
in front of him, by the Leave of his Lord* And whosoever of
them turned aside from Our Command, We shall cause him to
taste of the torment of the blazing Fire*
13* They w r nrked for him as he desired* (making) high rooms,
images, basins as large as reservoirs, and (cooking) cauldrons
fixed (in their places)* "'Work you* Q family of Dawud (David),
w ith thanks!’’ Rut few of My slaves are grateful*
14* Then when We decreed death for him fSuLaimatt
(Solomon) |, nothing informed them (jinn) of his death except a
little worm of the earth which kept (slowly) gnawing away at
his stick. So when he fell down, the jinn saw clearly that if they
had known the Unseen* they would not have stayed in the
humiliating torment*
15. Indeed there was for Saba’ (Sheba) a sign in their
dwelling-place — two gardens on the rigid hand and on the left;
(and it was said to them:) “Eal of Ihe provision of your Lord* and
be grateful 1o Hum” A fair land and an Oft-Forgiving Lord!
16. But they turned away (from the obedience of All3h), so We
senl against them Sail Al-'Arim (flood released from the dam),
and We converted their two gardens into gardens producing
bitter bad fruit, and tamarisks, and some few lute-trees.
17* Like this We requited them because they were
ungrateful disbelievers. And never do We requite in such a way
except those who are ungrateful (disbelievers).
18* And We placed, between them and the towns which We
had blessed, towns easy to be seen, and We made the stages (of
journey) between them easy (saying): “Travel in them safely
both by night and day*”
19. Rut they said: “Our Lord! Make the stages between our
journey longer,” and they wronged themselves; so We made them
as tales (in the land), and We dispersed them all totally* Verily, in
this are indeed signs for every steadfast, grateful (person).
20* And indeed Ihlis (Satan) did prove true his thought
about them: and they followed him, all except a group of true
believers (in the Oneness of Allah}*
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21. And ht: (Ihlts - Satan ) had no authority over them, —
except that We might test him who believes in the Hereafter
from him who is in doubl about it. And your Lord is a Hafiz
(Watchful) over everything. (All-Knower of everything i.e. He
keeps record of every person as regards deeds, and then He will
reward them accordingly).
22. Say; (0 Muhammad to polytheists, pagans)
“Cull upon those whom you assert (to be associate gods) besides
Allah, they possess not even an atom's (or a small ant's) weight
either in the heavens or on the eailh, nor have they any share in
either, nor Ihere is for Him any supporter from among them.
23. Intercession with Him profits not except for him whom
He permits. So much so that when fear is banished from their
(angels 7 ) hearts, they (angels) say; “What is it that your Lord
has said?” They say: “The truth. And He is the Most High, the
Most Great.”
24. Say (O Muhammad to polytheisls,
pagans) “Who gives you provision from the heavens and the
earth? 77 Say: “Allah. And verily, (either) we or you are rightly
guided nr in plain error.”
25. Say (O Muhammad fLyj *ii! to polytheists,
pagans) “You will not be asked about our sins, nor shall we be
asked of what you do.”
26. Say: “Our Lord will assemble us all together (on the Day
of Resurrection), then He will judge between us with truth.
And lie is the Just Judge, the All-Kuower (of the true state of
affairs) |Tafsir I bn Katlurj
27. Say (O Muhammad A-*J ^ &*** to polytheists and
pagans): “Show me those whom you have joined with Him as
partners. Nay (there are not at all anv partners with Him)! Rut
He is Allah (Alone), the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.”
28. And We have not sent you (O Muhammad
fkuj) except as a giver of glad tidings and a Warner to all
mankind, but most of men know not. 1
29. And they say: “When is this promise (i.e. the Day of
Resurr ection ) if you are truthful? 77
30. Say (O Muhammad ^x\ H Thc appointment
in
(V.34:28) ^ee the footnote of iy.2\252).
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to you is fur a Day, which you cannot put back for an hour (or
a moment) nor put forward.”
31. And those who disbelieve say: “We believe not in this
Qur'an nor in that which was before it.” But if you could see
when the Zallmim (polytheists and wrong-doers) will be made
to stand before their Lord, how they will cast the (blaming)
word one to another! Those who were deemed weak will say to
those who were arroganl: “Had it not been for you, we should
certainly have been believers!”
32. And those who were arrogant will say to those who were
deemed weak: “Did we keep you back from guidance after it
had come to you? Nay, but you w r ere Mujrimun (polytheists,
sinners, disbelievers, criminals).”
33. Those who were deemed weak will say to those who were
arrogant: “Nay, but it was your plotting by night ami day:
w r hen you ordered us to disbelieve in Allah and set up rivals to
Him!” And each of them (parties) will conceal their own
regrets (for disobeying Allah during this worldly life), when
they behold the torment. And We shall put iron collars round
the necks of those who disbelieved. Are they requited aught
except what Ihey used to do?
34. And We did not send a warner to a township but those who
were given the worldly wealth and luxuries among them said:
“We believe not in the (Message) with which you have been sent”
35. And they say: “We are more in wealth and in children,
and we are not going to be punished,”
3b, Say (Q Muhammad pl-ij dbl Verily, my Lord
enlarges the provision to whom He wills and restricts, hut most
men know not,”
37. And it is not your wealth, nor your children that bring
you nearer to Us (i.e. please Allah), but only he who believes (in
the Islamic Monotheism), and docs righteous deeds (w r ill please
Us); as for such, there will he twofold reward for what they did,
and they will reside in the high dwellings (Paradise) in peace
and security,
38. And those who strive against Our Aydt (proofs, evidences,
verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), to frustrate them, they will
be brought to the torment.
3?. Say: “Truly, my Lord enlarges (he provision for whom
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He wills of His slaves, and (also) restricts (it) for him, and
whatsoever you spend of anything (in Allah's Cause), He will
replace it. And He is the Best of providers.”
40. And (remember) the Day when He will gather them all
together, then He will say to the angels: “Was it you (hat (hese
people used to worship?”
41. They (the angels) will say; “Glorified are You! You are
our Wait (Lord) instead of them. Nay, huf they used to worship
the | inn; most of them were believers in them.”
42. So Today (i.e. the Day of Resurrection), none of you can
profit or harm one another. And We shall say to those who did
wrong [i + e, worshipped others {like the angels, jinn, prophets,
saints, righteous persons) along with Allah); “Taste the
torment of the Fire which you used to denyv * 1
43. And when Our Clear Verses are recited to them, they
say: “This (Muhammad Jil is naught but a man
who wishes to hinder you from that which your fathers used 1o
worship.” And they say: “This (the Qur’an) is nothing but an
invented lie,” And those who disbelieve say of the truth when it
has come to them (he* Prophet Muhammad dd
when Allah sent him as a Messenger with proofs, evidences,
verses of this Qur’an, lessons, signs, etc,): “This is nothing hut
evident magic!”
44. And We had not given them Scriptures which they could
study, nor sent to them before you (O Muhammad
A-i) any warner (Messenger)*
45. And those before them denied; these have not received
[J| (V' 34:42) Almighty Allih Says; “They (Jews and Christians) took their rabbis and
their monks to be their lords (by obeying them in things that they made lawful or
unlawful according to their own desires wilhout being ordered by Allah) besides
All£h, and (they al ho lisnk ns their Lord) Messiah, gQji of M nr yam (Mary j, while they
(Jews and Christians) were commanded [in the Tarnat (Torah) and the lnjcel
(Gospel)] to worship none but one Hah (God - Allah), La Udha Hid Hvwa (none has
the right to be worshipped hut He). Glorified is He, (far above is He) from having the
partners they associate (with Him}.' 1 [The Qur’in, Verse 9:3 1 "|
Once, while Allah's Messenger Ao *4° Al lJ L^ was reciting the above Verse, 'Adi bin
1 Tfiliiu said, “O Allah's Prophetf They do not worship them (rabbis ami monks).”
Allah’s Messenger ^ Ai said. “They certainly do. They (i.e. rabbis arid
monks) made legal things illegal, and illegal things legal, and they (t.e. Jews and
Christians) followed them, and by doing SO they really worshipped them,” [Narrated
by Ahmad, At-Tinnidbi, and Ibn Jarir. ( Tafsir A r- Tabari, VoUG, Page No. 114)]
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even a tenth of what We had granted to those (of old); yet they
denied My Messengers. Then how (terrible) was My denial
(punishment)!
46, Say (to them O Muhammad ^ ^ “I exhort
you to one (thing) only: that you stand up for Allah's sake in
pairs and singly, and reflect (within yourselves the life history
of the Prophet pWj there is no madness in your
companion (Muhammad ^ He is only a warner
to you in face of a severe torment. ”
.if
47. Say (O Muhammad A-*J w Whatever wage I
might have asked of you is yours. My wage is from Allah only,
and He is a Witness over aU things,”
48, Say (O Muhammad “Verily, my Lord
sends down (Revelation and makes apparenl) the truth (i.e. this
Revelation that had come to me), the All-Know r er of the Ghaih
(Unseen),
49. Say (O Muhammad Adt J^)i H Al-fiaqq (the
truth i.e. the Qur'an and Allah’s Revelation) has come, and
Al-Batil [falsehood — Ihiis (Satan}) can neither create any thing
nor resurrect (anything).”
5(1. Say: “If (even) 1 go astray, I shall stray only to my own
loss. But if I remain guided, it is because of the Revelation of my
Lord to me. Truly, He is All-Hearer, Ever Near (to all things),”
51, And if you could but see, when they will be terrified with
no escape (for them), and they will be seized from a near place.
52, And ihey will say (i-n the Hereafler): “We do believe
(now):” but how could they receive (faith and the acceptance
of their repentance by Allah) from a place so far off (i,c. to
return to the wwldly life again).
53, Indeed, they did disbelieve (in the Oneness of Allah,
Islam, the Qur’ian and Muhammad A-j aid before (in
this world), and they (used to} conjecture about the Unseen (i.e.
the Hereafter, Hell, Paradise, Resurrection and the Promise of
Allah (by saying) all that is untrue], from a far place,
54, And a barrier will be set between them and that which
they desire [i.e. At-Tauhah (turning to Alliih in repeal ance) and
the accepting of Faith], as was done in the past with the people
of tlieir kind. Vcrilv, they have been in grave doubt.
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In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
1. All praise and thanks arc Allah's* the (only) Originator [nr
the (Only) Creator | of the heavens and the earth* Who made the
angels messengers with wings, two or three nr four* Ele increases
in creation what He wills. V erily, Allah is Able to do all things.
2. Whatever nf mercy (ie. of good), Allah may grant to
mankind, none can withhold it; and whatever He may
withhold, none can grant it thereafter. And lie is the
All-Mighty, the All-Wise.
3. O mankind! Remember the Grace of Allah upon yon! Is
there any creator other than Allah who provides for you from
the sky (rain) and the earth? La ilaha ilia Huwa {none has the
right to be worshipped but He). How then are you turning
aw ay (from Him)?
4. And if they deny you (O Muhammad A-j ajg jil so
were Messengers denied! before you. And to Allah return all
matters (for decision).
5. O mankind! Verily, the Promise of Alkili is true. So let not
this present life deceive you, and let not the chief deceiver
(Satan) deceive you about Allah.
6. Surely, Shaitan (Salan) is an enemy to you, so take (treat)
him as an enemy. He only invites his Hizh (followers) that they
may become the dwellers of the blazing Fire.
7. E hose who disbelieve, theirs will be a severe torment; and
those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic
Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds, theirs will be
forgiveness and a great reward (he. Paradise).
N, Is he, then, to whom the evil of his deeds is made
fair-seeming, so that he considers it as good (equal to one who
is rightly guided)? Verily, Allah sends astray whom He wills,
and guides whom Ele wills. So destroy not yourself (O
Muhammad fh-y *5i1 in sorrow r for them. Truly, Allah
is All-Know er of what they do!
9. And it is Allah Who sends the winds, so that they raise up
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the clouds, and We drive them to a dead land, and revive
therewith the earth after its death. As such (will he) the
Resurrection l
10, Whosoever desires honour, (power and glor> r > T then to
Allah belong ah honour, power and glory [and one can get
honour, power and glory only hy n hey frig and worshipping
Allah (Alone) f. To Him ascend (ail) the goodly words, and the
righteous deeds exalt it (i.e. the goodly words are not accepted
by Allah unless and until they are followed by good deeds), but
those who plot evils, theirs will be severe torment. And the
plotting of such will perish,
11, And Ailfth did ereale you (Adam) from dust, then from
Nutfah (male and female discharge semen drops i.e. Adam’s
offspring), then He made you pairs (male and female). And no
female conceives or gives birth but with His Knowledge, And
no aged man is granted a length of life nor is a part cut off
from his life (or another man's life), hut is in a Book {Al-Lauh
Al-Mahfuz). Surely, that is easy for Allah.
12, And the two seas (kinds of water) are not alike: this is
palatable, sweet and pleasant to drink, and that is salt and
bitter. And from them both you cat fresh tender meat (fish),
and derive the ornaments that you wear. And you see (he ships
cleaving (Ihe sea-water as they sail through it), thal you may
seek of His Bounty, and that you may give thanks,
13, He merges ihe night intu the day (i.e. the decrease in the
hours of ihe night is added to the hours of Ihe day), and He
merges the day into the night (i.e. the decrease in the hours of
the day is added to the hours of the night), And He has
subjected the sun and the moon: each runs its course for a term
appointed. Such is Allah, your Lord; His is the kingdom. And
those, whom you invoke or call upon instead of Him, own not
even a Qitntir (the thin membrane over the date-stone).
14, If you invoke (or call upon) them, they hear not your
call; and if (in case) they were to hear, they could not grant it
(your request) to you. And on ihe Bay of Resurrection, they
will disown your worshipping them. And none can inform you
(O Muhammad V s yka) like Him Who is Well-
Acquainted (with everything). 131
IN
(V.35:l4) See the footnote of (V.2:165).
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15. O mankind! It is you who stand in need of Allah. But
Allah is the Rich (Free of aiE needs), the Worthy of all praise.
16. If He willed, He could destroy you and bring about a
new creation.
17 And that is not hard lor Allah.
18. And no hearer of burdens shall bear another's burden; and
if one heavily Laden calls another to (hear) his load, nothing of it
will be lifted even though he be near of kin. You (Q Muhammad
Am ajiI jW) can warn only those who fear their Lord unseen
and perform As-Sat&t (Jqamat-as -Said /), And he who purities
himself (from ail kinds of sins), then he purifies only for the
benefit of his ownself. And to Allah is the (final) Return (of all).
19. Not alike are the blind (disbelievers in Islamic Monotheism)
and the seeing (believers in Islamic Monotheism),
20. Nor are (alike) the darknesses (disbelief) and the light
(Belief i» Islamic Monotheism).
21. Nor are (alike) the shade and the suit's heat.
22. Nor are (alike) the living (i,e, the believers) and the dead
(i,c, the disbelievers). Verily, Allah makes whom He wills to
hear, but you cannot make hear those who are in graves.
23. You (O Muhammad A“J ^ are only a warner
(i,e, your duty is to convey Allah’s Message to mankind but the
guidance is Allah's).
24. Verily, We have sent you with the truth, a bearer of glad
tidings and a warner. And there never was a nation hut a
warner had passed among them.
25. And if they deny you, those before them also denied.
Their Messengers came to them with dear signs, and with the
Scriptures, and the book giving light,
26. Then 1 took hold of those who disbelieved: and how
terrible was My denial (punishment)!
27. See you nut that Allah sends down water (rain) from the
sky, and YVe produce therewith fruils of various colours, and
among the mountains are slreaks white and red, of varying
colours and (others) very black.
28. And likewise of men and Ad-Dawahh [moving (living)
creatures, beasts], and cattle, are of various colours. II is only
(hose who have knowledge among His slaves lhat fear Allah.
Verily, All&h is All-Mighty, Oft-Forgiving.
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29, Verily, those who recite the Book of Allah (this Qur’an),
and perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Satat} y and spend (in charity)
out of what We have provided for them, secretly and openly,
they hope for a (sure) trade-gain that will never perish,
30, That He may pay them their wages in full, and give them
(even) more, out of His Grace. Verily, He is Oft-Forgiving,
Most Ready to appreciate (gnnd deeds and to recompense).
31, And what We have revealed to you (O Muhammad
pLuj -41), of the Book (the Qur T an), it is the (very) truth
[that you (Muhammad y*^) and your followers
must act on its instructions], confirming that >vhich was
(revealed) before it. Verily, Allah is indeed Well-Acquainted,
and All-Seer of His slaves,
32, Then We gave the Book (the Qur'an) as inheritance to
such of Our slaves whom W r e chose (the followers of
Muhammad jjjI jjk-a). Then of them are some who
wrong their ownselves, and of them are some who follow a
middle course, and of them are snme who are, by Allah’s
Leave, foremost in good deeds. That (inheritance of the
Qur’an) — that is indeed the great grace,
33, 'Attn (Eden) Paradise (everlasting Gardens) will they
enter, therein will they he adorned with bracelets of gold and
pearls, and their garments therein will be of silk,
34, And they will say: “All praise and thanks are Allah’s
Who has removed from us (all) grief, Verily, our Lord is indeed
Oft-Forgiving, Most Ready to appreciate (good deeds and to
recompense),
35, Who, out of His Grace, has lodged us in a home that will
last forever, where toil will touch us not, nor weariness will
touch us,”
36, But those who disbelieve (in the Oneness of Allah —
Islamic Monotheism), for them will he the Fire of Hell Neither
will it have a complete killing effect on them so that they die,
nor shall its torment be lightened for them. Thus do We requite
every disbeliever!
37, Therein they will cry; “Our Lord! Bring us out, we shall do
righteous good deeds, not (the evil deeds) that we used to do,”
(Allah will reply): “Did We not give you lives long enough, so that
whosoever would receive admonition could receive it? And the
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warncr came to you. So taste you (the evil of your deeds). For the
Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers) there is no helper.”
38. Verily, Allah is All-Know tr of the Unseen of Ihe heavens
and the earth. Verily, He is All-Knower of that is in the breasts.
39. He it is Who lias made you successors generations after
generations in the earth* so whosoever disbelieves (in Islamic
Monotheism) on him will be his disbelief. And the disbelief of
the disbelievers adds nothing but hatred of their Lord. And the
disbelief of the disbelievers adds nothing but Loss. 1 '
40. Say (O Muhammad ^ “Tell me (or inform
me) (what) you think about your (so-called) partner-gods to
whom you call upon besides Allah? Show me* what (hey have
created of the earth. Or have they any share in the heavens? Or
have We given them a Book* so that they act on clear proof
therefrom? May* Ihe Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers)
promise one anolher nothing but delusions/'
41. Verily* Allah grasps the heavens and the earth lest they
should move away from their places* and if they were to move
away from their places, there is not one that could grasp them
after Him. Truly* He is Ever Most Forbearing, Oft-Forgiving
42. And they swore by Allah their most binding oaths that if
a warner came to them, they would be more guided than any of
the nations (before them); yet when a w arner (Muhammad
V* came to them* it increased in them nothing but
flight (from (he truth).
43. (They took to flight because off their) arrogance in the
land and their plotting of evil. But the evil plot encompasses
only him w r ho makes it Then, can they expect anything (else)
but the Sunmh (way of dealing) of the peoples of old? So no
change will you find in Allah's Sunmh (way of dealing)* and no
turning off will you find in Allah's Sunmh (w ay of dealing).
44. Have they not travelled in the Land* and seen what was the
end of those before them — though they were superior to them in
" 1 (V. 3 5:39) See the footnote of (V.3:85).
m (V. 3 5:41) Narrated Abu Hurairah ^ I heard Allah's Messenger
Sk saying, “(On the Day of Resurrection) All all will grasp the whole planet of
earth (by His Hand?* and roll all the heavens up with His Right Hand* and then He
will Say, L I am the King; where ate the kings of the earth 1 ? 1 ’ 1 (Suhih AI-Bukhari,
Vo 1.6. Hadlth No. 3 36).
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power? Allah is not such that anything in the heavens or in the
earth escapes Him. Verity, He is A 1 1- Knowing, All-Omnipotent.
45. And if Allah were to punish men for that which they
earned. He would not leave a moving (living) creature on the
surface of the earth; but He gives them respite to an appointed
term: and w r hen their term comes, then verily, Allah is Ever
All-Seer of His slaves.
Surat Ya-Sin XXXVI
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious , the Most Merciful
1. Ya-Sin..
[These Idlers are one of the miracles of the Qur’an, and
none 3but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings].
2. By I lie Qur’iin, full of wisdom (Le. full of laws, evidences,
and proofs),
3. Truly, you (G Muhammad *4^ are one of the
Messengers,
4. On a Straight Path (Le. on Allah’s religion of Islamic
Monotheism).
5. (This is a Revelation) sent down by the All- Mighty, the
Most Merciful,
6. In order that you may warn a people whose forefathers
were not warned, so they are heedless.
7. Indeed, the Word (of punishment) has proved true against
most of them, so they will not believe.
8. Verily, We have put on their necks iron collars reaching
to the chins, so that their heads are raised up,
9. And We have put a harrier before them, and a barrier
behind them, and We have covered them up, so that they
cannot see.
10. It is the same to them whether you warn them or you
warn them not, they will not believe,
11. You can only warn him who follows the Reminder (the
Qur’an), and fears the Most Gracious (Allah) unseen. Bear you
to such one the glad tidings of forgiveness, and a generous
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reward (i,c, Pa mi disc).
12. Verily, We give life to the dead, and We record that
which they send before (them), and their traces ll 111 and afl things
We have recorded with numbers (as a record) in a Clear Book.
13. And put forward to Ihem a similitude: the (story of the)
dwellers of the town, [it is said that the town was Antioch
(Antakiya)|, when there came Messengers to them.
14. W r hen We sent to them two Messengers, they denied
them both; so We reinforced them with a third, and they said:
“Verily, we have been sent to you as Messengers.”
15. They (people of the town) said: “You are only human
beings like ourselves, and the Most Gracious (Allah) has
revealed nolhing. You are only Idling lies.”
16. Tile Messengers said: “Our Lord knows that we have
been sent as Messengers to you,
17. “And our duty is only to convey plainly (Ihe Message).”
18. They (people) said: “For us, we see an evil omen from
you: if you cease not, we will surely stone you, and a painful
torment will touch you from us. n
19. They (Messengers) said: “Your evil omens he with you!
(Do you cal! it “evil omen”) because you arc admonished? Nay,
but you are a people Musriffm (transgressing all bounds by
committing all kinds of great sins, and by disobeying Allah).
20. And there came a man running from the farthest part of
the town. He said: “O my people! Obey Ihe Messengers.
21. “Obey those who ask no wages of you (for themselves),
and who are rightly guided.
22. “And why should I not worship Him (AMh Alone) Who
has created me and to Whom you shall be returned.
23. “Shall I take besides Him dlihah (gods)? If the Most
Gracious (Allah) intends me any harm, their intercession will
be of no use for me whatsoever, nor can they save me?
24. “Then verily, I should he in plain error.
25. “Verily, I have believed in your Lord, so listen to me!”
ll \V.36:12) Traces [their footsteps and walking on the earth with their legs to the
fflOSqUeS Jixr Ihe live compulsory cotigregatiott&l prayer\. Jihad (holy fighting lti
Allah’s Cause) and all other good and evil they did, and that which they Leave behind]
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26* It was said (to him when the disbelievers killed him)*
"Enter Paradise.” He said: “Would that my people knew 1
27. “That my Lord (Allah) has forgiven me, and made me of
the honoured ones!”
28* And We sent not against his people after him a host from
the heaven, nor was it needful for Us to send (such a thing),
29. It was hut one Saihah (shout) and lo! they (all) were still
(si Len Udcad , d est roved) .
30. Alas for mankind! There never came a Messenger to
them buf they used to mock at him.
31. Do they not see how many of the general ions We have
destroyed before them? Verily, they will not return to them.
32. And surely, all — everyone of them will be brought
before Us.
33. And a sign for them is the dead land. We give it life, and
We bring forth from it grains, so that they eat thereof.
34. And We have made therein gardens of date-palms and
grapes, and We have caused springs of water to gush forth
therein.
(V.36:26): a) Narrated Abu Musa An - Allah’s Messenger A’j Ai\
said, “My example and Use example of the Message with which Allah has Ncnt me is
like that of a mats who came to some people and. said, '1 have seen with my own eyes
the enemy forces, and I am a naked warmer (to you) so save yourselves,, save
yourselves.] 1 A group of them obeyed him and went out at night, slowly and stealthily
and were safe, while another group did not believe him and thus the army took them
in the morning and destroyed them.'" {SahHt Al-Bukhdrk Yol. 8. iladith No, 459),
b) Narrated Anas bin Malik ± The Prophet A-s ^ said. “Nobody
who enters Paradise likes to go back to the world even if be got everything on the
earth, except a martyr who wishes to return to the world so that he may be martyred
ten limes because of the honour and dignity be received (from Allah)," (Sqhifa
Al-BukhSrt, Vol. 4, Hmiith No. 72)
c) Narrated 'Abdullah bin Abl Aufa 4il j: Allah’s Messenger ^ .A- 3
said, “Know that Paradise is under the shades of swords, (Jihad in Allah's Cause)."
(Sahih Al-Bukhari. Yol, 4, Hadiih No. 731
d) Narrated Anas bin Mdlik <&- M The Prophet A' used to say, “O
Allah! 1 seek refuge with You from helplessness, laziness, cowardice and. senile old
age; I seek refuge with You (ham Fitan (trials and ftfllietions) oi'life and death and
seek refuge with You from the punishment in the grave.” (Sahih Al-Bukh&ri Vol. 4,
Hadtth No. 77)
c) Narrated Abdullah bin Umar W* I heard Allah’s Messenger ^
saying, “People are just like camels: out of one hundred, one can hardly find a
single camel suitable to ride." (Sahth AI-Bukhdri, Vol. 8 r Hadiih No. 5d 5)
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35* So that they may cat of the fruit thereof — and their
hands made it not Will they not, then, give thanks?
36* Glorified is lie Who has created all the pairs of that
which the earth produces, as well as of their own (human) kind
(male and female), and of that which they know not*
37* And a sign for them is the night* We w ith dr a w r therefrom
the day, and behold, they are in darkness.
38* And the sun runs on its fixed course for a term (ap-
pointed)* That is the Decree of the All-Mighty, the All-Knowing.
39* And the moon, We have measured for it mansions (to
traverse) till it returns like the old, dried, curved date stalk.
40* It is not for the sun to overtake the moon, nor does the
night outstrip the day* They all float, each in an orbit,
41* And an Ayah (sign) for them is that We carried their
offspring in the laden ship [of INuh {>Joah)| F
42* And We have created for them of the like thereunto, on
which they ride*
43* And if We will, W r e shall drown them* and there will be
no shout (or helper) for them (to hear their cry for help), nor
will they be saved,
44* Unless it be a mercy from Us, and as an enjoyment for a
while.
45, And when it is said to them: 44 Fear of that which is before
you (worldly torments), and that which is behind you (torments
in the Hereafter), in order that you may receive Mercy lie, if
you believe in AllatTs religion — Islamic Monotheism, and avoid
polytheism, and obey Allah with righteous deeds)*”
46* And never came an Ayah from among the Ay at (proofs,
evidences, verses* lessons, signs* revelations, etc*) of their Lord
to them, bul they did turn away from il*
47* And when it is said to them: “Spend of that with which
Allah has provided you,” those who disbelieve say to those who
believe: “Shall we feed those whom, if Allah willed, He
(Himself) would have fed? You are only in a plain error.”
48. And they say: “When will I his promise (Le.
Resurrection) be fulfilled., if you are truthful?”
49. They await only but a single Saihah (shout) which will
seize them while Ihey are disputing!
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511. Then they wilt not he ahle to make bequest, nor will they
return to their family.
51. And the Trumpet will be blown (i,e. Ihe second blowing)
and behold, from the graves they will come out quickly to their
Lord.
52. They will say: “Woe to us! Who has raised us up from
our place of sleep.” (It will be said to them); “This is what the
Most Gracious (Allah) had promised, and the Messengers
spoke truth !“
53. It will he but a single Saihah (shunt), set behold, they will
all be brought up before Us!
54. This Day (Day of Resurrection), none will be wronged in
anything, nor will you be requited anything except that which
you used to do.
55. Verily, the dwellers of Paradise, that Day, will be busy
with joyful things.
5b. They and their wives will be in pleasant shade, reclining
on thrones.
57. They will have therein fruits (of all kinds) and all that
they ask for,
5H, (It will be said to them); Safam (peace he on you) — a
Word from the Lord (Allah), Most Merciful.
59. (It will be said): “And O you Mujrirmhi (criminals,
polytheists, sinners, disbelievers in the Islamic Mono I he ism,
wicked evil ones)! Get you apart this Day (from the believers).
60. Did I not command you, O Children of Adam, that you
should not worship Shaitan (Satan). Verily, he is a plain enemy
to you.
61. And that you should worship Me | Alone — Islamic
Monotheism, and set up not rivals, associate-gods with Mc|,
That is a Straight Path.
62. And indeed he (Satan) did lead astray a great multitude
of you. Did you not, then, understand?
63. This is Hell which you w r ere promised!
64. Burn therein this Day, for that you used to disbelieve. ^
(V.36:6I) Sec the footnote of (V.2:22),
Ul (V. 36:64) Sec: die footnote of (V. 3 :9l).
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65. This Day* We shall seal up their mouths, and their hands
will speak to Us, and Iheir legs will bear witness 1u what they
used to earn. (It is said that one’s left thigh will be the first to
hear the witness). [Tafsfr At-Taban,\
66. And if il had been Our Will, We would surely have
wiped out (blinded) their eyes, so that they would struggle for
the Path, how then would they see?
67. And if it had been Our Will, We could have transformed
them (into animals or lifeless objects) in their places. Then they
would have been unable to go forward (move about) nor they
could have turned back. 111
68. And he whom We grant long fife — We reverse him in
creation (weakness after strength). W r ili they not then
understand?
69. And We have not laugh! him (Muhammad
fWj) poetry, nor is it suitable for him. This is only a Reminder
and a plain Qur’an.
70. That he or it (Muhammad A-J A4& ^ or the Qur’Sn)
may give warniug to him who is living (a healthy minded — the
believer), and that Word (charge) may he justified against the
disbelievers (dead, as they reject the warnings),
71. Do they not see that We have created for them of what
Our Hands have created the cattle, so that they are their ow r ners.
72. And We have subdued them to them so that some of
them they have for riding and some they eat,
73. And they have (other) benefits from them, and they get
(milk) to drink. Will they not then be grateful?
74. And they have taken besides Allah alihtt/i (gods), hoping
that they might be helped (by those so-called gods).
75. They cannot help them, but they will he brought forvvard
as a troop against those who worshipped them (at the time of
Reckoning),
76. So let not their speech, then, grieve you (O Muhammad
fLuj Ajk .il jiua), Verily, We know what they conceal and what
they reveal,
77. Does not man see that We have created him from Nuifith
(mixed male and female sexual discharge — semen drops). Yet
[LI
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behold he (stands forth) as an open opponent.
78- And he puts forth for Us a parable, and forgets his own
creation- lie says: *'\Vho will give life to these hones after they
are rotten and have become dust?’ 7
79. Say: (0 Muhammad fWj 4il “He will give life to
them Who created them for the firsl time! And He is
All-Know er of every creation!”
NO, He Who produces for you fire out of the green trees,
when behold you kindle therewith.
81. Is not He Who created the heavens and the earth. Able
1o create the like of them? Yes, indeed! He is Ihe All-Knowing
Supreme Creator.
N2. Verily, His Command, when He intends a thing, is only
that He says to It, *‘Bc!” — and it is!
83. So glorified is He (and exalted above all that they
associale with Him), and in Whose Hand is the dominion of all
things: and to Him you shall be returned.
In the i Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
1. By those (angels) ranged in ranks (or rows),
2. By those (angels) who drive the clouds in a good way.
3. By those (angels) who bring the Book and (he Qur’an
from Allah to mankind [Tafsir Jhn Kathtr].
4. Verily, your Ilah (God) is indeed One (Le. Allah):
5. The Lord of the heavens and of the earth, and all that is
between them, and the Lord of every point of the sun’s risings. 1 ' 1
6. Verily, We have adorned Ihe near heaven wilh the stars
(for beauty). 1 ' 1
7. And 1o guard against every rebellious devil.
M| ^ V. 37:5) The sun has approx. 365 points for its. rising and 365 points for i 6s setting
(i.e. the number of days, of a solar year). Every -day it rises and. sets in a new point, lili
the end of the year, then it comes back to the same point after a year. (See Tafsir
Ai-Qurtubi].
L| (V. 37:6} Seethe footnote of(V.6:97).
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8. They cannot listen to the higher group (angels) for they
are pelted from every side.
9. Outcast, and theirs is a constant (or painful) torment
10. Except such as snatch away something by stealing, and
they arc pursued by a flaming fire of piercing brightness.
1 1. Then ask them (i.c. these polytheists, O Muhammad
^1); “Arc they stronger as creation, or those (others
like the heavens and the earth and the mountains) whom We
have created?” Verily, We created them of a sticky clay,
12. Nay, you (O Muhammad -id wondered (at
their insolence) while they mock (at von and at the Qur'an).
13. And when they are reminded, they pay no attention,
14. And when they see an Ayah (a sign, or an evidence) from
Allah, they mock at it.
15. And they say: “i his is nothing hut evident magic!
16. “When we are dead and have become dust and bones,
shall we (then) verily be resurrected?”
17. “And also our fathers of old?”
18. Say (O Muhammad “Yes, and you shall
then be humiliated.”
19. It will be a single Zajrah [shout (i.e. the second blowing
of fhe Trumpet)|, and behold, they wilt be staring!
20. They will say: “Woe to us! This is the Day of Recompense!”
21. (It will he said): “This is the Day of Judgement which
you used to deny.”
22. (It will be said to the angels): “Assemble those who did
wrong, together with their companions (front the devils) and
what they used to worship,
23. “Instead of All&h, and lead them on 1o the way of
flaming Fire (Hell);
24. “But slop them, verily they are to he questioned.
25. “What is the matter with you? Why do you not help one
another (as you used to do in the world)?”
26. Nay, but that Day they shall surrender.
27. And they will turn to one another and question one another.
28. They will say: “It was yon who used to come to us from
the right side [i.e. from the right side of one of ns and beautify
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fur us every evil, enjoin on us polytheism, and stop us From the
truth i*e* Islamic Monotheism and from every good deed I.”
29. They will reply: “Nay, you yourselves were not believers.
3 IK “And we had no authority over you. Nay! But you were
Taghun {transgressing} people (polytheists, and disbelievers)*
31* “So now the Word of our Lord has been justified against
us, that we shall certainly {have to) taste {the torment).
32. “So we led you astray because we w r ere ourselves astray,”
33. Then verily, that Day, they will (all) share ill the torment*
34. Certainly, that is how r We deal with Ai-Mujnmfm (poly-
theists, sinners, disbelievers, criminals, the disobedient to Allah).
35. Truly, when it was said to them: La ilaha iUalldh “(none
has the right to be worshipped but Allah}*” they puffed
themselves up with pride 1 ' 1 (i.e. denied it).
36. And (Ihey) said: “Are we going to abandon our alihah
(gods) for the sake of a mud poet? ”
37. Nay I he (Muhammad has come with Ihe
truth (i.e* Allah's religion — Islamic Monotheism and tills
Qur’an) and he confirms the Messengers (before him who
brought Allah's religion — Islamic Monotheism).
38. Verily, you (pagans of Makkah} are going to taste the
painful torment;
39. And you will be requited nothing except for what you
used to do (evil deeds, sins, and Allah's disobedience which you
used to do in this world)
40. Except the chosen slaves of AlUlh (i.e. the true believers
of Islamic Monotheism)*
41. For them there will be a known provision (in Paradise),
42. Fruits; and they shall be honoured*
43. In the Gardens of delight (Paradise),
44. Facing one another on thrones*
45. Round them will be passed a cup of pure wine —
46. White, delicious to Ihe drinkers.
47. Neither will they have Ghoul (any kind of hurt,
abdominal pain, headache, a sin) from that, nor will they suffer
Ei |
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in toxic ation therefrom.
48. And beside them will be Qaairat-af- Tarf f chaste females
(wives), restraining their glances (desiring none except their
husbands)], with wide and beautiful eves, 111
49. (Delicate and pure) as if they were (hidden) eggs (well)
preserved,
50. Then they will turn to one another, mutually question in g.
51. A speaker of them wilt say: “Verily, I had a companion
(in the world),
52. Who used 1o say: “Are you among those who believe (in
resurrection after death).
53. “(That) when we die and become dust and bones, shall
we indeed (be raised up) to receive reward or punishment
(according to our deeds)?"
54. (The speaker) said: “Will you look down?”
55. So he looked down and saw him in the midst of the Tire,
56. He said: “By Allah! You have nearly ruined me.
57. “Had it nol been for the Grace of my Lord, I would
certainly have been among those brought forth (to Hell).”
58. (The dwellers of Paradise will say) “Are we then not to
die (any more)?
59. Except our first death, and we shall not be punished?
(after we have entered Paradise)."
60. Truly, this is the supreme success!
61. Lor the like of this let the workers work.
62. Is that (Paradise) better entertainment or the tree of
Zaqqum (a horrible tree in Hell)?
63. Truly, We have made it (as) a trial for tike Zaiimun
(polytheists, disbelievers, wrong-doers).
64. Verily, it is a tree that springs out of the bottom of Hell-fire,
65. The shoots of its fniit-stalks are like the heads of
Skuyatm (devils);
66. Truly, they will cat thereof and fill their bellies therewith.
67. Then on the top of that they will he given boiling water
to drink so that it beeomes a mixture (of boiling water and
in
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Zaqqum in their bellies),
68. Then thereafter, verily, their return is to the flaming fire
of Hell.
69. Verily* they found their fathers on the wrong path;
76. So they (too) hastened in their footsteps!
71. And indeed most of the men of old went astray before them;
72. And indeed We sent among them warners (Messengers);
75. Then see what was the end of those who were warned
(hut heeded not).
74. Except the chosen slaves of Allah (faithful, obedient, and
true believers of Islamic Monotheism).
75* And indeed Nuh (Noah) invoked Us, and We are the Best
of those who answer (the request),
76. And We rescued him and his family from the great
distress (i.e. drowning)*
77. And, his progeny, them We made the survivors (i.e.
Shem, flam and Japhcth).
78. And left for him (a goodly remembrance) among the
later generations:
79. “ Salam (peace) be upon Nuh (Noah) (from Us) among
the i Aiamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists)! 11
80. Verily* thus We reward the Muhsinun (good-doers —
See V.2:112)
81* Verily* he [Ntih (Noah)] was one of Our believing slaves.
82. Then We drowned the others (disbelievers and
polytheists).
85. And, verily, among those who followed his (Null's
(.Noah) | way (Islamic Monotheism ) was Ibrahim (Abraham).
84. When he came to his Lord with a pure heart (attached to
Allah Alone and none else, worshipping none but Allah Alone
— true Islamic Monotheism, pure from the filth of polytheism |.
85. When he said to his father and to his people: ^Whaf is it
that which you worship?
86. “Is it a falsehood — tilth ah (gods) other than Allah —
that you desire?
87. “Then what Ihink you aboul the Lord of the Alamtn
(mankind* jinn, and all that exists)?”
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88. Then lie caw! a glance at the stars,
89. And he said: “Verily, I am sick |l] (with plague)* JHe did
this trick to remain in their temple of idols to destroy them and
not to accompany them to the pagan feast)]*"
90. So they turned away from him, and departed (tor fear of
the disease),
91* Then he turned to Iheir alihah (gods) and said: “Will you
not eat (of the offering before you)?
92, “What is. the matter with you that you speak not?”
93. Then he turned upon I hem, striking (them) with (his)
right hand*
94, Then they {the worshippers of idols) came, towards him,
hastening,
95. He said: “Worship you that which you (yourselves) carve?
96* “While Allah has created you and what you make!”
97. They said: “Build for him a building (it is said that the
building was Like a furnace) and throw him into the blazing
fire!”
98* So they plotted a plot against him, hut We made them
the lowest*
99. And he said {after his rescue from the fire): “Verily, I
am going to mv Lord. He will guide me!”
100* “My Lord! Grant me (offspring) from the righteous*”
10 1. So We gave him the glad tidings of a forbearing boy.
102. And, when he (his son) was old enough to walk with
him. he said: “O my son! I have seen in a dream lhat I am
slaughtering you (offering you in sacrifice to Allah). So look
what you think!” He said: “O my father! Do that which you are
commanded, Imha ’ Allah (if Allah w ills), you shall find me of
As-Sabirun (the patient)"
103. Then, when they had both submitted themselves (to the
Will of Allah), and he had laid him prostrate on his forehead
(or on the side of his forehead for slaughtering);
104* We called out to him: “O Ibrahim! (Abraham!)
105. You have fulfilled the dream!” Verily, thus do We
reward the Muhsinun (good-doers — See 2:1 12).
' l
(V.37.:89) See the footnote (C) of { V. 16: 12 1 )_
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Hlfr. Verily, that indeed whs I he manifest trial,
107. And We ransomed him with a great sacrifice (i.e.
— a ram);
1 118, And We left for him (a goodly remembrance) among
the later generations,
109. “ Salam (peace) be upon Ibrahim (Abraham)?”
110. Thus indeed do We reward the Muksmitn (good-doers
— Sec V.2:112).
111. Verily, he was one of Our believing slaves.
112. And We gave him the glad tidings of IsMq (Isaac) — a
Prophet from the righteous.
113. We blessed him and Ishaq (Isaac), And of their progeny
are (some) that do right, and some that plainly wrong themselves.
114. And indeed. We gave Our Grace to Musa (Moses) and
llarun (Aaron),
115. And We saved them and their people from the great
distress,
116. And helped I hem, so that they became (he victors;
117. And We gave them the clear Scripture;
118. And guided them to the Right Path.
119. And We left for them (a goodly remembrance) among
the later generations.
1211. “Salam (peace) he upon Musa (Moses) and llarun
(Aaron)!”
121. Verily, thus do We reward the Muhsittun (good-doers
— See V.2:li2).
122. Verily, they were two of Our believing slaves,
123. And verily, Ilyas (Elias) was one of the Messengers.
124. When he said to his people: “Will you not fear Allah?
125. “Will you call upon Ha* I (a well-known idol of his nation
whom they used to worship) and forsake the Best of creators,
126. “Allah, your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers?”
127. But they denied him [Ilyas (Elias)], so they will
certainly be brought forth (to the punishment),
128. Except the chosen slaves of AMh.
129. And We left for him (a goodly remembrance) among
the later generations.
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130. ^Salam (peace) he upon Jlyasln (Elias)!”
131. Verily, thus da We reward the Muhslnun (good-doers, who
per farm goad deeds totally for Allah’s sake only — See V«2:112)*
132. Verily, he was one of Our believing slaves.
133. And verily, Lut (Lot) w as one of the Messengers*
134. When We saved him and his family, all,
135. Except an old woman (his wife) who was among those
who remained behind.
13b. Then We destroyed the rest (the town of Sodom at Ihe
place of the Dead Sea now r in Palestine)*
137. Verily, you pass by them in the morning
138. And al night; will you not then reflect?
139. And, verily, Yunus (Jonah) was one of the Messengers.
140. When he ran to the laden ship'
141. Then he (agreed to) cast lots, and he was among the losers.
142. Then a (big) fish swallowed him as lie had done an ad
w orthy of blame.
143. Had he not been of them who glorify Allah,
144. He would have indeed remained inside its belly (the
fish) till the Day of Resurrection*
145. But We cast him forth on the naked shore while he was
sick,
146. And We caused a plant of gourd to grow over him,
147. And We scnl him to a hundred thousand (people) or
even more.
148. And they believed; so W r c gave them enjoyment for a while,
149. Now ask them (O Muhammad ^ *al j^o): “Are
there (only) daughters for your Lord and sons for them?”
1511. Or did We create the angels female while they were
witnesses?
151. Verily, it is of their falsehood that they (Quraisli
pagans) say:
152. “Allilh has bcgolten (offspring — ihe angels being the
daughters of Allah)?” And, verily, they are liars!
153. Has He (then) chosen daughters rather than sons?
154. What is Ihe mailer with you? How do yon decide?
155. Will you not then remember?
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156. Or is there for vou a plain authority?
157. Then bring your Hook if you are truthful!
158. And they have invented a kinship between Him and the
jinn, but the jinn know well that they have indeed to appear
(before llim) (Le* they will he called to account)*
15?* Glorified is. AlhihE (He is free) from what they altribule
to Him!
16ft. Except the slaves of Allah, whom He chooses {for His
Mercy i.e. true believers of Islamic Monotheism who do not
altribule false things 1o Allah).
161. So, verily you (pagans) and those whom you worship (idols)
162. Cannot lead astray [turn away from Him (Allah)
anyone of the believers],
163. Except those who are predestined to burn in Hell!
164. And there is not one of us (angels) but has his known
place (or position);
165. And verily, we (angels), we stand in rows (fnr the
prayers as you Muslims stand in rows for your prayers);
166. And verily, we (angels), indeed are those who glorify
(Allah's Praises he* perforin prayers)*
167. And indeed (hey (Arab pagans) used to say:
16H, “If we had a reminder as had the men of old (before the
coming of Prophet Muhammad Aaj 41ft as a Messenger
of Alla h ),
16?, “We would have indeed been the chosen slaves of Allah
(true believers of Islamic Monotheism)!”
17ft. But (now that the Qur’iin has come) they disbelieve
therein (i.e. in the Qur'an and in Prophet Muhammad lA 3
A-J ^ , and all that be brought, — the Divine Revelation), so
they will come to know! 111
171. And verily, Our Word has gone forth of old for Onr
slaves, the Messengers.
172. That they verily would be made triumphant,
173. And that Our hosts! they verily would be Ihe victors*
174. So turn away (O Muhammad A^j 'A* ^ A 3 ) from
them for a while.
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ITS. And watch them and they shall see (the punishment}!
176. Du they seek to hasten on Our Torment?
177. Then, when it descends in iheir courtyard (i.e. near to
them), evil will lie the morning for those who had been warned!
178. So turn (O Muhammad ph-# ^ (J**) away from
them for a while,
179. And w r atch and they shall see (the torment)!
180. Glorified is your Lord, the Lord of Honour and Power!
(He is free) from what they attribute to Him!
181. And peace be on the Messengers!
182. And all praise and thanks are Allah’s, the Lord of (he
* A In mm (mankind, jinn and all 1 hat exists).
In the Name of Allah,
the Moat Gracious, the Most Merciful.
L Sad
[These letters (S&d, etc?) are one of the miracles of the
Qur’in, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings! . By
the Qur’an full of reminding (explanations and honour for the
one who believes in it).
2. Nay, those who disbelieve are in false pride and opposition.
3. How many a generation have We destroyed before them!
And they cried out when there w r as no longer time for escape,
4. And they (Arab pagans) wonder that a warner (Prophet
Muhammad pVj has come to them from among
themselves. And the disbelievers say: “This (Prophet
Muhammad ^ ■ f**} is a sorcerer, a liar.
5. “Has he made the alihah (gods) (all) into One llah (God
— Allah). Verily, this is a curious thing!"
6. And the leaders among them went about (saying): “Go on,
and remain constant to your alihah (gods)! Verily, Ihis is a
thing designed (against you)!
7* “We have not heard (the like) of this in Ihe religion of
these later days (Le. Christianity). This is nothing but an
invention! \Tufsir Al-Qurtuht\
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8, “Has the Reminder been sent down to him (alone) from
among us? w Nay, but they are in doubt about My Reminder
(this Qur'an)! Nay, but they have not tasted (My) Torment!
9* Or have they the treasures of the Mercy of your Lord* the
All-Mighty, the Real Bes tower?
10* Or is it that the dominion of the heavens and the earth
and all that is between them is theirs? If so, let them ascend up
with means (to the heavens)!
11* (As they denied Allah’s Message) they will be a defeated
host like the Confederates of the old times (who were defeated)*
12* Before them (were many who) denied (Messengers) —
the people ofNflh (Noah); and ‘Ad; and Fir^aun (Pharaoh) the
man of slakes (with which he used to punish Ihe people),
13* And Thamud* and the people of Ltit (Lot), and the
Dwellers of the Wood: such were the Confederates.
14* Not one of them but denied the Messengers; therefore
My Torment was justified,
15* And these only wait for a single Saihah [shout (Le* the
blowing of the Trumpet by the angel I$rufil}\ there will he no
pause or ending (hereto [(ill everything will perish except Allah
(the only God full of Majesty, Bounty and Honour)].
16. They say: “Our Lord! Haslen to us Qittana (i.e. our
Record of good and bad deeds so that we may see it) before the
Day of Reckoning!”
17. Be patient (O Muhammad *4^ -&! ^^Lo) of whal they
say, and remember Our slave Dawfid (David), endued with
power. Verily, he was ever oft-reluming in all matters and in
repentance (towards Allah).
18. Verily, We made the mountains to glorify Our Praises
with him |Dawud (David)] in the ‘As hi (i.e. after the mid-day
till sunset) and Ishraq (i.e. after the sunrise till mid-day).
19. And! (so did) the birds assembled; all obedient to him
[IkHvuri ( David)] |i,e* they came and glorified Allah's Praises
along with him}. [Tafsir A!-QuriuhT\.
20* We made his kingdom strong and gave him Al-Hikmah
(Prnphcthnnd) and sound judgement in speech and decision,
21* And has the news of the litigants reached you? When
they climbed over the wall into (his) Mihr&b {a praying place or
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a private room);
22. When they entered in upon L> a w Ci d (David), he was
terrified of Ihem. They said: ‘■Tear not! (We are) two liligants,
one of whom has wronged (he other, therefore Judge between
us with Irulh, and treat us not with injustice, and guide us to
the Right Way,
23, Verily, this my brother (in religion) has ninety-nine
ewes, while 1 have (only) one ewe, and he says; “Hand it over to
me, and he overpowered me in speech.”
24. [Dawud { David)] said (immediately without listening to
the opponent): “He has wronged you in demanding your ewe in
addition to his ewes. And, verily, many partners oppress one
another, except those who believe and do righteous good deeds,
and they are few.” And D£wudt (David) guessed thal We have
tried him and lie sought Forgiveness of his Lord, and lie fell
down prostrate and turned (to Allah) in repentance,
25, So We forgave him that, and verily, for him is a near
access to Us, and a good place of (final) return (Paradise),
2fr» O Da wild (David)! Verily, We have placed you as a
successor on the earth; so judge you between men in truth (and
justice) and follow not your desire — for it will mislead you
from the Path of Allah. Verily, those who wander astray from
the Path of Allah (shall) have a severe torment, because they
forgot the Day of Reckoning.
27. And We created nol the heaven and the earth and all
that is between them without purpose! That is the
consideration of those who disbelieve! Then woe to those who
disbelieve (in Islamic Monotheism) from the Fire!
2fl» Shall Wc treat those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah
— Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds as
Mufsidun (those who associate partners in worship with Allah
and commit crimes) on earth? Or shall We treat the Muttaqun
(the pious — Sec V„2:2l as the Fujjar (criminals, disbelievers,
the wicked)?
29. (This is) a Book (the Qur’an) which We have sent down
to you, full of blessings, thal (hey may ponder over ils Verses,
and that men of understanding may remember,
30, And to Dawud (David) We gave Sulaiman (Solomon).
How excellent a slave! Verily, he was ever oft-returning in
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repentance (to Us)!
3L When there were displayed before him, in the afternoon,
well trained horses of the highest breed |for Jihad (holy
fighting in Allah's Cause)].
32, lie said: “I did love the good (these horses) instead of
remembering my Lord (in my *Asr prayer)” tilt the time was
over, and (the sun) had hidden in the veil (of night).
33, Then he said “Bring them (horses) hack to me,” Then he
began to pass his hand over their Legs and their necks (tilt the
end of the display).
34. And indeed, We did try Su Lai man (Solomon) and We placed
on his throne Jus ad (a devil, so he losl his kingdom for a while) and
tie did return (to Allah with obedience and in repentance, and to
his throne and kingdom hy the Grace of Allah).
35. He said: “My Lord! Forgive me, and bcslow upon me a
kingdom such as shall not belong to any other after me: Verily,
You are the Restower,”
36* So, We subjected to him the wind; it blew gently by his
order whithersoever he willed,
37. And also the Shaydtin (devils) from the jinn (including)
every kind of builder and diver,
38. And also others bound in fetters.
39. | Allah said to Sulaiman (Solomon) |: “This is Our gift: so
spend you or withhold, no account will lie asked (of you). "
40. And verily, for him is a near access to Us, and a good
(final) return (Paradise).
41 + And remember Our slave Ayyuh (Job), when he invoked his
Lord (saying): “Verily. Shaitan (Satan) has touched me with distress
(by mining my health) and iorment (by ruining my wealth)!
42. (Allah said to him): “Strike the ground with your foot: This
is (a spring of) water to wash in, cool and a (refreshing) drink.”
43. And We gave him (back) his family, and along with them
the like thereof, as a Mercy from Lis, and a Reminder for those
who understand.
44. “And take in your hand a bundle of thin grass and strike
therewith (your wife), and break not your oathJ 1J Truly, We
1,1 {Y.38;44) During the ailment of Ayyub (Job), his wife used to beg for him. and
Satan told her a word of disbelief to soy and slit told her husband [Ayyilh (Job)); so
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found hint patient. How excellent a slave! Verily, he was ever
oft-returning in repentance (to Us)!
45. And rememher Our slaves, Ibrahim (Abraham), Ishaq
(Isaac), and Ya’qub (Jacob), (all) owners of strength (in
worshipping Us) and (also) of religious understanding.
46. Verily, We did ehoose them by granting them (a good thing,
— LeJ the remembrance of the Home [in the Hereafter and they
used to make the people remember it, and also they used to invite
the people to obey Allah and to do good deeds for the IIereal'#er|.
47. And they are with Us, verily, of the chosen and Hie best!
48. And remember Is mil'll (Ishniucl), Aiyusa 1 (Klisha), and
Dhul-Kifi (Isaiah), all are among the best.
49. This is a Re minder. And verily, for the Muttaqdn (the
pious — See V.2:2) is a good final return (Paradise),
50. i Adn (kden) Paradise (everlasting Gardens), whose
doors will be opened for them.
51. Therein they will recline; therein they will call for fruits
in abundance and drinks;
52. And beside them will he Qdsirat-at-Tarf | chaste females
(wives) restraining their glances (desiring none except their
husbands)], (and) of equal ages.
53. This It is what you {Al-Muttaqun — the pious — see
Y.2:2) are promised for the Day of Reckoning!
54. (It will he said to them}; Verily, this is Our Provision
which will never finish.
55. This is so! And for the Tagh&n (transgressors, the
disobedient to Allah and His Mcssenger^j iJ Lja —
disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah, criminals} will he an evil
final return (Fire).
56. Hell! Where they will hurn, and worst (indeed) is that
place to rest!
57. This is so! Then let them taste it — a boiling fluid and
dirty wound discharges.
58. And other (torments) of similar kind — all together!
59. This is a troop entering with you (in Hell), no welcome
he kwmi; angry with her and tuejt an oatfi la strike hur one hundred lashes. So Allah
ordered Ayyub ( Job) to fulfil his oath by striking her with the bundle of thin grastu
( Tufait- At-{hirtuhi)
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for them! Verily, they shall burn in the Kirc!
60. They (The followers of the mis Leaders) will say; “Nay,
you (too)! No welcome for you! It is you (mis Leaders) who
brought this upon us (because you misled us in the world), so
evil is this place to stay in!”
61. They will say: “Our Lord! Whoever brought this upon
us, add to him a double torment in the Fire!”
62, And they will say: “What is the matter with us that we
see not men whom we used to count among the bad ones? 1 *
63. Did we lake them as an object of mockery, or have (our)
eyes failed to perceive I Lie in?”
64, Verily, that is the very truth — the mutual dispute of the
people of the Fire!
65. Say (O Muhammad “1 am only a
warner and Iherc is no Hah (God) except Allah (none has the
right to be worshipped but AllSh) the One, the Irresistible,
66, “The Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is
between them, the All-Mighty, the Oft-Forgiving.”
67. Say: “That (this Qur^an) is great news,
68, “From which you turn away!
69, “I had no knowledge of the chiefs (angels) on high when
they were disputing and discussing (about the creation of Adam).
70. “Only this has been revealed to me, that I am a plain
warner.”
71, (Remember) when your Lord said to the angels: “Truly,
I am going to create man from clay”.
72. So when I have fashioned him and breathed into him
(his) soul created by Me, then you fall down prostrate to him*”
73, So the angels prostrated themselves, all of them:
74. Except Tbits (Satan): he was proud 11 and was one of the
disbelievers*
75, (Allah) said: “G Iblh (Satan)E What prevents you from
prostrating yourself to one whom I have created with Both My
Hands 121 . Are you too proud (to fall prostrate to Adam) or are
you one of the high exalted?”
1 '■ ( V.3 tl :74) See die footnote of (V.22:9).
L| (V.3N:75) See the footnote of (V.3 :73).
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76* [Ihtts (Satan)] Mild: “I am better than him. You created
me from lire, and Yon created him from day.”
77* (Allah) said: “Then get out from here: for verily you are
outcast
7ft “And verily, My Curse is on you till the Day of Recom^
pertse.”
79* [Iblis (Satan)] said: “My Lord! Give me then respite till
the Day the (dead) are resurrected,”
80. (Allah) said: “Verily, you are of those allowed respite
81, Till Ihe Day of Ihe time appointed.”
82* \Iblis (Satan )] said: “By Your Might* then I will surely
mislead them all,
85. “Except Your chosen slaves amongst them (i.e. faithful,
obedient If ue believers of Tslamic Monotheism),”
84* (Allah) said: “The Truth is — and the Trutli I say —
85* That I will til] Hell with you | Iblis (Satan)] and those of
them (mankind!) that follow you, together.”
86* Say (G Muhammad ^ j^): “No wage do I ask
of you for this (the Qur'an), nor am I one of the MtttakaUifun
(those who pretend and fabricate things w hich do not exist)*
87. “It (this Qur'an) is only a Reminder for all the \4lamtn
(mankind and jinn).
88* “And you shall certainly know the truth of it after a
while”.
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
1* The revelation of this Book (the Qur'an) is from Ailaii,
the All-Mighty* the All-Wise.
2. Verily, We have sent down the Book to you (O
Muhammad M in truth: So worship Allah (Alone)
by doing religious deeds sincerely for Alia if s sake only*
3* Surely the religion (Le. the worship and the obedience) is
for Allah only. And those who take Auliya* (protectors, helpers,
lords, gods) besides Him (say): “We worship them only that
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they may bring us near to Allah. ' Verily, Allah will judge
between (hem concerning that wherein they differ* Truly, Allah
guides not him who is a liar, and a disbeliever*
4. Had Allah willed to take a son (or offspring), He could
have chosen whom He willed out of those whom He created.
But Glorified is He! (He is above such things)* lie is Allah, the
One, Ihe Irresistible 11 .
5. He has created the heavens and the earth with truth. He
makes the night to go in the day and makes the day to go in the
night* And He has subjected the sun and the moon* Each
running (on a fixed course) for an appointed term. Verily, He is
the All-Mighty, the Oft-Forgiving*
6* He created you (ail) from a single person (Adam); then
made from him his wife |Hawwfi’ (Eve)], And He has sent
down for you of cattle eight pairs (of the sheep, two, male and
female; of the goats* two, male and female; of the oxen, two,
male and female; and of the camels* two* male and female). He
creates you in the wombs of your mothers; creation after
creation in three veils of darkness, Such is Allah your Lord. Ills
is the kingdom. La Mfsa ilia Huwa (none has the right to be
worshipped hut He). How then are you turned away?
7. If you disbelieve* then verily, Allah is not in need of you;
He likes not disbelief for His slaves. And if you are grateful (by
being believers). He is pleased therewith for you. No hearer of
burdens shall bear the burden of another* Then to your Lord is
your return, and He will inform you what you used to do.
Verily, He is AH-Knower of that w hich is in (men's) breasts*
8* And when some hurt touches man, he cries to his Lord
(Allah Alone), turning to Him in repentance. But when He
bestows a favour upon him from Himself, he forgets that for
which he cried for before, and he sets up rivals to Allah, in
order to mislead others from His Path. Say: “Take pleasure in
your disbelief for a while: surely you are (one) of the dwellers
of the Fire ! : w
9* Is one who is obedient to AMh, prostrating himself or
standing (in prayer) during the hours of the night* fearing the
Hereafter and hoping for the Mercy of his Lord (like one who
{ V. 3 y :4) See the footnote of ( V.2 : 1 1 6).
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disbelieves)? Say: “Are those who know equal to those who
know not?” It is only men of understanding who will remember
(i,e. get a lesson from Allah’s Signs and Verses).
10. Say (O Muhammad A-'J “O My slaves who
believe (in the Oneness of Allah — Islamic Monotheism)! Re
afraid of your Lord f Allah) and keep your duty to Him. Good
is (Ihe reward) for those who do good in this world, and Alliih’s
earth is spacious {so if you cannot worship Allah at a place,
then go to another)! Only those who are patient shall receive
their reward in full, without reckoning^ 11 ”
11. Say (O Muhammad fk-j dd ^1**); “Verily, I ain
commanded to worship Allah (Alone) by oheying Him and
doing religious deeds sincerely for His sake only.
12. “And I am commanded (this) in order that I may he the
first of those who submit themselves to Allah (in Islam) as
Muslims.”
13. Say {O Muhammad J**)'. “Verily, if I disobey
my Lord, I am afraid of the torment of a great Day + ”
14. Say (O Muhammad fl**j “Allah Alone 1
worship hy doing religious deeds sincerely for His sake only
(and not to show off, and not to set up rivals wilh Him in
worship.)”
15. So worship what you like besides Ilim. Say (O
Muhammad M “The losers arc those who will
lose themselves and their families on the Day of Resurrection.
Verilv, that will be a manifest loss!”
lb, They shall have coverings of Fire, above them and
covering (of Fire) beneath them. With this Allah does Frighten
His slaves: ts O My slaves, therefore fear Me!”
17. Those who avoid At-Tdghut 1 (false deities) by not
worshipping them and turn to Allah (in repentance), for them
are glad tidings; so announce the good news to My slaves —
IS, Those who listen to the Word [good advice Ld ildha illaildh
— (none has the right to be worshipped but Allah) and Islamic
Monotheism] and follow the best thereof (i.c, worship Allah
Alone, repent to Him and avoid Tdghut) those are (the ones)
r ' ] (V.39:10) See die footnote of (V. 16:126).
W (V. 39:17} See the footnote rtf (V. 2:256).
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whom Allah has guided and those are men of understanding, 11
19. Is, then one against whom the Word of punishment is
justified (equal to the one who avoids evil)? Will you (O
Muhammad ^ rescue him who is in the Fire?
20. Bui those who fear their Lord (Allah) and keep their
duty to Him, for them are built lofty rooms, one above another
under which rivers flow (i.c. Paradise). ( This is) the Promise of
Allah: and Allah does not fail in (His) Promise.
21. See you not that Allah sends down water (rain) from the
sky, and causes it to penetrate the earth, (and then makes it to
spring up) as water-springs, and afterward thereby produces
crops of different colours, and afterward they wither and you
see them turn yellowy then He makes them dry and broken
pieces. Verily, in this is a Reminder for men of understanding.
22. Is he whose breast Allah has opened 1o Isl&m, so that he
is in light from His Lord (as he who is a non-Muslim)? So woe
to those whose hearts are hardened against remembrance of
Allah! They are in plain error!
23. Allah has sent down the Best Statement, a Book (this
Qur’iin), its parts resembling each other (in goodness and
truth) (and) oft-repealed. The skins of those who fear their
Lord shiver from it (when they recite it or hear it)* Then their
skin and Iheir heart soften to the remembrance of Allah. That
is the guidance of Allah. He Guides therewith whom He wills;
and whomever Allah sends astray, for him there is no guide.
24. Is he then, who will confront with his face the awful
torment on the Day of Resurrection (as he who enters
peacefully in Paradise)? And it will be said to the Zalimfm
(polytheists and wrong-doers): “Taste what you used to earn!”
25* Those before them denied, and so the torment came on
them from directions they perceived not.
26* So Allah made them to taste the disgrace in the present
life, but greater is the torment of the Hereafter if they only
knew!
27* And indeed We have put forth for men, in this Qur’an
every kind of similitude in order that they may remember.
|L] (¥.39:1$) Like Zaid bio l Amr bin Nufail. Salmon Al-FIrisi and Abu Dharr
AL-Ghifirf. [Tqftfr A 1-Qurfubi, also seethe footnote of (V.2:135)]
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28. An Arabic Qur'an, without any crookedness (therein) in
order that they may avoid all evil which Allah has ordered
them 1o avoid, fear Him and keep their duty 1o Him.
2 % Allah puts forth a similitude; a (slave) man belonging to
many partners (like those who worship others along with
Allah) disputing with one another, and a (slave) man belonging
entirely to one master (like those who worship Allah Alone).
Are those two equal in comparison? All praise and thanks are
Allah's! Bui most of them know not.
30* Verily, you (O Muhammad A*j AJt ^ J**) will die, and
verily they (too) will die,
3i. 1 hen, on the Day of Resurrection, you will be disputing
before your Lord.
# 32* Then, who does more wrong than one who utters a lie
against Allah* 1 ' 1 and denies the truth jthis Qur’an, the Prophet
(Muhammad A-i.j and the Islamic Monotheism]
when it comes to him! Is there not in Hell an abode for the
disbelievers?
33* And he (Muhammad A-j ^ lA*) who has brought
the truth (this Qur'an and Islamic Monotheism) and (those
who) believed therein (i,e. the true believers of Islamic
Monotheism), those are AI-Muttaqun (the pious — Sec V*2:2).
34. They shall have all lhat they will desire with their Lord.
That is the reward of the Muhsin&n (good-doers — see the
footnote of V*9:120).
35* So that Allah may expiate from them the evil of what
they did and give them the reward, according to the best of
fnl
w hat they used to do*
36. Is not Allah Sufficient for His slave? Yet they try to
frighten you w ith those (whom I hey worship) besides Him! And
whom Allah sends astray, for him there will be no guide.
37* And whomsoever Allah guides, for him there will be no
mis leader, Is not Allah All-Mighty, Possessor of Retribution?
38. And verily, if you ask them: £i Who created the heavens
and the earth?” Surely they will say: “ Allah (has created them).”
Say: ‘"Tell me Ihen, the things that you invoke besides Allah — if
111 (V,39;32) S« the footnote of (V.2; 1 16).
|7j (V.39:35) See the footnote of (V.9:]2I).
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Allah intended same harm tor me, could they remove His harm?
Or if He (ALI3h) iitl ended some mercy fur me, could Ihey
withhold His Mercy?” Say: “Sufficient for me is Allah; in Him
1 111
those who trust (i.e. believers) must put their trust. ”
39. Say: (O Muhammad yk-a) “O my people!
Work according to your way, lam working (according to my
way). Then you will come to know
40. “To whom comes a disgracing torment, and on whom
descends an everlasting torment.”
41. Verily, We have sent down to you (O Muhammad
fkdj the Book (this Qur’an) for mankind in truth. So
whosoever aeeepls ihe guidance, it is only for his ownself, and
whosoever goes astray, he goes astray only for his (own) loss.
And you (O Muhammad ^ jk- 3 ) are not a Wakll
(trustee or disposer of affairs, or guardian) over (hem . 121
42. It is Allah Who takes away the souls at the time of their
death, and those that die not during their sleep. He keeps those
(souls) for which lie has ordained death and sends the rest for
a term appointed. Verily, in this are signs for a people who
think deeply.
43. Have Ihey taken (others) as intercessors besides AllSh?
Say: “Even if they have power over nothing whatever and have
no intelligence?”
44. Say: “To Allah belongs all intercession. His is the
Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth. Then to Him you
shall be brought back.”
45. And when Allah Alone is mentioned, the hearts of Ihose
who believe not in the Hereafter are filled with disgust (from the
Oneness of Allah *»' and when those (whom they obey or
worship) besides Him [like all false deities other than Allah, — it
may be a Messenger, an angel, a pious man, a jinni, or any other
creature even idols, graves of religious people, saints, priests,
monks and others.] are mentioned, behold, they rejoice ! 131
4(i P Say (O Muhammad "Lilt J&1 “0 Allah! Creator
of the heavens and the earth! All-Knower of the 0 haib
llJ (¥.39:38) See Ihe footnote of (V. 12:67).
m (V. 39:41) See the footnote of (V.3:85).
^ (V. 39:45) See the footnote of (V.2:165).
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(Unseen) and the seen! You will judge between your slaves
about that wherein they used to differ/’
47. And those who did wrong (the polytheists and
disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah), if Ihey had all thal is in
earth and therewith as much again, they verily, would offer it
to ransom themselves therewith on the Day of Resurrection
from the evil torment; and there will become apparent to them
from Allah what they had not been reckoning* 1
48* And the evils of that which they earned will become
apparent to them, and that which! they used! to mock at will
encircle them*
49* When harm touches man, he calls to Us (for help); then
when We have (rescued him from that harm and) changed it
into a favour from Us, he says: “Only because of knowledge
(that 1 possess) 1 obtained it*" May, it is only a trial, hut most of
them know not!
50* Verily, those before them said it, yet (all) that they had
earned availed them not
51. So, the evil results of that which they earned overtook
them* And those who did wrong of these (people to whom you
(Muhammad A4* ill j4*^) have been sentf will also be
overtaken by the evil results (torment) for that which they
earned; and they will never be able to escape. 121
52. Do they not know that Allah enlarges the provision for
whom He wills, ant! straitens it (for whom He wills). Verily, in
this are signs for a folk who believe!
53. Say: “O ‘IMdr (My slaves) who have transgressed
against themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)! Despair
not of the Mercy of Allfih: verily, Allah forgives all sins. Truly
He is Oft- Forgiving, Most Merciful/ 1
54. “And turn in repentance and in obedience with true
Faith (Islamic Monotheism) to your Lord and submit to Him
(in Islam) before the torment comes upon you, (and) then you
llJ (V, .3 9:47) See the footnote of (V.3;91).
m (V, 39:51) Sec the footnote of (V.5;90).
|lJ (V .39:53): A) ike the footnote of (V.9: ] 21).
B) See the footnote of (V.22:27).
C) See the footnote of (V.25:7U).
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will not he helped.
55* “And follow 7 the best of that winch is sent down to you
from your Lord (i.e. this Qur’an, do what it orders you to do
and keep away from what it forbids), before the torment comes
on you suddenly while you perceive not!”
56. Lest a person should say: “Alas, my grief that E was
undutiful to Allah (i.e* I have not done what AllSh has ordered
me to do), and I was indeed among those who mocked [at the
truth! i*e* Li ilaha Ulaflah (none has the right to be worshipped
but Allah), the Qur’an, and Muhammad r^J 4wi u^ 3 and at
the faithful believers)
57. Or (lest) he should say: “If only Allah had guided me, I
should indeed have been among the Muttaqun (the pious — See
V*2:2). w
58. Or (lest) he should say when he sees the torment: “If
only I had another chance (to return to the world), then 1
should indeed be among tbe Muhsin&n (good-doers — See
V*2:112).”
59. Yes! Verily, there came to you My Ayat (proofs, evidences,
verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) and you denied them, and
were proud 11 and were among the disbelievers.
6b, And on the Bay of Resurrection you will see those who lied
against Allah (i.e* attributed to Him sons, partners) — their faces
will he black. Is there not in Hell an abode for the arrogant?
61* And All&h will deliver those who are the Muttaqun (the
pious — See V.2:2) to their places of success (Paradise). Evil
shall touch them not, nor shall they grieve.
62. Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is the Wakil
(Trustee, Disposer of affairs, Guardian) over ail likings.
63* To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth. And
those who disbelieve in the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, signs,
revelations, etc.) of Allah, sueh are they who will be the losers.
64* Say (O Muhammad ^ to the polytheists):
“Do you order me to worship other than Allah? O you fools!”
65. And indeed it has been revealed to you (O Muhammad
iii jLa), as it was to those (Allah’s Messengers) before
you: “If you join others in worship with AMh, (then) surely
an
(V.39:59) See the footnote of (V.22:9]
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(all) your deeds will lie in vain, and you will certain ly he among
the lasers/ 11 *
66. Nay! But warship Allah (Alone and none else), and he
among the grateful.
67. They made not a just estimate of Allah such as is due to
Him* And on the Dav of Resurrection the whole of the earth
"■ jUl
will lie grasped fay His Hand ^ and the heavens will be roiled up
in His Right Hand. Glorified is Me, and High is He above all
that they associate as partners with Him!
6ft. And the Trumpet will be blown, and all who are in the
heavens and all who are on the earth will swoon away, except
him whom Allah wills. Then it will he blown a second time, and
IA I
behold they will he standing, looking on (waiting).
69. And the earth will shine with the light of its Lord (Allah,
when He will come to judge among men): and the Book will be
placed (open); and the Prophets and the witnesses will be
brought forward; and it will be judged between them with
truth, and they will not be wronged.
711. And each person will he paid in full of what he did; and
He is Best Aware of what they do.
71, And those who disbelieved will be driven 1o Hell in groups
till, when they reach it, the gates thereof will he opened (suddenly
like a prison at the arrival of the prisoners). And its keepers will
say, “Did not the Messengers come to you from yourselves,
reciting to you the Verses of your Lord, and warning you of the
Meeting of this Day of yours?* They will say: “Yes,” hut the
111 (V.39:65) : A) See the footnote of (V. 2 : 165).
B'l See the footnote of(V.4:l35).
121 (V.39;67) See the footnote of (V. 35:41),
1 ' * l (V.39:68).a) Narrated Abu Hnrairah 4 j' The Prophet vk said,
ll l will be the first to Paine my he?nj aflef the stsetmd blowing of the Trumpet and will
see Mika (Moses) holding or clinging to die Throne; and 1 will uot know whether he
had been in that stale all the time or after the blowing of the Trumpet.” (Sahfh
Al-Bukhari, Vol,6 p Haditk N 0.3.37).
b) Narrated Abu Ilurairah ^ The Prophet fi-o 4>! i said, ''Between the
two blowings of the Tnunpet there will be forty. L ' The people said, "‘O Abu Hurairahl
Forty days?” f refused to reply, They said, tL Forty years?” I refused to reply, They
said, "Forty Months?” 3 refused to reply and added: Everything of a human body wilt
waste away, perish or decay except the Last coccyx bone (of the tail) and from that
btHit: Allah will reconstruct the whole body, {Sahib AI-Bukhan, Vol.fi, fladlsh
NoJ3S).
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Word of torment has been justified against the disbelievers! 11
72. It will he said (to them): “Enter you the gates of Hell, to
abide therein. And (indeed) what an evil abode of the arrogant!"
73. And those who kept their duty to their Lord (At-
Muttaquri 1 } will he led to Paradise in groups, till, when they
reach it, and its gates will he opened (before their arrival for their
reception) and its keepers wiJl say: Satamun ' Ataikum (peace he
upon you}! You have done well, so enter here to abide therein.”
74. And they will say: “Ail praise and thanks are Allah's
Who has fulfilled His Promise to us and has made us inherit
(this) land. We can dwell in Paradise where we will; how
excellent a reward for the (pious, good) workers ! H
75. And you will see the angels surrounding the Throne (of
A113h) from all round, glorifying the praises of their Lord
(Allah). And they (all the creatures) will be judged with truth.
And il will be said, “All praise and thanks are Allah's, (he Lord
of the ‘Alamin (mankind, jinn and ail that exists).”
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
1 .Ha. Mim.
[These letters are one of the miracles of the Qur ? £m, and
none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings].
2. The revelation of the Book (this Qur’an) is from Allah*
Hie All- Mighty* the Ail-Knower.
3. The Forgiver of sin, the Acceptor of repentance, the
Severe in punishment, the Bestower (of favours). La Hah a ilia
Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), to Him is
the final return,
4. None disputes in the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses,
lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah but those who disbelieve.
So let not their ability of going about here and there through the
Land (for their purposes) deceive you (O Muhammad
111 (Vjyj7l) the footnote of (V.3:85]|.
M (Y.19:73) ■■Al-Muitciqtm " See (V.2:2).
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for their ultimate end will he the Fire of Hell}!
5. T he people of Nuh (Noah) and the Confederates after
them denied (their Messengers) before these; and every
(disbelieving) nation plotted against their Messenger to seize
him, and disputed by means of falsehood to refute therewith
the truth. So I seized them (with punishment), and how
(terrible) was My punishment!
6. Thus has Ihe Word of your Lord been justified against those
w ho disbelieved, that they will be the dwellers of the Fire, 111
7. Those (angels) who hear the Throne (of Allah) and those
around it glorify the praises of their Lord., and believe in Him,
and ask forgiveness for those who believe (in the Oneness of
Allah) (saying); w Our Lord! You comprehend all things in
mercy and knowledge, so forgive those who repent and follow
Your Way, and save them from the torment of the blazing Fire!
8. K D|ir Lord! And make them enter the *Adn (Lden)
Paradise (ever Jas ting Cardens) which you have promised them
— and to the righteous among their fathers, their wives, and
their offspring! Verily, You arc the All-Mighty, the All- Wise-
9. ^And save them from (the punish menl for what they did of)
the sins, and whomsoever You save from (the punishment for
what he did of) the sins (i.e. pardon him) that Day, him verily.
You have taken into mercy,” And that is the supreme success.
10. Those who disbelieve will be addressed (at the time of
entering Ihe Fire): “AliillTs aversion was greater towards you
(in Ihe worldly life when you used to reject the Failh) than your
aversion towards one another (now in the Fire of Hell, as you
are now enemies to one another)* when you were called to the
Failh but you used to refuse.”
11. They will say: i,l- Our Lord! You have made us to die twice
(i.e. we were dead in the loins of our fathers and dead after our
life in this world), and You have given us life twice (i.e. life
when we were born and life when we are Resurrected)! Now we
confess our sins, then is there any way lo get out (of the Fire)?”
( Tafsir AI-QurtiiM)
12. (It will be said): "‘■This is because, when Allah Atone was
invoked (in worship) you disbelieved (denied), bm when
tu
(V.40:6) See the footnote of (V.3:85).
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partners were joined to Him, yon believed! So the judgement Is
only with Allah, the Most High, the Most Great! [ll ' ?
13. It is He Who shows you His Ayai {proofs, evidences,
verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) and sends down {rain
with which grows) provision for you from the sky, And none
remembers but those who turn (to Allah in obedience and) in
repentance (by begging His Pardon and by worshipping and
obeying Him Alone and none else).
14. So, call you (O Muhammad j&I and Ihe
believers) upon (or invoke) Allah making (your) worship pure
for Him (Alone) (by worshipping none but Him and by doing
religious deeds sincerely for AU&h’s sake only and not to show
off and not to set up rivals with Him in worship), however
much the disbelievers (in the Oneness of Allah) may hate (it),
15. (He is Allah) Owner of High Ranks and Degrees, the
Owner of the Throne. He sends the revelation by His
Command to any of His slaves He wills, that he (the person
who receives revelation) may warn (men) of the Day of Mutual
Meeting (i.e. the Day of Resurrection).
16. The Day when they wilt (all) come out, nothing of (hem
will be hidden from Allah. Whose is the kingdom this Day?
(Allah Himself will reply to His Question): It is Allah's, the
One, the Irresistible!
17. This Day shall every person he recompensed for what he
earned. This Day no injustice (shall he done to anybody).
Truly, Allah is Swift in reckoning.
18. And warn them (O Muhammad Ad jl«a) of the
Day that is drawing near (i.e. the Day of Resurrection), when
the hearts will he choking the throats, and Ihey can neither
return them (hearts) to their chests nor can they throw them
out* There will he no friend, nor an intercessor for the Zaiimitn
(polytheists and wrong-doers), who could be given heed to.
19. Allah knows the fraud of the eyes, and ail that the
breasts conceal*
1,1 (V 40:12) Narrated "Abdullah ^ "The Prophet A - 1 A* & J*** taid one
statement and ] said another The Prophet Ao ■A * 1 * ^ -j^ 3 &aid: ‘Whoever dies while
still invoking anything other than Allah as a rival to Allah, will enter Hell (Fire)/ And
I ‘Whoever dies without invoking anything as a rival to Allah, will enter
Paradise."" (Satifh Al-Hukhdrt T VoL 6* Hadith No. 24).
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211. And Allah judges with truth, while those to whom they
invoke hesides Him, cannot judge anything. Certainly, Allah!
He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer.
21. Have they not travelled in the Land and seen what was
the end of those who were before them? They were superior to
them in strength, and in the traces {which they left) in the Sand.
But Allah seized them with punishment for their sins. And
none had they to protect them from Allah.
22. That was because there came to them their Messengers
with dear evidences (proofs and signs) but they disbelieved (in
them). So Allah seized them (with punishment). Verily, He is
All-Strong, Severe in punishment.
23. And indeed We sent Musa (Moses) w r ilh Our Ayat
(proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), and a
manifest authority,
24. To Fir'aun (Pharaoh), Hainan and Qarun (Korah), but
they called (him): “A sorcerer, a liar!”
25 + Then, when he brought them the Truth from Us, they said:
“Kill the sons of those who believe with him and Let their women
live”; but the plots of disbelievers are nothing but in vain!
26, Fir'aun (Pharaoh) said: “Leave me to kill Musa (Moses),
and let him call his Lord {to stop me from killing him)! I fear
that he may change your religion, or that he may cause
mischief to appear in the land!”
27, Musa (Moses) said; “Verily, I seek refuge in my Lord
and your Lord from every arrogant who believes not in the
Bay of Reckoning!”
28. And a believing man of Kii“aun*s (Pharaoh) family, who
hid his faith said: “Would vuu kill a man because he savs: Mv
■H V ¥
Lord is Allah, and he has conic to you with clear signs (proofs)
from your Lord? And if he is a liar, upon him will be (the sin
of) his He; hut if he is telling the truth, then some of that
(calamity) w herewith he threatens you w r ill befall on you. 1 ”
Verily, Allah guides not one who is a Musrif '(a polytheist, or a
murderer w r ho shed blood without a right, or those who commit
great sins, oppressor, transgressor), a liar!
29. u O my people! Yours is the kingdom today, you being
dominant in the Land. But who will save us from the Torment
of Allah, should it befall us?” Fir l aun (Pharaoh) said; “I show
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you only that which 1 sec (correct), and I guide you only to the
path of light policy!”
30. And he who believed said: “O my people! Verily, 1 fear
for you a fate like that day (of disaster) of the Confederates (of
old)!
31* "'Like the fate of the people of Nfih (Noah), and "Art, and
Tliamud and those who came after them* Anri Allah wills no
injustice for (His) slaves,
32* “And, <> my people! Verily, I fear for you the Day when
there will he mutual calling (between the people of Hell and of
Paradise).”
33. A Day when you will turn your backs and flee having no
protector from Allah. And! whomsoever Allah sends astray, for
him there is no guide.
34. And indeed Yusuf (Joseph) did come to you, in times
gone hy, with clear signs, but you ceased not to doubt in that
which he did bring to you: till when he died you said: “No
Messenger will Allah send after him,” Thus Allah leaves astray
him who is a Mitsrif (a polytheist, an oppressor, a criminal,
asinner who commits great sins) and a Murtdh (one who doubts
Allah's Warning and His Oneness).
35. Those who dispute about the Ayat (proofs, evidences,
verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of All£h, without any
authority that has come to them, it is greatly hateful and
disgusting to Allah and to those who believe. Thus does Allah
seal up the heart of every arrogant, tyrant. (So they cannot
guide themselves to the Right Path).
36. And Fir'aun (Pharaoh) said: “O ftaman! Build me a
tower that E may arrive at the ways —
37. “The ways of the heavens, and I may look upon the fifth
(God) of Musii (Moses): But verily, 1 think him to be a liar. T
Thus if was made fair-seeming, in Fir'aunN (Pharaoh) eyes, (he
evil of his deeds, and he was hindered from the (Right) Palh;
and the plot of Fir‘aun (Pharaoh) led 1o nothing but loss and
destruction (for him).
38. And the man who believed said: ”G my people! Follow r
me, 1 will guide you to the way of right conduct |i.e, guide you
to Allah's religion of Islamic Monotheism with which Musa
(Moses) has been sent|.
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39. “O my people! Truly, this life of the world is nothing but
a (quick passing) enjoy menl, and verily, I he Hereafter that is
the home that will remain forever.”
40. “Whosoever does an evil deed, will not be requited
except the like thereof; and whosoever does a righteous deed,
whether male nr female and is a true believer (in the Oneness
of Allah), such will enter Paradise, where they will he provided
therein (wilh all things in abundance) without limit.
41. “And O my people! How is it that I cal! you to salvation
while you call me to the Fire!
42. “You invite me to disbelieve in Allah (and in His
Oneness), and to join partners in worship wilh Him of which I
have no knowledge; and 1 invite you to the All-Mighty, Ihe
Oft-Forgiving!
43. “No doubt you call me to (worship) one who cannot
grant (me) my request (or respond to my invocation) in this
world or in the Hereafter. And our return will he to Allah, and
Al-Musrifun (i.e. poly 1 heists and arrogant s, those who commit
great sins, Ihe transgressors of Allah's set limits): they shall be
the dwellers of the Fire!
44. “And you will remember what I am telling you, and my
affair I leave it to Allah. Verily, Allah is the All-Seer of (His)
slaves.”
45. So Allah saved him from Ihe evils thal they plotled
(against him), while an evil torment encompassed FiCaun’s
(Pharaoh) people,
4b. The Fire, they are exposed to it, morning and afternoon.
And on the Day when the Hour will be established (it will be
said to the angels): “Cause Fir L aun’& (Pharaoh) people to enter
the severest torment!”
47. And. when they will dispute in the Fire, the weak will say
to those who were arrogant: “Verily, we followed you: can you
then take from us some portion of the Fire?”
48. Those who were arrogant will say: “We are all (together)
in this (Fire)! Verily, Allih has judged between (His) slaves!”
49. And those in the Fire will say to the keepers (angels) of Hell:
“Call upon your Lord to lighten for us the torment for a day!”
50. They will say: “Did there not come to you, your
Messengers with (clear) evidences (and signs)?” They will say:
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■‘Vo.” They will reply: “Then call (as you like)! And the
invocation of the disbelievers is nothing bill in vain (as it will
not be answered by Allah)!”
51. Verily, We will indeed make victorious Our Messengers
and those who believe fin the Oneness of Allah — Islamic
Monotheism) in this world’s Life and on the I>ay when the
witnesses will stand forth, (Lc, Day of Resurrection) —
52. The Day when their excuses will be of no profit to
Zalimun (polytheists, wrong-doers and disbelievers in I he
Oneness of AMh). Theirs will be the curse, and theirs will be
the evil abode (i.e. painful torment in Hell-lire)*
53. And, indeed We gave Musa (Moses) the guidance, and
We caused the Children of Israel to inherit the Scripture |i,e.
the 'Faurat (Torah)| —
54. A guide and a reminder for men of understanding.
55. So be patient (Q Muhammad rWj *4^ ^ Verily, the
Promise of Allah is true, and ask forgiveness for your fault 111
and glorify the praises of your Lord in the *Ashi (i.e. the time
period after the mid noon till sunset) and in the Ihkar (Le* the
time period from early morning or sunrise till before midnoon)
lit is said that, that means the five compulsory congregational
SaMt (prayers) or the *Asr and Fa}r p ravers b
56. Verily, those who dispute about the Ay at (proofs., evidences,
verses, lessons, signs, revelations, ete.) of Allah, without any
authority having eome to them, there is nothing else in their
breasls except pride |<o aeeept you (Muhammad ,J*e)
as a Messenger of Allah and to obey you| [1] . They will never have
it (i.e. Prophcthood which Allah has hestowed upon you). So seek
refuge in Allah (0 Muhammad pkuj i from the
arrogants). Verily, it is He Who is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer.
57. The creation of the heavens and the earth is indeed
greater than the creation of mankind; yet, most of mankind
know not
5H. And not equal arc the blind and those who see; nor are
(equal) those who believe (in tbc Oneness of Allah — Islamic
Monotheism), and do righteous good deeds, and those who do
Ll (V, 4(1; 55} Sw the footnote of (V.4:t06),
l '' * 1 (V. 40: 56) Soethe footnote of (V. 3:85).
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evil. Little do you remember!
59. Verily, the Hour (Day of Judgement) is surely coming,
there is no doubt About it, yet must men believe not.
60. And your Lord said: “Invoke Me, [Le. believe in My
Oneness (Islamic Monotheism) and ask Me for anything] I will
respond to your (invocation). Verily, those who scorn My worship
[i.e. do not invoke Me, and do nol believe in My Oneness, (Islamic
Monotheism)] they w ill surely enter Hell in humiliation!”
6L Allah, it is He Who has made the night for you that you
may rest therein and the day for you to see. Truly, Allih is full
of Bounty to mankind; yet, most of mankind give no thanks,
62, That is Allah, your Lord, the Creator of all things: La
Mha if la Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He).
Ilow then are yoti turning away (from Allah, by worshipping
others instead of Him)?
63, Thus were turned away those who used to deny the A vat
(proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah.
64, Allah, it is lie Who has made for you the earth as a
dwelling place and the sky as a canopy, and has given you shape
and made your shapes good (looking) and has provided you with
good things. That is Allah, your Lord: so Blessed is Allah, the
Lord of the ‘Afantin (mankind, jinn and all that exists).
65. He is the Ever Living, La ilaka ilia Huwa (none has the
right to be worshipped but He); so invoke Him making your
worship pure tor Him Alone (by worshipping Him AJone, and
none else, and by doing righteous deeds sincerely for Allah's
sake only, and not to show off, and not setting up rivals with
Him in worship). All praise and thanks are Allah’s, the Lord of
the * Alarum (mankind. Jinn and all that exists).
66. Say {O Muhammad f»L*j j&I “| have been
forbidden to worship those whom you w r orship besides Allah,
since there have come to me evidences from my Lord; and I am
commanded to submit (in Islam) to the Lord of the l 'Alambt
(mankind, jinn and all that exists).
67. It is He, Who has created you (Adam) from dust, then
from a Niitfah ] mixed semen drops of male and female sexual
discharge (i.e. Adam's offspring)] then from a dot (a piece of
coagulated blood), then brings you forth as an infant, then
(makes you grow) to reach the age of full strength, and
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afterwards to be old (men and women) — though some among
you die before, — and that you reach an appointed term in
order that yon may understand. 111
68. It is He Who gives life and causes death. And when He
decides upon a thing He says to it only: ‘■"Be!” — and it is.
69. Sec yon not those who dispute about the Ayat (proofs,
evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah? How
are they turning away [from the truth, (i.e. Islamic
Monotheism to the falsehood (Le* polytheism))?
70. Those who deny the Book (this Qur’&n), and that with
which We sent Our Messengers (i*e* to worship none but Allah
Alone sincerely, and to reject ail false deities and to confess
resurrection after the death for recompense) they will come to
know (when they w ill he east info the Fire of Hell).
71. When iron collars will he rounded over their necks, and
the chains, they shall he dragged along/ 31
72. In the boiling water, then they will be burned in Ihe
Fire. 131
73. Then it will be said to them; “Where arc (all) those
whom you used to join in worship as partners 141
74. “Besides Allah”? They will say: “They have vanished
from us; Nay, we did not invoke (worship) anything before*”
Tints AllSh leads astray the disbelievers. 151
15. That w r as because you had been exulting in the earth
w ilhout any righl (by worshipping u I hers instead of Allah and
by committing crimes), and that yon used to rejoice extremely
(in your error),
76. Enter the gates of Hell to abide therein: and (indeed)
w hat an evil abode of the arrogant!
77. So be patient (O Muhammad A-J ^ verily, the
Promise of Allah is true and whether We show you (O
Muhammad A-j dui in this world) some part of what
We have promised them, or Wc cause you to die then still it is
m (V.40:67) the footnote of (V. 22: 5).
|J| (¥.40:71) See the footnote of (V. 17:97).
m (¥.40:72) See the footnote of (V.3;d5).
Ul (¥.40:73) See (he footnote of (V.4:I35).
^ (¥.40:74) See the footnote of (V.2: 3 65).
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to Us they m 11 shall he returned.
78. And, indeed We have sent Messengers before you (O
Muhammad *4^ -‘& 1 of some of them We have related
to you their sturvJ [| And of some We have not related to you
their story, and it was not given to any Messenger that he
should bring a sign except by the Leave of Allah. But, when
comes the Commandment (i.e. the torment) of Allah, (lie
matter will tie decided with truth, and the followers of
falsehood will then lose (every thing}.
79. Allah, it is He Who has made cattle for you, that you
mav ride on some of them, and of some you eat.
u 7 <tf
80. And you have (many other) benefits from them, and that
you may reach by their means a desire that is in your breasts
(i.e. carry your goods, loads, etc.}, and on them and on ships
you are carried.
81. And He shows you His Aydt (signs anti proofs) (of His
Oneness in all the above-mentioned things}. Which, then of the
Aydt (signs and proofs} of Allah do you deny?
82. Have they not travelled through the earth and seen what
was the end of those before them? They were more in number
than I hem and mightier in strength, and in the traces (they
have left behind them) in the land; yet ail that they used to earn
availed them not.
S3. TIi e n when their Messengers came to them witls clear
proofs, they were glad (and proud) with that which they had of
the knowledge (of worldly things). And that at which they used
to mock, surrounded them (i.e, the punishment).
84. So when they saw Our punishment, they said: “We
believe in Allah Alone and reject (all) that we used to associate
with Him as (His) partners.
85, Then their Faith (in Islamic Monotheism} could not avail
them when they saw r Qur punishment (Like) this has been the
way of Allah in dealing with His slaves. And there the
disbelievers lusl ultcrly (when Our Torment covered them).
11 J (V.4(J:7K) There art many Prophets and Messengers of Ailiih. About twenty- five of
them arc mentioned in the Qur'an; out of these twenty- five* only five are of slrong
will, namely: Muhammad lA - . NUh (Noah), [blthim (Abraham), MlWi
(Moses), and "IsS (Jesus) — son of Maryam (Mary) .
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Surat Fussilat
(They are explained in detail) XU
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
1. Hd-Mtm,
[These lellers are one of (he miracles of the Qur'an* anti
none bur Allah (Alone) knows their meanings].
2. A revelation from (Allah)* the Most Gracious* the Most
Merciful.
3. A Book whereof the Verses are explained in detail — a
Qur’an in Arabic for a people who know.
4 . Giving glad tidings [of Paradise to the one who believes in
the Oneness of Allah {i.c. Islamic Monotheism) and fears Allah
much (abstains from all kinds of sins and evil deeds) and Loves
Allah mud) (performing all kinds of good deeds which He has
ordained)]* and warning (of punishment it) the Hell-fire to the
one who disbelieves in the Oneness of Allah)* but most of them
turn away, so they hear not.
5. And they say: “Our hearts are under coverings (screened)
from that to which you invite us: and in our ears is deafness*
and between us and you is a screen: so work you (on your
way); verily* we are working (on our way)*”
6. Say (O Muhammad fknj 4i1 urn only a human
being like you. It is revealed to me that your Ilah (God) is One
Ilah (God — Allah)* therefore lake Straight Path to Him (with
true Faith — Islamic Monotheism) and obedience 1o Him* and
seek forgiveness of Him* And woe to Al-Mushrikun (the
polytheists, idolaters* disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah).
7. Those who give not the Zakat and they arc disbelievers in
the Hereafter.
8. Truly* those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah, and in
His Messenger Muhammad ^ — Islamic
Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds, for them will be an
endless reward that will never stop (i.c. Paradise),
9* Say (O Muhammad ls ^-*): “Do you verily
disbelieve in Him Who created the earth in two Days? And you
set up rivals (in worship) with Him? That is tiie Lord of the
‘Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists)*
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ll>. He pi need therein (i.e. the earth) firm mountains from
above it, anti He blessed it, and measured 1 herein ils sustenance
(for its dwellers) in four Days equal (Le. all Ihese four days
w ere equal in the length of time) for all those who ask (about its
creation)*
11. Then He rose over (Isttiwd) towards Ihe heaven when it
w r as smoke, and said to it and to the earth: “Come both of yon
willingly or unwillingly,” They both said: “We come willingly.”
12. Then He completed and finished their creation (as) seven
heavens in tw r o Days ami He made in each heaven its affair*
And We adorned the nearest (lowest) heaven with lamps
(stars) 111 to be an adornment as well as to guard (from Ihe
devils by using them as missiles against the devils). Such is the
Decree of the All-Mighty, the All-Knower.
13. But if they turn aw ay, then say (O Muhammad
4*k) : «i have warned you of a Sa'iqah (a destructive awful
cry, torment, hit, a thunderbolt) like the Sd*iqah which
overtook *Ad and Thamud (people)*”
14. When the Messengers came to them, from before them
and behind them (saying): “Worship none but Allah”, they
said: “If our Lord had so willed* He would surely have sent
down angels. So indeed we disbelieve in that with w r hich you
have been sent.”
A
15. As for 4 Ad, they w r ere arrogant in the land without right,
and they said: “W ho is mightier than us in strength?” See they
not that Allah Who created them w r as mightier in strength than
them. And they used to deny Our Aydt (proofs, evidences,
verses, lessons, revelations, elc.)!
Ifi. So We sent upon them a furious wind in days of evil omen
(for them) that We might give them a taste of disgracing torment
in this present worldly life. But surely the torment of the
Hereafter will be more disgracing, and they will never be helped.
17. And as for ! hamud, W'e showed and made clear to them
the Path of Truth (Islamic Monotheism through Our
Messenger, i.e. showed them the way of success), but they
preferred blindness to guidance; so the SdHqah (a destructive
awful cry, torment, hit, a thunderbolt) of disgracing torment
seized them because of what they used to earn.
hi
(V.4f :12) See die footnote of (V.6 j97).
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IN. And We saved those who believed and used to fear Allah,
keep their duty to Him and avoid evil.
19. And (remember) the Day that the enemies of Allah will
be gathered to the Fire, then they will be driven [(to the Fire),
former ones being withheld tilt Iheir later ones will join 1hem|.
211. Till, when they reach it (Hell-tire), their hearing (ears)
and their eyes, and their skins will testify against them as to
what they used 1o do.
21. And they will say to their skins, “Why do you testify
against us?” They will say: “Allah has caused us to speak as He
causes all things to speak, and He created you the first lime,
and to Him you are made to return.”
22. And yon have not been hiding yourselves (in the world),
lest your ears, and your eyes, and your skins should testify
against you; hut you thought lhat Allah knew not much of whal
you were doing.
23. And that thought of yours which you thought about your
Lord, has brought you fo destruction; and you have become
(this Day) of those utterly lost!
24. Then, if they bear the torment patiently, then the Fire is
the home for them, and if they seek 1o please Allah, yet they are
not of those who will ever be allowed to please Allah.
25. And We have assigned for Ihem (devils) inti male
companions (in this world), who have made fair-seeming to
them, what was before them (evil deeds which they were doing
in the present worldly life and disbelief in the Reckoning and
the Resurrection) and what was behind them (denial of the
matters in the coming life of the Hereafter as regards
punishment or reward). And the W r ord (i.e, the torment) is
justified against them as it was justified against those who were
among the previous generations of jinn and men that had
passed away before Ihem. Indeed they (all) were the losers.
26. And those who disbelieve say: “Listen not to this Qur’an,
and make noise in the midsl of its (recitation) that you may
overcome.”
27. But surely. We shall cause those who disbelieve to taste a
severe torment, and certainly. We shall requite them the worst
of what they used to do.
2ft. That is the recompense of the enemies of Allah: the Fire.
Therein will be for them the elernal home, a (deserving)
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recompense for that they used to deny Our (proofs,
evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc,).
29. And those who disbelieve will say: “Our Lord! Show us
those among jinn and men who led us astray: that we may
crush them under our feel so that I hey become the lowest.”
30. Verily, those who say: “Our Lord is Allah (Alone),” and
then they stand linn, 11 on them the angels will descend (at the
time of their dealh) (saying): “Fear not, nor grieve! But receive
the glad tidings of Paradise which you have been promised!
31. “We have been your friends in the life of this world and
arc (so) in the Hereafter, Therein you shall have (all) that your
inner-selves desire, and therein you shall have (all) for which
you ask.
32. “An entertainment from (Allah), the Off -For giving.
Most Merciful.”
33. And who is better in speech than he who [says: “My Lord is
Allah (believes in His Oneness),” and then stands firm (acts upon
His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism),
and docs rig hi eons deeds, and says: “lam one of (he Muslims.”
34. The good deed and the evil deed cannot he equal. Repel
(the evil) with (me which is better (i.e. Allah orders the faithful
believers to he patient at Ihe lime of anger, 121 and lo excuse those
who treat them badly) then verily he, between whom and you
there was enmity, (will become) as though he was a close friend.
35. Bui none is granled it (the above quality) except those
who are patient — and none is granted it except the owner of
the great portion (of happiness in the Hereafter i.e. Paradise
and of a high moral character In this world ),
36. And if an evil whisper from Shaitan (Satan) tries to turn
you away (from doing good), then seek refuge in Allah. Verily,
He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower.
37. And from among His Signs are the night and the day,
and the sun and the moon. Prostrate yourselves not to the sun
nor to the moon, but prostrate yourselves to Allah Who created
1,1 (V.4l:30) In Arabic htnqiimu'. Stand firm i.e. they followed (really) die religion of
Islamic Monotheism, believed In the Oneness of Allah, and w orshipped none but Him
(Alone), and performed nil that was ordained by Allah (good deeds) and abstained
from ail that was forbidden by Allah (sins and evil deeds).
|71 (V. 4 1:34) See the footnote of [V.3:134).
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them, if you (really) worship Him.
38. But if they are too proud 1 ' 1 (to do so), then there are
those who are with your Lord (angels) glorify Him night and
day, and never are they tired.
39. And! among His Signs (is this), that you see the earth
barren; but when We send down water (rain} to it, it is stirred
to life and growth (of vegetations). Verily, He Who gives it life,
surely, is Able to give life 1o Ihe dead (on Ihe Day of
Resurrection). Indeed, He is Able to do all filings.
40. Verily, those who turn away from Our Ay at (proofs,
evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc. by attacking,
distorting and denying Ihem) are not hidden from L&. Is he
who is cast into tiie Fire better or he who comes secure on the
Day of Resurrection? Do what you will. Verily, He is All-Seer
of whal you do (this is a severe threat to Ihe disbelievers 121 ).
41. Verily, those who disbelieved in the Reminder (i.e. the
Qur’an) when it came to them (shall receive the punishmenl).
And verily, it is an honourable well-for lifted respecled Book
(because it is Allah's Speech, and He has protected it from
corruption. (See VJ5:9)
42. Falsehood cannot come to it from before il or behind it:
(it is) sent down by the Ail-Wise, Worthy of all praise (Allih J'
ih J).
43. Nothing is said to you (O Muhammad ^
except what was said to the Messengers before you. Verily,
your Lord is the Possessor of Forgiveness, and (also) the
Possessor of Painful Punishment. 111
44. And if We had sent this as a Qur’an in a foreign
Language (other lhan Arabic), they would have said: “Why are
not ils verses explained in del ail (in our language)? What! (A
Book) not in Arabic and (the Messenger) an Arab?” Say: L it is
for those who believe, a guide and a healing. And as for those
who disbelieve, there is heaviness (deafness) in their ears, and it
(the Qur’an) Is blindness for them. They arc those who arc
called from a place far away (so they neither listen nor
understand).”
au (V. 41:381: See the footnote of (V, 22:9).
i;1 (V.4 1 ;40) Sec the footnote of (V 17:97>.
|1j {V.41 :43 ) See the footnote of [V.3:85).
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45, And indued We gave Musa (Masts) the Scripture, but
dispute arose therein. And had it not been for a Word that
went forth before from your Lord, (the torment would have
overtaken I hem) and the matter would have been settled
between them, But truly* * they are in grave doubt thereto (he,
about the Qur'an). | Tafsir Al~Qurtuhi\,
46, Whosoever does righteous good deeds, it is for (the
benefit of) his ownself; and whosoever does evil, it is against his
ownself. And your Lord is not at all unjust to (His) slaves, 11 J
47* To Him (Atone) is referred the knowledge of the Hour. J
Mo fruit comes nut of its sheath, nor does a female conceive nor
brings forth (young ones), except by His Knowledge. And on
tlie Day when He will call to them (polytheists) (saying)i
111 (V. 4 1:46):
a) See the footnote of (V,6:61).
b) See the footnote of{V r 3:S5),
c) Nam* Led Abu Musa j; The Prophet A» i ^ *^ 1 said, “The example of
Muslims, Jews and Christians is like the example of a matt who employed labourers to
work lor him From morning till night for specific wages, They worked till mid-day
and then .said, 'We do not need your money which you have fixed for us and let
whatever wc have done be annulled.' The man said to them, L l>onh quit the work, but
complete the rest of it ami take your Full wages.’ But they refused and went away (like
the Jews who refused to believe m the Message of Jesus ^ ). The man
employed another batch after them and said to them, "Complete the rest of the day and
yours will he the wages J had fixed fin: the first batch-’ So, they worked till the time of
'As? prayer. 1 hey said, 'Let what wc have done be aimulled and keep the wages you
have promised us for yourself! ' The man said to them, "Complete (he rest oflhe work,
as only a Little of the day remains 7 : but they refused (like the Christians who refused
to believe in the Message of Muhammad A J > “• I hereafter, he employed
another batch to work for the rest of the day and they worked for the retst of the day
till the sunset, and they received the wages of the two former batches. So that was the
example of these people (Muslims) and the example of this light (Islamic
Monotheism, the Qut’S.ti, the Sunaak (legal ways of the Prophet Jl ' A^*) and
the guidance which Prophet Muhammad A^j ^ j1 ' A-^ 1 brought] which they have
accepted willingly.”* (Suftfjft Al-Bukbdn, Vol. 'i.Hadith No. 471)
* The Jews refused 1o believe in the Message of ‘Isa (Jesus), so all their work was
annulled; similarly, the Christians refused to accept the Message of Muhammad A*-
-uL aii' ane j thus their work w r as amiulted too. Such people were not rewarded,
because they refused to have true Faith for the rest of their lives and died us
disbelievers. They should have believed m the latest Message; for their insistence on
keeping their old religion deprived them of the reward which they would have got for
their previous good deeds achieved before the advent of the new religion. On the
other hand, Muslims accepted and believed in all the three Messages and deserved a
bill reward For their complete surrender 1o Allah (Al-Qaslaidni t Vol, 4. Page 1 33).
(V .4 1:47) See the footnote of (V.7:1S7).
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“Where arc My (so-called) partners (wham you did invent)? 1 '
They will say: “We inform You that none of us bears witness to
it (that they arc Your partners)!”
48. And those whom they used to invoke before (in this
world) shall disappear from them, and they will perceive thal
49. Man (the disbeliever) does not get tired of asking good
(things from Allah); hut if an evil touches him, then he gives up
all hope and is lost in despair.
5(1. And truly, if We give him a taste of mercy from Us, after
some adversity (severe poverty or disease, etc.) has touched
him, he is sure to say: “This is due to my (merit); 1 think not
that the Hour will be established. Hut if 1 am brought hack to
my Lord, surely, there wilt he for me the best (wealth) with
Him. I hen. We verily, will show to the disbelievers what they
have done, and We shall make them taste a severe torment.
51. And when We show favour to man, he withdrawn and
turns away; but when evil touches him, then he has recourse 1o
long supplications.
52. Say; “Tell me, if it (the Qur’&n) is from Allah, and you
disbelieve in it? Who is more astray than one who is in
opposition far away (from Allah's Right Path and His
obedience).
53. W r e will show them Our Signs in the universe, and in
their own selves, until it becomes manifest to them that this (the
Qur ? an) is the truth. Is it not sufficient in regard to your Lord
that He is a Witness over ail things?
54. Verily, I hey are in doubt concerning the Meeling w ith
their Lord? (i.e* Resurrection after their death, and their return
to their Lord), Verily, lie it is Who is surrounding all things!
Surat Ash-Shura (The Consultation) XL]
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Mere if uL
1. Ha-Mim.
( V.41 i4B) See the footnote of ( V.2: 165).
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2. ' Ain-Sin-Qaf.
(These Letters sire one of the miracles of the Qur’an, and
none but Allah (Alone) knows (heir meanings)*
3. Likewise Allah, the All-Mighty, the All-Wise sends
Revelation to you (O Muhammad A^j A\ Jj) as (lie sent
Revelation to) those before you* 11 3
4* To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is in
the earth, and He is the Most High, the Most Great.
5. Nearly the heavens might he rent asunder from ahove
them (by His Majesty): and the angels glorify I he praises of
their Lord, and ask for forgiveness for those on the earth.
Verily, Allah is the Oft-For giving, the Most Merciful.
6. And as for those who take as Aufiya' (guardians, supporters,
helpers. Lords, gods, protectors) others besides Him [i.e. they take
false deities other than Allah as protectors, and they worship
them | — Allah is Hafiz (Protector, Watcher) over them (i.e. takes
care of Iheir deeds and will recompense them), and you (O
Muhammad A*J *»' are not a WakU (guardian or a
disposer of their affairs) over them (to protect their deeds).
7. And thus We have revealed to you (O Muhammad
a Qur’an in Arabic that you may warn the Mol her of
the Towns (Makkah) and all around it, and warn (them) of the
Day of Assembling of which there is no douht: when a party
will be in Paradise (those who believed in ALl£h and followed
what Allah’s Messenger A“j ^ brought them) and a
party in the hlaxing Fire (Hell) (those who disbelieved in Allah
and followed not what Allah’s Messenger ^
brought them), 12
8* And if Allah had willed, He could have made them one
nation, but He admits whom He walls to His Mercy, And the
Zafimurt (polytheists and wrong-doers) will have neither a Wail
(protector or guardian) nor a helper*
9. Or have they taken (for worship) Auliyd- (guardians,
supporters, helpers, protectors, lords, gods) besides Him? But
Allah — He Alone is the Wall (Lord, God, Protector). And it is
He Who gives life to the dead, and He is Able to do all things*
10* And in whatsoever you differ, the decision thereof is with
111 (V,42:3) See Ihc foolnotc of{V.4;163).
171 (V.42:7) See the footnote of (V.3:£5).
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Allah (H e is the ruling Judge). (And say O Muhammad ^
A*s f 0 these polytheists:) Such is Allah, my Lord in Whom
I put my trust, and to Him 1 turn (in all of my affairs and) in
repentance.
11, The Creator of the heavens and the earlh, He has made
for von mates from yourselves, and tor the cattle (also) mates*
By this means He creates you (in the wombs), I here is nothing
like Hiiu; and He is the Ail-Hearer, the All-Seer,
12, To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth. He
enlarges provision for whom He wills, and straitens (it for
whom He wills). Verily, He is All-Knower of everything.
13, He (Allah) has ordained for you (he same religion
(Islamic Monotheism) which He ordained for Nub (Noah), and
that which We have revealed to you (O Muhammad 4n JLa
and that which We ordained for Ibrahim (Abraham).
Vlfisa (Moses) and ‘Isa (Jesus) saying yon should establish
religion (i.e. to do what it orders you to do practically), and
make no divisions 111 in it (religion) (i.e. various sects in
religion). Intolerable for the Mitshrikun J 2 * is that (Islamic
Monolheism) to which you (O Muhammad *k-j jka) call
them, Allah chooses for Himself w r hnm He wills, and guides to
Himself who turns to Him in repentance and in obedience.
14, And they divided not till after knowledge had come to
them, through (selfish) transgression between themselves. And
had it not been for a Word that went forth before from your
Lord for an appointed term, Ihe matter would have been settled
between them. And verily, those who were made to Inherit the
Scripture [i.e. the Tail rah (Torah) and the Injeel ((iOspel)|
after them (i.e. Jews and Christians) are in grave doubt
concerning it (i,e, Allah T s true religion — Islam or the Qur’an),
15, So to this (religion of Islam alone and this Qur’an) then
invite (people) (O Muhammad A*J y*- 3 )., and stand firm
| on Islamic Monotheism by performing all that is ordained by
Allah (good deeds), and by abstaining from ail that is forbidden
by Allah (sins and evil deeds)), as you are commanded, and
follow' not their desires but sav: “I believe in whatsoever Allah
[ " (V.42:13) See (he footnote of (V. 3; 103),
iii
' (V.42:13) Mushrikun: Polytheists., pagans, idolaters* and disbelievers in the
Oneness [if Allah, those who worship other 1 * ttlnog with Allah fir set up rivals nr
partners to Allah.
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hits stint down of the Book [all the holy Books, — this Quran
and the Books of the old from the Taurat (Torah), or the Injeel
(Gospel) or the Pages of Ibrahim (Abraham) | and 1 am
commanded to do justice among you. Allah is our Lord and
your Lord* For us our deeds and for you your deeds. There is
no dispute between us and you, Allah will assemble us {all), and
to Him is the final return/*
16. And those who dispute concerning Allah (His religion of
Islamic Monotheism with which Muhammad ^
has been senl), after il has been accepted (by the people), of no
use is their dispute before their Lord and on them is wrath, and
for them will be a severe torment J lJ
17. It is Allah Who has senl down (he Book (the Qur'an) in
truth, and the Balance (he. to act justly)* And what can make
you know that perhaps the Hour is close at hand?
18. Those who believe not therein seek to haslen il, while
those who believe are fearful of it, and know that it is the very
truth* Verily, those who dispute concerning the Hour are
certainly in error far away,
19* Allah is very Gracious and Kind to His slaves. He gives
provisions to whom He wills* And He is the All-Strong, the
All-Mightv.
20* Whosoever desires (by his deeds) the reward of the
Hereafter, We give him increase in his reward, and whosoever
desires the reward of this world (by his deeds), We give him
thereof (what is decreed for him), and he has no portion in the
Hereafter,
21* Or have they partners (with Allah — false gods) who
have instituted tor them a religion which Allah has not
ordained? And had it not been for a decisive Word (gone forth
already), the matter would have been judged between them.
And verily, for the Zatimun (polytheists and wrong-doers)
there is a painful lurmeni.
22. You will see (on the Day of Resurrection), the Zatimun
(polytheists and wrong-doers) fearful of that which they have
earned, and it (AllSh’s Torment) will surely befall (hem. But
those who believe (in the Oneness of All£h — Islamic
Monotheism) and do righteous deeds (will be) in the flowering
IN
(V.42:3 6) See the footnote of
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meadows of the Cardens {Paradise}. They shall have
whatsoever they desire with their Lord. Thai is I he supreme
Grace, (Paradise)*
25* That is (the Paradise) whereof Allah gives glad tidings to
His slaves who believe (in the Oneness of Allah — Islamic
Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds* Say (O Muhammad
uka): * 4 No reward do J ask of you for this except to
be kind 1o me for my kinship wilh you*” 11 ^ And whoever earns
a good righteous deed. We shall give him an increase of good in
respect thereof. Verily* Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Ready to
appreciate (the deeds of those who are obedient to Him)*
24* Or say they: *11 e has invented a lie against Allah?” If
Allah willed, He could have sealed up your heart (so that you
forget all that you knnw r of the Qur'an), And Allah wipes out
falsehood, and establishes the truth (Islam) by His Word (this
Qur’an). Verily, He knows well what (secrets) are in the breasts
| of mankind).
25. And He il is Who accepls repentance from His slaves,
and forgives sins, and He knows what you dn. !i|
26. And He answers (ihe invocation of) those who believe (in
the Oneness of Allah — Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous
good deeds, and gives them increase of His Bounty* And as for
|M (V.42:2.Vf i.e. 1 do not ask for any reward from you (in the form of wealth, money,
etc ) for my preaching of Islamic Monotheism, but I only request you not to harm me
for the kinship between you and me, as you are my tribesmen., and you have more
right to obey me and follow me hi my doctrine of Islamic Monotheism.
I ' * 1 {V ,42:25) Narrated Sbaddaii bin 4ii The Prophet hi said,
" The most superior way of asking for forgiveness from Allah is: AlMhumma anta
Rabbi t Id ildha did Ant a, Aura khalaqtcmi wa ana 'abduka, wa ana 'aid ‘ahdika tea
wa'dika masterin' in. A ‘udfat blka min sham ma a ana'tu, ahu'tt laka hitii ‘maltka
alaiyt i, wa abuu laka bidhanbi faghftrli fa irmahu Id yaghjiru adhdhunuba ilia
Anta. 1 "* The Pruphel j ° added: “If ftumehoriy rei: tLes il durinji the day
widt firm faith m it, and dies cm the same day before the evening, he will be front the
people of Paradise; and if somebody recites it at night with firm faith in it, and dies
before the morning, he will be from the people of Paradi se. 71 (Sahth Al-Bukhdri r
Vol.S, Hadith No. 31 8).
x O Allah. You are my Lord! hi one has the right to be worshipped but You. You
created me and T urn Your slave, and T am faithful Co my covenant and my promise (to
You) as much as l can. I seek refuge with You from all the evil I have done. 1
acknowledge before You all the blessings You have bestowed upon me, and I confess
to YOU all my sins, So I entreat You hi forgive my sins* lor nobody can forgive sins
except You.
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the disbelievers, theirs will he a severe torment
27. And if Alllih were to enlarge Ihe provision for His slaves,
they would surely rebel in the earth* but He sends down by
measure as He wills* Verily, He is, in respect of His slaves,
Well-Acquainted, All-Seer (of things that benefit them),
28. And He it is Who sends down the rain after ttiev have
+»
despaired, and spreads His Mercy. And He is the Waif (Helper,
Supporler, Prolector, Lord), the Worthy of all Praise.
29* And among His Ayat (proofs, evidences, lessons, signs,
etc.) is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and whatever
moving; (living) creatures He has dispersed in them both. And
He is All-Potent over their assembling (i.e. resurrecting them
on the Day of Resurrection after their death, and dispersion of
their bodies) whenever He wills.
30* And whatever of misfortune befalls you* it is because of
w r hat your bands have earned, And lie pardons much. (See
Verse 35:45).
31. And you cannot escape from Allah (i.e. His punishment)
in the earth, and besides AllSh you have neither any Walt
(guardian or protector) nor any helper.
32* And among His Signs are the ships in the sea like
mountains*
33. If He w ills, He causes the wind to cease, (lien I hey would
become motionless on the back (of the sea). Verily, in this are
signs for every one patient and grateful,
34* Or He may destroy them (by shipwreck) because of that
which their (people) have earned. And He pardons mueh.
35. And those who dispute (polytheists with Our Messenger
Muhammad ^ li^*) as regards Our Ay at (proofs,
signs* verses, etc. of Islamic Monotheism) may know that there
is no place of refuge for them (from Allah's punishment) 31
l Tafsir At- Tahari \ .
36. So whatever you have been given is bul (a passing)
enjoyment for this worldly life, but that which is with Allah
(Paradise) is better and more lasting for those who believe (in
the Oneness of Allah — Islamic Monotheism) and put their
trust in their Lord (concerning all of their affairs).
pi
(V. 42:3 5) See the footnote of (V.3:&5).
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37. And time who avoid the greater sins, 1 ' 1 and Al-Fawahisk
(illegal sexual inte re nurse), and when they are angry, they
forgive.* 11
38. And those who answer the Call of their Lord |Le. to
believe that tie is the only One Lord (Allah), anti to
worship none but Him Aionej, and perform AsSal&t
(Iqimat-as-Saldi), and who {conduct) their affairs by mutual
consultation, and who spend of what We have bestowed on
them.
39. And those who* when an oppressive wrong is done to
them, lake revenge.
40 + The recompense for an evil is an evil like thereof; but
whoever forgives and makes reconciliation, his reward is with
Allah. Verily, He likes not the Za/imun (oppressors, polytheists,
and wrong-doers).
41. And indeed whosoever takes revenge after he has
suffered wrong, for such there is no way (of blame) against
them.
42. The way {of blame) is only against those who oppress
men and rebel in the earth without justification; for such there
will he a painful torment.
43* And verily, whosoever shows patience and forgives, that
would truly be from the things recommended by Allah.
44. And whomsoever Allah sends astray, for him there is no
Wall (protector, helper, guardian) after Him. And you will see
the Z&limun (polytheists, wrong-doers, oppressors): when they
behold the torment, they will say: *'Is there any way of relume
(to the world)?”
45. And you will see them brought forward to it (Hell) made
humble by disgrace, 1 * 1 (and) looking with stealthy glance. And
11 1 (V. 42:37) e,g. to join partners in worship with Allah, to bo unduti iul to one’s
parents, to commit murder, to give false statements and witnesses, to steal; (See Verses
6:151 and 6:152).
1,31 (V.42:37); a) See the footnote (B) of (V.3:130) and (VJ;134).
b) See Ihc footnote of (V .2:22).
c) See ihc footnote of (Y.4;135).
d) Sec the footnote of (V.2:278).
M (V .42:45) Narrated Anas bin Malik ^ A man said* <L 0 Allah's Prophet
(fi“-j 4i! Will Allah gather a disbeliever prone cm his face op the Day of
Resurrection? 1 * He ^ ^ ' ^4^. said. "Will not die One Who made him walk on his
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those who believe will say: “Verily, the losers are they who lose
themselves and their families on the Day of Resurrect ion.
Verily, the Zdlimun [i.e. Al-K&jirun { disbelievers in AMh, in
His Oneness and in His Messenger pViV* ^ , polytheists,
wrong-doers)] will be in a lasting torment* {Tafsir At-Tabart)
46* And they will have no Auliyd f (protectors, helpers,
guardians, lords) to help them other than Allah. And he whom
Allah sends astray, for him there is no way.
47. Answer the Call of your Lurd (i.e. aceept the Islamic
Monotheism, O mankind and Jinn) before there comes from
Allah a Day which cannot be averted {be* the Day of
Resurrection). You will have no refuge on that Day nor there
will be for you any denying (of your crimes as they are ail
recorded in the Bonk of your deeds).
4S. But if they turn away (O Muhammad A-nj -2! a
from I he Islamic Monotheism, which you have bro light to
them), We have not sent you (O Muhammad pk-j ^ as
a Hafiz (watcher, protector) over them (i.e. to take care of their
deeds and to recompense them). Your duty is to convey (l he
Message), And verily, when We cause man to taste of Mercy
from Us, he rejoices thereat; hut when some ill befalls them
because of the deeds which their hands have sent forth, then
verily, man (becomes) ingrate!
49* To Allah belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the
earth. He creates what He wills. He bestows female (offspring)
upon whom He wills, and bestows male (offspring) upon whom
lie wills.
50* Or lie bestows both males and females, and He renders
barren whom He wills. Verily, He is Ali-Knuwer and is Able to
do all things,
51* It is not given to any human being that AMh should
speak to him unless (it be) by Revelation, or from behind a veil,
or (that) He sends a Messenger to reveal what He w r ills by His
Leave. Verily, He is Most High, Most W ise, 1
52. And thus W r e have sent to you (O Muhammad "4^ M
pL*j) Rfth (a Revelation, and a Mercy) of Our Command* You
feet in this wurld, he able tci make him wulk on bin Ikce tin die Day tif' ResurrwiLmn?”
1'Qatadah, a subnairator, s-aid: '"Yes, by the Power of Oui Lord! (Sahih AI*Bukhdrt r
Vd.6* Hadtih No, 283), '
||J (V. 42:51) See the footnote of (V.4:163).
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knew not what is the Book, nor what is Faith? But We have
made it (this Qur'an) a light wherewith We guide whosoever of
Our slaves We wiLL And verily, you (O Muhammad Ad* ^
are indeed guiding (mankind) to a Straight Path (i.e.
Allah's Religion of Islamic Monotheism}*
53* The Path of Allah to Whom belongs all that is in the
heavens and all that is in the earth* Verily, all matters at the
end go to Allah (tor decision).
In the Name of Allah ,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
1 * Ild-Mim,
[These letters are one of the miracles of the Qur’an, and
none hut Allah { Alone) knows their meanings |,
2* By the manifest Book (i*e* this Qur'an that makes things
clear)*
3, Verily, We have made it a Qur’iifl in Arabic that you may
be able to understand (its meanings and its admonitions),
4, And verily, it (this Qur'an) is in the Mother of the Book
(i.e. At-Lauh Al-Mahfuz) wilh Us, indeed exalted* full of
wisdom.
5, Shall We then (warn you not and) take away the
Reminder (this Qur’an) from you, because you are a people
Musrifun. m
6* And how many a Prophet have We sent amongst the men
of old.
7* And never came there a Prophet to them but they used to
mock at him.
8* Then We destroyed men stronger (in power) than these —
and the example of the ancients has passed away (before them)*
9* And indeed if you ask them, “Who has crealed (lie
heavens and the earth?” They will surely say: “The All-Mighty,
the All-Knower created them*”
111 < V.-43 ;5) MusrifCm: Those who transgress the limits, as sinners, polytheists, pagans,
i [lokteni and disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah and in fljs Messenger Muhammad
,“■.1
A ilr. ..il l ^ I .
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10. Who has made for you I he earth like a bed, and has made
for you roads therein, in order that you may find your way.
1L And Who sends down waler (rain) from the sky in due
measure, then W r e revive a dead land therewith, and even so
you will he brought forth (from the graves).
12. And Who has created all the pairs and has appointed for
you ships and cattle on which you ride:
13. In order that you may mount on their backs, and then
may remember the Favour of your Lord when you mount
thereon, and say: “Glory to Him Who has subjected this to us,
and we could have never had it (by our efforts).
14. And verily, to Our Lord we indeed arc to return!*'
15. Yet, they assign to some of His slaves a share with Him
(by pretending that He has children, and considering them as
equals or co-partners in worship with Him), Verily, man is
indeed a manifest ingrate!
16. Or has He taken daughters nut of what He has created,
and He has selected for you sons?
17. And if one of them is informed of the news of (the birth of
a girl) lhat which he sets forth as a parable to the Most Gracious
(Allah), his face becomes dark, and he is filled with grief!
18. (Like they then for Allah) a creature who is brought up
in adornments (wearing silk and gold ornaments, he. women),
and who in dispute cannot make herself clear?
19. And they make the angeis who themselves are slaves of the
Most Gracious (Allah) females. Did they witness their creation?
Their testimony will be recorded, and they will be questioned!
20. And they said: “If it had been the Will of the Most
Gracious (Allah), we should not have worshipped them (false
deities)*” They have no knowledge whatsoever of that. They do
nothing but lie!
21. Or have We given them any Book before this (the
Qur'an) to which they are holding fast?
22 . Nay! They say: “We found our fathers following a certain
way and religion, and w r c guide ourselves by their footsteps.**
23. And similarly, We sent not a warncr before you (O
Muhammad M to any town (people) but Ihe luxurious
ones among them said: “We found our fathers following a certain
way and religion, and we will indeed follow their footsteps."
24. (The warncr) said: “Even if I bring you better guidance
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than that which you found your lathers following?” They said:
“Verily* we disbelieve in that with which you have been sent*”
25. So We took revenge on them, then see what was the end
of those who denied (Islamic Monotheism).
26. And (remember) when Ibrahim (Abraham) said to his father
and his people: “Verily, I am innocent of what you worship,
27* “Except Him (i*e* I worship none hm Allah Alone) Who
did create me; and verily, He will guide me*”
28* And he made it [i.e. La ilaha illallah (none has the right
to he worshipped bul Allah Alone-True Monotheism}! a Word
lasting among his offspring, that they may turn hack (ii.e. to
repent to Allah or receive admonition).
29. Nay, but I gave (the good things of this life) to these
(polytheists) and their fathers to enjoy, till there came to them
the truth (the Qur'an), and a Messenger (Muhammad ^
making things dear*
30* And when the truth (this Qur’an} came to them, they
(the disbelievers in this Qur'an) said: “This is magic, and we
disbelieve therein.”
31* And they say: “Why is not this Qur’an sent down to
some great man of the two towns (Makkah and Tall)?”
32* Is It Ihey who would portion out the Mercy of your
Lord? It is We Who portion out between them (heir livelihood
in I his world, and We raised some of them above others in
ranks, so that some may employ others in their work* But the
Mercy (Paradise) of your Lord (Q Muhammad ^ ^A -3 )
is better than the (wealth of this world) which they amass*
33. And were it not that mankind would have become one
community (all disbelievers desiring worldly life only), We
would have provided for (hose who disbelieve in the Most
Gracious (Allah), silver roofs for their houses, and elevalors
whereby they ascend,
34. And for their houses, doors (of silver), and thrones (of
silver) on which they could recline,
35* And adornments of gold. Yet all this (i.e. the roots,
doors, stairs, elevators, thrones of their houses) w r ould have
been nothing hut an enjoyment of this w r orld, And the
Hereafter with your Lord is (only) for Ihe MuitaquttJ 11
11 1 (v.43:35) Al Muttaqun : means the pious believers of Islamic Monotheism who fear
AllSh. much (abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deed;* which Etc has Ibrhidden)
and love Allah much (perform all kinds of good deeds which He lias ordained).
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36. And whosoever turns away blindly from the
remembrance of the Most Gracious (Allah) (i.e. this Qur’an
and worship of Allah), We appoint for him Shaitan (Satan -
devil) to be a Qarin (a companion) to him.
37- And verily, they (Satans / devils) hinder them from the
Path (of Allah), hut they think lhat they are guided aright!
38- Till, when (such a one) comes to Us, he says |to his Qarin
(Satan / devil companion)! u W r ould that between me and you
were the distance of the two easts (or the east and west)” — a
worst (type of) companion (indeed)!
39. It will profit you not this Day (O you who turn away
from Allah’s remembrance and His worship) as you did wrong,
(and) that you will he sharers (yon and your Qarin) in the
punish menl.
41), Can you (O Muhammad A^j make the deaf
to hear, or can you guide the blind or him who is in manifest
error?
41. And even If We take you (O Muhammad fVj ^4* J*&)
away, We shall indeed take vengeance on them.
42. Or (if) We show you that wherewith We threaten them:
then verily We have perfed command over them.
43. So hold you (O Muhammad ,Ajj ail fast to that
which is revealed to you. Verily ? you are on a Straight Path.
44. And verily, this (the Qur’an) is indeed a Reminder for you
(O Muhammad ,A*j ^ and your people (Quraish
people, or your followers), and yon will be questioned (about it).
45. And ask (O Muhammad A*j *t 4* those of Our
Messengers whom We sent before you: “Did We ever appoint
a ii hah (gods) to he worshipped hesidcs the Most Gracious
(Allah)?”
46. And indeed We did send Musa (Moses) with Our Ayat
(proofs, evidences, verses. Lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) to
FiCaun (Pharaoh) and his chiefs (inviting them to AMlTs
religion of Islam) He said: “Verily, I am a Messenger of the
Lord of the VI hinn/i (mankind, jinn and all that exists).”
47- Rut when he came to them with Qur Ayat (proofs,
evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations) behold, they
laughed at them.
48, And not an Ayah (sign, etc.) W r e showed them but it was
greater than its fellow, and We seized lliem with torment, in
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wider that they might turn [from their polytheism to Allah’s
religion (Islamic Monotheism)].
49. And they said [to Musa (Moses)]: “G you sorcerer!
Invoke your Lord for us according to what He has covenanted
with you. Verily, We shall guide ourselves (aright). 1 ”
511. But when We removed the torment from them, behold,
they broke their covenant (that they will believe if We remove
the torment from them).
51. And Firaun (Pharaoh) proclaimed among his people
(saying): “0 my people! Is not mine the dominion of Egypt,
and these rivers flowing underneath me. See you not then?
52. “Am I not better than this one [Musa (Moses)] who is
despieable and can scarcely express himself dearly ?
53. “Why then are not golden bracelets bestowed on him, or
angels sent along with him?”
54. Thus he [Fir" aim (Pharaoh)] befooled (and misled) his
people, and they obeyed him. Verily, they were ever a people
who were Fasiqun (rebellious, disobedient to Allah).
55. So when they angered Us, We punished them, and
drowned them all.
56. And We made them a precedent (as a lesson for those
coming after them), and an example to later generations*
57. And when the son of Maryam (Mary) is quoted as an
example |i.e. ‘Isa (Jesus) is worshipped like their idolsj, behold,
your people cry aloud (laugh out at the example).
58. And say: “Arc our alihah (gods) better or is he fUsa
(Jesus)]?” They quoted not the above example except for argument.
Nay! But they are a quarrelsome people. (See V* 21:98-101)
59. He ["IsS (Jesus)] was not more than a slave* W r e granted
Our Favour to him, and We made him an example for the
Children of Israel {i.e. his creation w ithout a father).
611. And if it were Our Will, W r e would have (destroyed you
(mankind) all, and] made angels to replace you on the earth,
| Tafsir At-TahariJ.
61. And he f Isa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary)] shall be a
knnw r n sign for (the coming of) the Hour (Hay of Resurrection)
[i.e. "Isa’s (Jesus) descent on the earth]. 1 Therefore have no
doubt concerning it (i.e* the Day of Resurrection). And follow
1 1 1 ( V.43 : 6 1 ) Si ee the footnote of ( V. 3:55 ).
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Me ( Allsth) (i.e. be obedient to Allah and do what He orders you
to do, O mankind)! Tins is the Straight Path (of Islamic
Monotheism, leading to Allah and to His Paradise).
62* And let not Shaitan (Satan) hinder you (from the right
religion, i.e. Islamic Monotheism). Verily, he (Satan) to you is
a plain enemy,
63- And when Tsa (Jesus) came with (Our) clear Proofs, he
said: “I have come to you with Al-Hikmafi (Frophethood), and
in order to make clear to you some of the (points) in which you
differ. Therefore fear Allah and obey me.
64. “Verily, Allah! He is my Lord (God) and your Lord
(God). So worship Him (Alone). This is the (only) Straight Path
(i.e* Allah's religion of true Islamic Monotheism).”
65. But Ihe sects from among themselves differed. So woe to
those who do wrong [by ascribing things to ‘Isa (Jesus) that are
not true] from the torment of a painful Day (i.e. the Day of
Resurrection)!
66. Do they only wait for the [lour that it shall come upon
them suddenly while they perceive nol?
67. Friends on that Day will he foes one to another except
Al-Muttaqun (the pious. See V.2:2)*
68. (It will he said to the true believers of Islamic
Monotheism): My worshippers! No fear shall he on you this
Day, nor shall you grieve,
69* (You) who believed in Our Ay at (proofs, verses, lessons,
signs, revelations, etc.} and were Muslims (i.e. who submit
totally to Allah’s Will, and believe in the Oneness of Allah —
Islamic Monotheism).
70. Enter Paradise, you and your wives, in happiness.
71. Trays of gold and cups w ill he passed round them; (there
will be) therein all (bat inner-selves could desire, and all that
eyes could delight in and you will abide therein forever,
72. This is Paradise which you have been made to inherit
because of your deeds which you used to do (in the life of the
world).
73* Therein for you will be fruits in plenty, of which you will
eat (as you desire).
74* Verily, the Mujrimun (criminals, sinners, disbelievers)
will be in the torment of Hell to abide therein forever.
75* (The torment) will nnt be lightened for them, and they
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will be plunged into dest ruction with deep regrets, sorrows and
in despair therein.
76. We wronged them not, hut they were the Zalimuti
(po I yth cists, w ro ng-d oe r s),
77. And they will cry: “O Malik {Keeper of Hell}! Let your
Lord make an end of us.” He will say: “Verily* you shall abide
forever.”
78. Indeed We have brought the truth (Muhammad ^
with the Qur T an) to you, hut most of you have a hatred
for the truth. 111
79. Or have they plotted some plan? Then We too are
planning.
80. Or do they think that We hear not their secrets and their
private counsel? Yes (We do) and Our messengers (appointed
angels in charge of mankind) arc hy them, to record*
81. Say (O Muhammad A-nj ^ “If the Most
Gracious (Allah) had a son (or children as you pretend)* then I
am the first of Allah’s worshippers [who deny and refute tills
claim of yours (and the first to helieve in Allah Alone and
testify thal He has no children)].” [Tafsir At-Taban \ .
82. Glorified is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, the
Lord of the Throne! Exalted is He from all that they ascribe (to
Him),
83. So leave them (alone) to speak nonsense and play until
they meet the Day of theirs which they have been promised.
84. It is He (Allah) Who is the only ltdh (God to he worshipped)
in the heaven and the only Hah (God to be worshipped) on the
earth. And He is the All-Wise, the AlLKnowcr,
85. And Blessed is He to Whom belongs the kingdom of the
heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, and wilh
Whom is tiie knowledge of the Hour* and to Whom you (all)
w ill he returned.
86. And those whom they invoke instead of Him have no
+*
power of intercession — except for those who bear witness to
the truth knowingly (i.e. believed in the Oneness of Allah* and
obeyed His Orders), and they know 7 (the facts about the Oneness
of Allah). 121
r " (V. 43:78) Set the footnote of (V.41;46).
I '" * 1 ( V.43:&6) Se* the footnote of (V.2 j 1 65).
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87. And if you ask them who created Them, they will surely
say: “AllSh.” How then are they turned away (from the
worship of Allah, Who created them}?
fifi, (And Allah has the knowledge) of (Prophet MuhammatPs
1 * 1 ^ J *_(]£ saying: “Q my 1 ord ! Verily, these are a people
w r ho hclieve not!”
89. So lurn away from them (G Muhammad dd J* 3
^j), and say: Satdm (peace)! But they will come to knowJ 11
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
1. HL-Mtm.
[These letters are one of the miracles of the Qur’an and
none hut Allah (Alone) knows their meanings).
2. By the manifest Book (this Qur’an) that makes things clear.
3. We sent it (this Qur’an) down on a blessed night |{i.c. the
night of Al-Qadr, Surah No. 97) in the month of Ramadan — the
9th month of Ihe Islamic calendar). Verily, W'e are ever warning
| mankind that Our Torment will reach (hose who disbelieve in
Our Oneness of Lordship and in Our Oneness of worship).
41. Therein (that night) is decreed every matter of ordainments. ri1
5. As a Command (or this Qur’an or the Decree of every
matter) from Us. Verily, We are ever sending (Ihe Messengers),
6, (As) a Mercy from your Lord. Verily, He is the
All-Hearer, the All- Know er*
1, The Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is
between them, if you (but) have a faith with certainty*
H, La Ifaha ittd Huwa (none has tbe right to be worshipped
but lie). It is lie Who gives life and causes death — your Lord
and the Lord of your forefathers.
9. Nay! They play about in doubt*
111 (V.4!S:H9} The provision of this Verse wan abrogated by the revelation Of the Verse
of fighting against them (V.9:5).
C V.44 :4> i.e. the matters of deaths, births, provisions, calamities, etc. for the whole
(coming} yc-ar as decreed by Allah.
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10. Then wail you for the Day when the sky will bring forth
a visible smoke,
11. Covering the people: this is a painful torment,
12. (They will say): “Our Lord! Remove the torment from
us, really we shall become believers ! M
13. How can there he for them an admonition (at the time
when the torment has reached them), when a Messenger
explaining things clearly has already come to Ihcrn,
14. Then Ihey had turned away from him (Messenger
Muhammad and said: (lie is) one taught (by a
human being), a madman!”
15. Verily, We shall remove the torment for a while. Verily
u f u
you will revert (to disbelief),
16. On the Day when We shall seize you with the greatest
seizure (punishment). Verily, We will exact retribution,
17. And indeed We tried before them KvCaun’s (Pharaoh)
people, when there came to them a noble Messenger [i.e. Mfisa
(Moses) f&Luill
IS. Saying: “Deliver to me the slaves of Allah (i.e. the Children
of Israel). Verily, I am to you a Messenger worthy of all trust.
19. “And exalt not yourselves against AllSh, Truly, I have
come to you with a manifest authority.
20. “And truly, I seek refuge with my Lord and your Lord,
lest you should stone me (or call me a sorcerer or kill me).
21. “But if yon believe me not, then keep away from me and
leave me alone,”
22. (But they were aggressive), so he |Musa (Moses)] called
upon his Lord (saying): “These are indeed the people who are
Mujrimun (disbelievers, polytheists, sinners, criminals},”
23. (Allah said): “Depart you with My slaves by night.
Surely, you will be pursued.
24. “Arid leave the sea as it is (quiet and divided). Verily,
they are a host to be drowned,”
25. How many of gardens and springs that they |Fir*auu r s
(Pharaoh) people] left behind,
26. And green crops (fields) and goodly places,
27. And comforts of life wherein they used to lake delight!
28. Thus (it was)! And We made other people inherit them
(i,e. We made the Children of Israel to inherit the kingdom of
Egypt).
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29, And the heavens and the earth wept nnt for them* 111 nor
were I hey given a respile.
311. And indeed We saved the Children of Israel from the
humiliating lor merit:
31. From FiCaun (Pharaoh); verily, he was arrogant and
was of the Mas tiffin (those who transgress beyond bound in
spending and other things and commit great sins).
32. And We chose them (the Children of Israel) above the
"A l a min (mankind and jinn) [during the lime of Musa ( Moses) |
with knowledge*
33. And granted them signs in which there was a plain trial.
34. Verily, these (Quraish people) are sayingi
35. “There is nothing but our first death, and w r e shall not he
resurrected.
36. “Then bring back our forefathers, if you speak the truth!"
37. Are they better or the people of I ubha 1 and those before
them? We destroyed them because they were indeed Mujrimun
(disbelievers* polytheists, sinners, criminals).
38. And We created not the heavens and the earth* and all
that is between them, for mere play.
39. We created them not except with truth {i.e. to examine
and test those who are obedient and those who are disobedient
and then reward the obedient ones and punish the disobedient
ones), but most of them know not
40. Verily, the Day of Judgement (when Allah will judge
between the creatures) is the time appointed for all of them —
41. The Day when a Mauia (a near relative) cannot avail a
Mania (a near relative) in aught, and no help can they receive,
42. Except him on whom Allah has Mercy. Verily, He is the
All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.
43. Verily, the tree of Zaqqum
44. Will he the food of the sinners.
45. Like boiling oil, it will boil in the bellies,
46. Like the boiling of scalding w ater.
47. (It will be said) “Seize him and drag him into the midst
^ (V.44:29) Narrated Ibn Jartr Al-Tabari: I bn l Abb^ said, "When a
believer dies, the place of earth on which he used to prostrate himself in his Salat
(prayer), eitk! the gate in the heaven through which his good deeds Used In uficend,
weep for him (or her), while they do not weep for the disbeliever." [Tafsfr At-Tabari\.
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of blazing Fire,
48. Then pour over his head the torment of boiling water.
49, “Taste you (this)! Verily, von were (pretending to be) the
mighty, the generous!
511. “Verily, this is that whereof you used to doubt!”
51. Verily, the Muttuqun (the pious. See V.2:2), will he in
place of Securily (Paradise).
52. Among Cardens and Springs,
53. Dressed in fine silk and (also) in thick silk, facing each
olher,
54. So (it will be). And We shall marry them to //^r 111 (fair
females) with wide, lovely eyes.
55. They will call therein for every kind of fruit in peace and
securily;
56. They will never taste death therein except the first death
(of this world), and He will save them from the torment of the
blazing Fire,
57. As a Bounty from your Lord! That will be the supreme
success!
58. Certainly, We have made this (Qur’an) easy in your
tongue, in order that they may remember.
59. Wait then (O Muhammad ^ verily, they
(too) are waiting.
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious , the Most Merciful.
1, Ila-Mim.
(These letters are one of the miracles of the Qur’an and
none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings).
2, The revelation of the Book (this Qur’an) is from Allah, the
All-Mighty, the All- Wise.
3, Verily, in the heavens and the earth are signs for the
believers.
1,1 (V.44:54) Hur: Very fair females created by Allah as such, not from the offspring
of Adam Mi* , with intense black irises of their eye:; and intense white scleras.
[For details sec the. book Hudi AI-Arw&h by Ibn Al-Qaiyim, Chapter 54, Page 147],
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4. And in your creation, and whal He scattered (through Ihe
earth ) of moving (living) creatures arc signs for people who have
Faith with certainty.
5. And in the alternation of night and day* and the provision
(ruin) that Allah sends down from the sky, and revives
therewith the earth after its death, and in the turning about of
the winds (i.c. sometimes towards the east or north, and
sometimes towards the south or west, sometimes bringing glad
tidings of rain etc., and sometimes bringing Ihe torment), are
signs for a people who understand.
6. These are the Ayat (verses) of Allah, which We recite to
you (O Muhammad A-j *4^ *id J**) with truth. Then in which
speech after Allah and His Ayat will they believe?
7. Woe to every sinful liar
8. W ho hears the Verses of Allah (being) recited to him, yet
persists with pride as if he heard them not. So announce to him
a painful torment!
9. And when he learns something of Our Verses (this Qur’an),
he makes them a jest. For such there will be a humiliating torment.
10. In front of them there is Hell. And that which they have
earned will he of no profit to them, nor (will be of any profit to
them) those whom they have taken as Autiyfi’ (protectors,
helpers) besides Allah. And theirs will be a great torment.
11. This (Qur’an) is a guidance. And Ihose who disbelieve in
the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations) of
their Lord, for them there is a painful torment of Rijz (a severe
kind of punishment).
12. Allah, it is He Who has sub jected to you the sea, that
ships may sail through it by His Command, and that you may
seek of His Bounty, and that you may he thankful.
13. And has subjected to you all that is in the heavens and
all that is in the earth; it is all as a favour and kindness from
Him. Verily, in it are signs for a people who think deeply.
14. Say (O Muhammad ^ iJ La} to the believers to
forgive those who (harm them and) hope not for the Days of
Allah (i,e, llis Recompense), that He may recompense a people,
according 1o what ihey have earned (i.c. to punish these
disbelievers who harm the believers). 111
111 (V.45:I4) The provision of this Verse was abrogated by the Verse vt\' Jihad (holy
fighting) (V.9:16) against the polytheists.
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15. Whosoever dues a guild eked, it is fur his ownself, and
whosoever dues evil, it is against (his ownself). Then iu your
Lord you will be made lu return.
16. And indeed We gave the Children elf Israel the
Scripture, and the understanding uf the Scripture and its laws,
and the Prophethood; and provided them with good things* and
preferred them to the *AUtmln (mankind and jinn of their time*
during that period),
17. And gave them clear proofs in matters [by revealing to
them the Taurat (Torah)]* And they differed not until after the
knovyledge came to them, through envy among themselves.
Verily, Your Lord will judge between them on the Hay of
Resurrection about that wherein they used to differ*
18. Then We have put you (O Muhammad
on a (plain) way of (Our) commandment [like the nne which
We commanded Our Messengers before you (i.e, legal ways
and laws of the Islamic Monotheism}]. So follow you that
(Islamic Monotheism and its Jaws), and follow not the desires of
those who know not. (Tafsir A t~ Tabari)
19. Verily, they can avail you nnthing against Allah (if He
wants to punish you). Verily, the Zatimun (polytheists,
wrong-doers) zvtAuIiya ’ (protectors, helpers) of one another, but
Allah is the Walt (Helper, Protector) of the Mtittaqan {(he
pious. See V.2:2).
20. This (Qur’an) is a clear insight and evidence for
mankind, and a guidance and a mercy for a people who have
Faith with certainly. 111
2 L Or do those who earn evil deeds think that We shall hold
them equal with those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah —
Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds, in their
present life and after their death? Worst is the judgement that
they make.
22. And Allah has created the heavens and the earth with
truth, in order that each person may be recompensed what he
has earned, and they will not he wronged.'^
23. Have you seen him who takes his own lust (vain desires)
111 (V .45:20); a) Set the footnote of (V. 10:37).
b) Set the footnote of (V. 3; 85).
|7j (V .43:22) See the footnote of (V. 1 5:23}.
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as his Halt (god)? And ALlith, knowing (him as such), left him
astray, and sealed his hearing and his heart, and pul a cover on
his sight. Who then will guide him after Allah? Will you not
then remember?
24. And (hey say: “There is nothing but our life of this
world, we die and we live and nothing destroys us except
Ad-Dahr (time). !l1 And they have no knowledge of it: they only
conjecture.
25. And when Our Clear Verses are recited to them, their
argument is no other than that they say: “Bring back our
(dead) fathers, if you are truthful!”
26. Say (to them): “Allah gives you life, then causes you to die,
then He will assent hie you on the Day of Resurrection about
which there is no doubt. Bui most of mankind know not.”
27. And to Allah belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the
earth. And on the Dav that the Hour will be established — on
t>
that Day the followers of falsehood! (polytheists, disbelievers,
worshippers of false deilies) shall lose (everything).
28. And you will see each nation humbled to their knees
(kneeling): each nation will be called to its Record (of deeds).
This Day you shall be recompensed for what you used to do.
29. This Our Record speaks about you with truth. Verily,
We were recording what you used to do (i.e. Our angels used to
record your deeds).
3ft. Then, as for those who believed {in the Oneness of Allah —
Islamic Monotheism) and did righteous good deeds, their Lord
will admit them to His Me rev. That will be the evident success.
41
31. But as for those who disbelieved (it will be said to them):
“W ere not Our Verses recited to you? But you w r ere proud, and
you were a people who were Mufrimun {polytheists,
disbelievers, sinners, criminals).”
32. And when it was said: “Verily, Allah’s Promise is the truth,
11 J (V. 45 :24) Narrated Abu Hurairah 4ii Allah’s Messenger A'
said: "’Allah said. ‘The son of Adam annoys Me for he abuses Ad-Dahr* * (Time)
though I am Ad-Dahr (Time): in My Hands are all things, and 1 cause iht revolution
of day and night.’ ” [Sahth A i-Bukhdri, Vo 1.6, Hadith No .3 51).
* 'I am Ad-Dahr means ‘1 am the Creator of Time, and I manage the affairs of all
creation including Time/ One should not attribute anything whether cheerful or
disastrous to Time, for everything is itt the Hands of Allah and only He is the
Disposer of everything.
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aud 1 here Is no doubt about the coming of the Hour,” you said:
“We know mol what is the Hour: we do not think il but as a
conjecture, and w e have no firm convincing belief (therein).”
33, And the evil of what they did will appear to them, and
that w hich they used to mock at will completely encircle them.
34, And it will be said: “This Day W r e will forget you as you
for gid the Meeting of this Day of yours. And your abode is the
Fire, and there is none to help you.”
35, This, because you took the revelatinns of Allah {this
Quran) in mockery, and the life of the world deceived you. So
this Day, they shall not he taken out from there (Hell), 1 ' nor
shall they he returned to the worldly life, (so that they repent
to Allah, and heg His Pardon for their sins).
36, So all praise and thanks are AllalFs, the Lord of the
heavens and the Lord of the earth, and the Lord of the ‘‘Alamin
(mankind, jinn and all that exists).
37, And His (Alone) is the Majesty in the heavens and the
earth, and He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.
In the Name of A flah r
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
I . Ha-Mim,
1,1 {V.45:.15}: a) Narrated Anas bin Mdlik 4,1 j ; Allah’s Messenger ^ 4*'
A<_? said. "When carried to his grave, a dead person is followed by three, two of which
return (after his burial) ami one remains with him; his relatives., his property and his
deeds follow him; relatives and his property return hack while his deeds remain with
him.” (Sahib At Bukhari. VoL 8, HacRih No. 521)
b) Narrated Anas ai' The Prophet ^ jii said, “The people will be
thfOWtt into Hell (Fire) and it will keep cm paying, l |s there any rnhreT 3 till the Lord of
the 'ALimin (mankind, jinn and all that exists) puts His Foot over it, whereupon its
d Efferent sides whit come close to each other, and it will say, L Qat\ Qat\ (enough?
enough 1} By Your 'tzzat (Honour and Power) and Your Kurant (Generosity) !’
Paradise will remain spacious enough to accommodate more people until Allah will
create some more people and leL them dwell in the superfluous (empty) spate of
Paradise.* 1, {Sukih A l- Bukhari. Vol. 9, Hadtlk No. 4S1).
cl Narrated I bn 'Abbas ^ The Prophet A\ u^d to say, “I seek
refuge (with You) by Your 'Izzat (Honour and Power) La ildha iUdAnta (none has the
right to be worshipped hut You}- Who does not die, while the jinn ami the human
beings die." {Sahih Al-Bukhdri, Vol. 9, Ikidith No. 4HD).
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[These letters arc one of the miracles of the Qur'an, and
none bu.1 Allah (Alone) knows (heir meanings]..
2. The revelation of the Book (this Qur'an) is from Allah, the
All-Mighty, the All-Wise.
3. We created not the heavens and the earth and all lhai is
between them except with truth, and for an appointed term.
But those who disbelieve turn away from that whereof they are
w r arned,
4 + Say (O Muhammad aJc to these pagans):
“Think you about all that you invoke besides Allah? Show me.
What have they created of the earth? Or have they a share in
(the creation of) the heavens? Bring me a Book (revealed]!
before this, or some trace of knowledge (in support of your
claims), if you are truthful! 1 *
5 + Anti who is more astray than one who calls on (invokes),
besides Allah, such as will not answer him till the Day of
Resurrection, and who arc (even) unaware of their calls
Dll
( invocations) to them?
6* And when mankind are gathered (on the Day of
Resurrection), they (false deities) will become their enemies
and will deny their worshipping.
7, And w'hen Our Clear Verses are recited to them, the
disbelievers say of the truth (this Qur’an) when it reaches
them: “This is plain magic!”
8, Or say they: “He (Muhammad jjil Lf Ld) has
fabricated it?” Say: “If E have fabricated it, still you have no
power to support me against Allah. He knows best of what you
say among yourselves concerning it (Le. this Qur'an)! Sufficient
is He as a witness between me and you! And He is the
Oft- For giving, the Most Merciful.”
Say (O Muhammad ^4^- -wil (Jf i-d):“| am not a new'
thing among the Messengers (of Allah i.c. I am not the first
Messenger) nor do I know what will be done with me or with
you. 1 only follow that which is revealed to me, and I am but a
plain warner.”
10. Say: “Tell me! If this (Qur’an) is from Allah and you
deny it, and a witness from among the Children of Israel
(‘Abdullah bin Sal am testifies that (this Qur'an is
lu
(V.4iS:5) See the footnote of (V.2:I65).
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fmm Allah) like [the Thu rat (Torah)|, and! he believed
{embraced Inland) 1 ' 1 while you arc too proud {to believe}, 1 *
Verily, Allah guides not the people who are Zalimun
(polylheisls* disbelievers and wrong-doers)*
11* And those who disbelieve (the strong and wealthy) say of
those who believe (the weak and poor): “Had it (Islamic
Monotheism to which Muhammad A-j Is inviting
mankind) been a good thing, they (the weak and poor) would not
have preceded us thereto 1" And when they have not let themselves
he guided by it (this Qur'an), they say: “This is an ancient lie!"
12. And before this was the Seripture of Musa (Muses) as a
guide and a mercy. And this is a confirming Book (the Qur'an) in
the Arabic language* to warn I hose who do wrong, and as glad
tidings to the Muhsinun (good-doers* See the footnote of V*9:120)*
13* Verily, those who say: “Our Lord is (only) Allah,” and
thereafter stand firm and straight on the Islamic Faith of
Monotheism, 1 ' 1 on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.
14 * Such shall be the dwellers of Paradise,, abiding therein
{forever) — a reward for what they used to do*
15 . And We have enjoined on man to he dutiful and kind to
his parents. His mother hears him with hardship. And she
brings him forth with hardship, and the hearing of him, and the
weaning of him is thirty monlhs, till when he attains full strength
and reaches forty years, he says: “My Lord I Grant me the
power and ability that I may he grateful for Your Favour which
Yon have bestowed upon me and upon my parents, and that I
may do righteous good deeds, such as please You, and make my
offspring good, truly, 1 have turned to You in repentance, and
truly, I am one of the Muslims (submitting to Your Will).”
16. They are those from whom We shall accept the best of
their deeds and overlook Iheir evil deeds. (They shall be)
among the dwellers of Paradise — a promise of truth, which
they have been promised*
17. But lie w r ho says to his parents: “Fie upon you both! Do you
hold out the promise to me that 1 shall be raised up (again) when
111 fV.46: 10) See the footnote of (V.5:6fi>.
(V.46: I3): stand firm on the Islamic Monotheism Le. by abstaining from all kinds
of Slits and evil deeds which AllSll has- forbidden and by performing all kinds of good
dcecte which He hat ordained. See the footnote of (v_ 4i :30)".
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generations before me have passed away (without rising}?” While
they (father and mother) invoke Allah for help (and rebuke Iheir
son): “Woe to yon! Believe! Verily, the Promise of Allah is Irue*”
But he says: “This is nothing but the tales of the ancient-”
18. They are those against whom the Word (of torment) is
justified among the previous generations of jinn and mankind
that have passed away- Verily, they are ever the losers*
19. And for all, Ihere will be degrees according to that which
they did, that He (AlL£h) may recompense them in full for their
deeds. And they will not be wronged*
20. On the Day when those who disbelieve (in the Oneness of
Allah — Islamic Monotheism) will be exposed to the Fire (it will
be said): “You received your good things in the life of the world,
and you took your pleasure therein. Now this Day you shall be
recompensed with a torment of humiliation, because you were
arrogant in the land without a right, and because yon used to
rebel against Allah’s Command (disobey Allah).
21* And remember (Hud) the brother of ‘Ad, when he
warned his people in Al-Ahqaf (the curved sand-hills in the
southern part of Arabian Peninsula). And surely, there have
passed away warners before him and after him (saying):
“Worship none but Allah; truly, I fear for you the torment of a
mighty Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection).”
22. They said: “Have you conic to turn us away from our
alihah (gods)? Then bring us that with which you threaten us,
if you are one of the truthful!”
23. He said: “The knowledge (of the time of its coming) is
with Allah only. And I convey to you that wherewith I have
been sent, hut 1 see that you are a people given 1o ignorance!”
24. Then, when they saw it as a dense cloud coming
towards their valleys, they said: “This is a cloud bringing us
rain!” Nay, but it is that (tormenl) which you were asking to
be hastened, — a wind wherein is a painful tormenl!
25. Destroying ever}- thing by the Command of its Lord! So
they became such that nothing could be seen except their
dwellings! Thus do We recompense (he people who are
Mujrimun (criminals, sinners, polytheists, disbelievers,)!
26. And indeed We had firmly established them with that
wherewith We have not established you (O Quraish)! And We
had assigned them the (faculties of) hearing (ears), seeing (eyes),
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and hearts; but their bearing (ears), seeing (eyes), and their
hearts availed them nothing since they used 1o deny the Aval
(Allah's Prophets and their Prophethood, proofs, evidences,
verses, signs, revelations) of Allah, and they were completely
encircled by that which they used to mock at!
27. And indeed We have destroyed towns (populations)
round about you, and We have (repeatedly) shown (them) the
Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.)
in various ways that they might return {to the truth and believe
in the Oneness of Allah — Islamic Monotheism).
28. Then why did those whom they had taken for alihah (gods)
besides Allah, as a way of approach (to Allah) not help them?
Nay, but they vanished completely from them (when there came
the torment). And that was their lie, and their inventions which
they had been inventing (before their destruction).
29. And (remember) when We sent towards you (Muhammad
iji'i a group (three to ten persons) of the jinn, (quietly)
listening to the Qur'an. When they stood in the presence thereof,
they said: “Listen in silence!” And when it was finished, they
returned to Iheir people, as warners.
30. They said: “O our people! Verily, we have heard a Book
(this Qur'Sn) sent down afler Musa (Moses), confirming what
came before it: il guides to the truth and to a Straight Path (i.e.
Islam).
31. O our people! Respond (with obedience) to Allah's
Caller (i.e. Allah's Messenger Muhammad 4-*j ^ -r^) r
and believe in him (i.e. believe in that which Muhammad
{L+j has brought from Allah and follow him). He (Allah)
will forgive you of your sins, and will save you from a painful
torment (i.e. Hell-fire) 111 .
32. And whosoever does not respond to Allah’s Caller, he
cannot escape on earth, and there will be no A uliyu ' (lords,
helpers, supporters, protectors) for him besides Allah (from
Allah's punishment). Those are in manifest error."
33. Do they not see that Allah, Who created Ihe heavens and
the earth, and was not wearied by their creation, is Able to give
life to the dead? Yes. He surely is Able to do all things.
34. And on the Day when those who disbelieve will be
H
1 1 (V .46:31) Siethe footnote of (V.
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exposed tu the Fire lit will he said to them): “Is this not the
trulh?” They will say: “Yes, By our Lord!" lie will say: “Then
taste (he torment, because you used to disbelieve!”
35. Therefore be patient (O Muhammad M A -3 ) as
did the Messengers of strong will 111 and be in no haste about
them (disbelievers). On the Day when they will see that
(torment) with which they are promised (Le. threatened, it will
be) as if Ihey bad nut stayed more than an hour in a single day.
(O mankind! this Qur’&n is sufficient as) a dear Message (or
proclamation to save yourself from destruction). But shall any
be destroyed except the people who are Al-Fasiqibt (the
rebellious against Allah ’’s Command, the disobedient to Allah *7
Surat Muhammad or Sural Al-Qital
Ws&L
(Muhammad A-j AJ& M or
(The Fighting) (XLVII)
In the Name of Allah,
the Moat Gracious, the Most Merciful.
1. Those who disbelieve (in the Oneness of Allah, and in the
Message of Prophet Muhammad A-.j -j* 1 A 3 ), and hinder
(men) from the Path of Allah (Islamic Monotheism), Me will
render their deeds vain. 1,1
2. But Ihose who believe and do righteous good deeds, and
believe in that which is sent down to Muhammad ( SA A°
A*y) — for it is the truth from their Lord — - He will expiate
from them their sins, and will make good their state.
3. That is because those who disbelieve follow falsehood,
while those who believe follow the truth from their Lord. Thus
does Allah set forth for mankind their parables.
111 (V.4G:35) There are many Prophets and Messengers of Adah, about twenty-five of
them Eire mentioned in the Qur’an; out of these twenty-five, only five are of slrong
wllb namely, Muhammad /“J *-&- Jl1 Nflh (Noah), Ibrdhim (Abraham), Musd
(Moses) and "Isa (Jesus), soil of Maryam (Mary) fX-ll .
|IJ (V.47T) It is obligatory to have Belief in the Messenger ship of the Prophet
(M uhamm ad 4-j ^ -ill
JNarratcd Abu Hiuairah Allah's Messenger said, "By Him
(Allah) in Whose Hand Muhammad’s soul is, there is none from amongst the Jews
and the Christians (of these present nations) who hears about me and then dies
without believing in the Message with which I have been sent (i.c. Islamic
Monotheism), huL he win be from the dwellers of (he (Hell) Fire.” {Sakik Muslim^ the
Book of Faith, Vql. 1, Chapter No. 240). See also (V. 3:85) and (V.3:11G).
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4. So* when you meci (in fight — Jihad in Allah’s Cause)
those who disbelieve, smite (their) necks till when you have
killed and wounded many of them, then hind a bond firmly
(on them, Le, take them as captives). Thereafter (Is the time)
cither for generosity' (i,c + free them without ransom), or
ransom (according to what benefits Islam), until (he war lays
down its burden. Thus |you are ordered iiv Allah to continue
in carrying out Jihad against the disbelievers till they embrace
Islam and are saved from the punishment in the Hell-fire or
at Least come under your protection!, but it it had been
Allah's Will, He Himself could certainly have punished them
(without you). But (He lets you fight) in order to test some of
you with others. But those who are killed in the Way of Allah,
He will never let their deeds be lost, 1 ’ 1
5* He will guide them and set right their state,
6. And admit them to Paradise which He has made known to
them (Le + they win know their places in Paradise better than they
used to kno>v their homes in the world) J 31 | Tafsir Ikn Kathtr\
I. O you who believe! If you help (in Ihe cause of) Allah, He
will help you, and make your foothold firm.
8. But those who disbelieve (in the Oneness of Allah —
Islamic Monotheism), for litem is destruction, and (Alliih) will
make their deeds vain,
9. That is because they hate that which Allah has sent down
(this Qur'an and Islamic laws, etc,); so He has made their
deeds fruitless.
10. Have Ihey not travelled through the earth and seen what
was the end of those before them? Allah destroyed them
completely, and a similar (fale awaits) the disbelievers,
II. Til at is because Allah is the Mould (Lord, Master, Helper,
Protector, etc.) of those who believe, and the disbelievers have no
Mould (lord, master, helper, protector, etc,).
11 ] (¥.47:4) See the footnote of (V.2:190> and (VJ;20).
^ (V.47 ;6) Narrated Abu Sa‘id Al-Khudri ^ ,j-=j ; Allah’s Messenger ^
Ao said, ’The believers, after being saved from the (Hell) Fire, w]1t be slopped at a
bridge between Paradise and Hell and mutual retaliation will take place among them
regarding the wrongs Ihey have tom mi lied in the world again ssl one another, A Her
they are cleansed and purified (through the retaliation), they will lie admitted into
Paradise; and by Him in Whose Hand Muhammad's sou] is, everyone of them will
know his dwelling in Paradise belter than lie hnew his dwelling in this world." (Sahih
AI-B&khdri Vol. 8, Hadith No. 542)
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12. Certainly Allah will admit those who believe (in the
Oneness of Allah — Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous
good deeds, to Cardens under which rivers How (Paradise);
while those who disbelieve enjoy themselves and eat as cattle
eat; and the Fire will be their abode.
13. And many a town, stronger than your town (Makkah)
(O Muhammad .*k-j yk^) winch has driven you oul We
have destroyed. And there w r as none to iselp them.
14. Is he who is on a clear proof from his Lord, like those for
whom their evil deeds that they do are beautified for them,
while they follow their own lusts (evil desires)?
15. The description of Paradise which the Muttaqun (the pious.
See V.2:2) have been promised (is that) in il are rivers of water
the taste and smell of which are not changed* rivers of milk of
which the taste never changes, rivers of wine delicious to those
who drink, and rivers of clarified honey (clear and pure), therein
for them is every kind of fruit, and forgiveness from their Lord,
{Are these) like those who shall dwell forever in the Fire and he
given to drink boiling water so that it cuts up their bowels?
16. And among them are some who listen to you (O
Muhammad fVj ykd) till when they go out from you,
they say to those who have received knowledge: “What has he
said just now? Such are men whose hearts Allah has sealed,
and they follow their lusls (evil desires),
17. While as for those who accept guidance. He increases
l heir guidance and bestows on them their piety.
IK. Do they then await (anything) other than the Hour that it
should come upon them suddenly? But some of its portents
(indications and signs) have already come: and when it (actually)
is on them, how can they benefit then by their reminder? 11 !
19, So know (O Muhammad pk-j «#' that, La ilaha
iilaiidh (none has the right to be worshipped but Allih) , and
ask forgiveness for your sin, and also for (the sin of) believing
men and believing women. And Allah knows well your moving
about, and your place of rest (in your homes),
20, Tit os e who believe say: “Why is not a i Sunt ft (chapter of
■ |J (V.4?:l£) See the footnote of [V.6:15S>.
pi
(V.47:|9) Tt is essential cu know a thing (Inst before saying Of acting Upon it as
Allah's Statement: '’So know...'’ (V.47:19). Flca&c see also the footnote of (V.6:125).
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the Quran) sent down (for us)? But when a decisive Surah
(explaining and ordering things) is sent down, and lighting
( Jihad — holy lighting in Allah’s cause) is mentioned (i.c.
ordained) therein, you will see those in whose hearts is a disease
(of hypocrisy) looking at you with a look of one fainting to
death. But it was better for them (hypocrites, to listen to Allah
and to obey Him).
21 . Obedience (to Allah) and good words {were better for
them). And when the matter (preparation for Jihad) h resolved
on, then if they had been I rue to Allah, i( would have been
better fnr them,
22. Won Id you then, if you were given the authority, do
mischief in the land, and sever your tics of kinship?^
23. Such are they whom Allah has cursed, so that He has
made them deaf and blinded their sight.
24. Do they not then think deeply in the Quran, or arc their
hearts locked up (from understanding it)?
25. Verily, those who have turned back (have apostatised) as
disbelievers after the guidance has been manifested to them —
Shaitan (Satan) has beautified fur them (their false hopes), and
(Allah) prolonged their term (age).
26. Tliis is because they said to those who hate what Allah
has sent down: 4i We will obey you in part of the tnatter/ ,, But
Allah knows their secrets.
27. Then how (will it be) when the angels will take their
souls at death, smiting their faces and Iheir backs?
28. That is because they followed that which angered
Allah and hated that which pleased Him. So lie made their
deeds fruitless.
29. Or do those in whose hearts is a disease (of hypocrisy),
lLl (V, 47:22), is) Narrated Abu HurtirAh 4i' j : The Prophet 4i' ^id,
"Allah created His creation, and when lie finished it, the wontb got up and caught
hold of Allah whereupon Allah said, ‘What is the matter?' On that, it said,' I seek
refuge with you from A l-qat'i ah (those who sever the ties of kith and kin). T On that
Allah said. * Will you accept (be satisfied) if J bestow My Favours on hint who
keeps your ties, anti withhold My Favours from him who sevens your ties? 1 On that it
said. 'Yes, O my Lordl' Then Allah said, 'That is for you.’ Abu Jiurairah added: If
you wish, you can recite; ^ Would you then, if you were given the authority, do
mischief in the [arid atid sever your lies of kinship?' 1 (V .47:22). {Sakth At- Bukhari,
Vo 1.6, Hadhh No. >54).
b) See the footnote of (V.2:27).
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think that Allah will not bring to light all their hidden ill-wills? 1 '
30* Had We willed. We could have shown them to von, and
you should have known them by their marks: but surely, you
will know them by the tone of their speech! And Allah knows
(all) your deeds,
31. And surely, We shall try you till We test those who strive
hard (for Ihe Cause of Allah) and Aa-Sabir&n (the patient ), and
We shall test your facts (i*e* the one who is a liar, and the one
who is truthful),
32. Verily, those who disbelieve, und hinder (men) from the
Path of Allah (i.e. Islam), and oppose Ihe Messenger (
*4^1 (by si anding against him and hurling him), after the
guidance' 21 has been clearly shown to them, they will not harm
Allah in Ihe least, but He will make their deeds fruitless,
33* O you who believe! Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger
(Muhammad ^ L _ J 2«a) and render not vain your deeds*
34. Verily, Ihose who disbelieve, and hinder (men) from the
Path of Allah (i*e* Islam): then die while they are disbelievers
— Allah will not forgive them. [3j
35* So be not weak and ask not for peace (from the enemies
of Islam) while you are having the upper hand. Allah is with
11 1 (V.47 ;29) Sec hypocrisy in the Appendix II
i2] (V .47:32) A)
Narrated Abu Musa .j— - jt The Prophet A'j ■*' said. “The example of
guidance and knowledge (the Qur'an srnd the Sunnah) with which Allah bus sent me.
Is like abundant rain falling on die earth, some of which was fertile soil that absorbed
rain water and brought forth vegetation and grass in abundance. (And) another portion
of it was hard arid held the rain water and Allah benefited the people with jt and they
utilized it for drinking, making tJicir animals drink from it and irrigating the Land for
cultivation. ( And) a portion of it was barren which could neither hold Ihe water nor
brsng forth vegetation (then that land gave no benefits). The first is the example of the
person who comprehends Allah's religion (Islam) and gets benefit (from the
knowledge) which Allah ._U j > has revealed through tne (the Prophet ***- .J***
rW) and learns and then teaches it to -others. The Last example is that of a person who
docs not care for it and docs not take Allah's Guidance revealed through me: (He is
like that barren land).” {Sahih At-Bukhan, Vol.l, fiatffih No.79),
n) Guidance is of two kinds:
a) Guidance of Taujtq and it is totally from AJlSJi* i.e. Allah opens one’s heart to
receive the truth (from disbelief to Belief in Islamic Monotheism).
b) Guidance of Irsh$d i.e. through preaching by Alllh's Messengers and pious
preachers who preach the truth i.e. Islamic Monotheism.
(V .47:34) iee the footnote of ( V.3 :S5 jj.
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you, and He will never decrease the reward of your good deeds.
36. The life of this world is but play and pastime; hut if you
believe {in the Outness of Allah — Islamic Monotheism), and
fear Allah, and avoid evil, He will grant you your wages, and
wall not ask you your wealth.
37. If He were to ask you of it, and press you, you would
covetously withhold, and He will bring oul all your (secret)
ill-wills.
38. Behold! You are those who are called to spend in the
Cause ni Allah, yet among you are some who are niggardly.
And whoever is niggardly,, it is only at the expense of his
ownseJf. But Allah is Rich (Free of all needs), and you
(mankind 1 are poor. And if you turn away (from Islam and the
obedience to Allah), He will exchange you for some oilier
people and they will not be your likes.
In the Name ofAttah,
the Most G racio us, the Most Merciful
1. Verily, We have given you (O Muhammad
a manifest victory,
2. That Allah may forgive you your sins of the past and the
future/' 1 and complete His Favour on you, and guide you on a
Straight Path,
3. And that Allah may help you with strong help.
4 . He it is Who sent down As-Sakinah (calmness and
tranquillity) into the hearts of Ihe believers, that they
may grow 7 more in Faith along with their (present)
Faith. And to Allah belong the hosts of the heavens and
the earth, and AllSh is Ever All-Knower t All- Wise.
5. Thai He may admit the believing men and ihe believing
women to Gardens under which rivers flow (i,e. Paradise) to
abide therein forever, and He may expiate from them their
sins; and that is with Allah a supreme success.
Ll1 (V.4S:2) Narrated Al-MugtiTralu The Prophet J-j ^ used to offer night
prayers till his feet became swollen. Somebody said to him, “Allah has forgiven you
your sins of the past and the future. !1 On that, he said, “Shouldn't I be a thankful slave
ofAUahT (Sahih Al-Bukhtiri' Vol.6, lindtih NoJdO).
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6. And that He may punish the Munafiqun (hypocrites), men
and women, and also the Mmhrikun^ men and women, who
think evil thoughts about Allah: for them is a disgraceful
torment. And the Anger of Allah is upon them, and He has
cursed them and prepared Hell for them — and worst indeed is
lhat destination,
7. And to Allah belong the hosts of the heavens and the
earth. And Allah is Ever All-Mighty, All- Wise.
M, Verily, We have sent you (O Muhammad aid lj^)
as a w itness, as a hearer of glad tidings, and as a warner ul .
9. In order that you (O mankind) may believe in Ailiih and
His Messenger (phij cj * 1 " 3 )* and that you assist and
honour him (A-j ^1 and (that you) glorify ( Allah’s)
praises morning and afternoon.
10. Verily* those who give Bai'ah (pledge) to you (O
Muhammad ^1 J**) they are giving Bai 4 ith (pledge) to
Allah. The Hand of Allah is over their hands. Then whosoever
breaks his pledge, breaks it only to his own harm; and
whosoever fulfils what he has covenanted with Allah, He will
bestow on him a great reward.
11. Those of the bedouins w ho lagged behind w ill say to you:
“Our possessions and our families occupied us, so ask
forgiveness for us.” They say with their t ungues what is not in
Iheir hearts. Say: “Who then has any power at all (to
intervene) on your behalf with Allah, if He intends you hurt
or intends you benefit? Nay, but Allah is Ever
Well-Acquainted with what you do.
12. “Nay, hut you thought that Ihe Messenger (
flwj) and the believers would never return to their families, and
that was made fair-seeming in your hearts, and you did think
an evil thought and you became a useless people going for
destruction.”
13. And whosoever does not believe in Allah and His
Messenger (Muhammad A-j 4Ji' ^1**), then verily, We have
prepared for the disbelievers a blazing Fire. 131
m (V,4S;6) A l-Mushrikun : Polytheists, pagans, idolaters, and disbelievers in the
Oneness of Allah and in His Messenger Muhammad A-j ^ .
m (V.4«:8) See the footnote of (V,2:42).
1 " l ( V.4 B : 1 3 } S ee the footnote of ( V . 3 : H 5 ).
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14. And to Allah belongs the 1 sovereignty of the heavens and
the earth. He forgives whom He wills, and punishes whom He
wills. And Allah is Ever Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
15. Those who lagged behind will say, when you set forth to
lake the spoils, “Allow us 1o follow you.” They want to change
Allah's Words. Say: “You shall not follow us; thus Allah has
said beforehand.” Then they will say: “Nay, you envy us.” Nay,
hut they understand not except a little.
16. Say (G Muhammad ^ 1o the bedouins who
lagged behind: “You shall be called to fight against a people
given to great warfare, then you shall fight them, or they shall
surrender. Then if you obey, Allah will give you a fair reward;
but if you turn away as you did turn away before, He will
punish you with a painful torment."
17. No blame or sin is there upon the blind, nor is there blame
or sin upon the lame, nor is there blame nr sin upon the sick
(that they go not for fighting). And whosoever obeys Allah and
His Messenger (Muhammad A-ij ^ He will admit him
to Gardens beneath which rivers How (Paradise); and whosoever
lurns back, He w ill punish him with a painful torment,
18. Indeed, Allah was pleased with the believers when they
gave the Bai'ah (pledge) to you (O Muhammad A**J V* ^
under the tree: He knew what was in Iheir hearts, and He sent
down A&-Saktnuh (calmness and tranquillity) upon them, and
He rewarded them with a near victory,
19. And abundant spoils that they will capture. And AMh is
Ever All-Mighty, All-Wise.
20. Allah has promised you abundant spoils that you will
capture, and He has hastened for you this, and He has
restrained the hands of men from you: that it may be a sign for
the believers, and that lie may guide you to a Straight Path*
21. And other (victories and much booty He promises you)
which are not yet within your pow r er; Indeed Allah compasses
them. And Allah is Ever Able to do all things.
22. And if Ihose who disbelieve fight against you, they
certainly will turn their backs; rhen they would have found
neither a Walt (protector, guardian) nor a helper.
23. That has been the Way of ALI3h already with those who
passed away before. And vou will not find any change in the
W ay of Allah,
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24. And He it is Whet has withheld their hands from you and
V
your hands from them in the midst of Makkah, after He had
made you victors over them. And Allah is Ever All-Seer of
what you do.
25. They are the ones who disbelieved {in the Oneness of Alliih
— Islamic Monotheism) and hindered you from
A l-Masjid-iil-Har&m (at Makkah) and detained Ihe sacrificial
animals from reaching their place of sacrifice. Had there not been
believing men and believing women whom you did not know r , that
yon may kill them and on whose account a sin would have been
committed by you without (your) knowledge, that Allah might
bring into His Mercy whom He wills — if they {the believers and
the disbelievers) had been apart, We verily would have punished
those of fhem who disbelieved with painful torment.
26. When those who disbelieve had put in their hearts pride
and haughtiness — the pride and haughtiness of the time of
ignorance, — then Allah sent down His Saktnah (calmness and
tranquillity) upon His Messenger { ^ and upon
the believers, and made them slick to (he word of piely (i.e.
none has the right to be worshipped but Allah); and (hey were
well entitled to it and worthy of it. And Allah is ever
AU-Ktiower of everything,
27. Indeed, Allah shall fulfil the Irue vision which He showed
to His Messenger (fW [i.e. the Prophet ^ ^ lA°
A-j saw a dream that lie has entered Makkah along with his
Companions, having their (head) hair shaved and cut short!
very truth. Certainly, you shall enter A } -Mas] id- at-Haram^ if
Allah wills, secure, (some) having your heads shaved, and (some)
having your head hair cut short, having no fear. He knew what
yon knew not, and He granted before ihat a near viclory.
28. He if is Who has sent His Messenger (Muhammad -tfll
A"J with guidance and the religion of truth (Islam), that
He may make it (Islam) superior to all religions. And
All-Sufficient is Allah as a Wilness,
29. Muhammad {A*j is the Messenger of Allah.
And (hose who are with him are severe against disbelievers, and
merciful among themselves. You see litem bowing and falling
down prostrate (in prayer), seeking Bounty from Allah and (His)
Good Pleasure. The mark of them (i.e. of their Faith) is on their
faces {foreheads) from the traces of prostration (during prayers).
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Phis is their description in the Taurat (Torah). But their
description in the In j eel (Gospel) is like a (sown) seed which
sends forth its shoot, then makes it strong, and becomes thick
and it stands straight on its stem, delighting the sowers, that He
may enrage the disbelievers with them, Allah has promised those
among them who believe (he. all those who follow' Islamic
Monotheism, the religion of Prophet Muhammad A“J iii i yj J a
till the Day of Resurrection) and do righteous good deeds,
forgiveness and a mighty reward (i.e. Paradise).
Surat Al-Hujurat (The Dwellings) XL1X
In the Name of A Hah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
1.0 you who believe! Make not (a decision) in advance 1 ' 1
before Allah and His Messenger (A*j M and fear
Allah, Verily, Allah is All-Ilearing, All-Knowing.
2. Q you who believe! Raise not your voices above the voice
of Ihe Prophet (A“J ^ nor speak aloud to him in lalk
as you speak aloud to one another, lest your deeds should be
rendered fruitless while you perceive not.
3. Verily, those w r ho iow r er their voices in the presence of
Allah’s Messenger {pAj AJ& -A 1 ), they arc the ones whose
hearts Allah lias tested for piety. For them is forgiveness and a
great reward.
4. Verily, those who call you from behind the dwellings,
most of them have no sense.
5. And if they had had patience till you could come out to
them, it would have been belter for them. And Allah is
Qft-For giving. Most Merciful.
h. 0 you who believe! If a Fasiq (Har — evil person) comes
to you with any news, verify it, Lest you should harm people in
ignorance, and afterwards you become regretful for what you
have done.
7. And know that among you there is the Messenger of Allah
(A**J 'M* ^ ij^)- II he were to obey you (i.e. follow your
11 1 (Y.49;l) i.e, hasten not to decide in matters of war or religion before Allah and His
Messenger ^ j 4ii > that you may decide the contrary to w-hat Allah and 1 lis
Messenger Aj ^ may decide.
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opinions and desires) in much of the inatler, you would surely
he in trouble. Hut Allah has endeared the Faith to you and has
beautified it in vour hearts, and has made disbelief, wickedness
and disobedience (to Allah and His Messenger A-“j -j "-=)
hateful to you* Such are they who are the righlly guided.
8. (This is) a Grace from Allah and His Favour* And Allah is
All-Knowing, All -Wise*
9. And if two parties or groups among the believers fall to
fighting, then make peace between Ihem both. But if one of them
outrages against the other, then fight you (all) against the one
which outrages till it complies with the Command of Allah. Then
if it complies, then make reconciliation between them justly, and
be equitable, Verily, Allah loves those who are the equitable*
10. The believers are nothing else than brothers (in Islamic
religion). So make reconciliation between your brothers, and
fear Allah, that you may receive mercy*
11.0 you w r ho believe! Let not a group scoff at another
group, if may be that the latter are better than the former.
Nor let (some) women scoff at other women, it may be that
the fatter arc better than the former* Nor defame one
another, nor insult one another hv nicknames. How bad is it
to insult one’s brother after having Faith |i.e. to call your
Muslim brother (a faithful believer) as* “O sinner”, or £,1 0
wicked”]. And whosoever does nol repent, then such are
indeed Zdiitnun (wrong-doers, etc.)*
12. O you who believe! Avoid much suspicion; indeed some
suspicions are sins. And spy not, neither backbite one another.
Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? You
would hate it (so hate backbiting) 1 |J , And fear Allah. Verily, ALI£ih
111 (V.49:l2). a) Narrated A bit Hurairah ^ Allah's Messenger ^ ^
said, "'Beware of suspicion* ["or suspicion is the worst of false talcs; and do not
look for other's faults, and do not do spying on cine another, and do not practise
Najash* and do not be jealous of one another and do not hate one another, and do not
desert (slop Lalting lo) one another. And O Allah’s worshippers! Be brothers!" {Sahih
Ai-fiukhw-L Vol. S, Hcidith No. 92)..
b) Narrated lludhaitah ^ I heard the Prophet 4-j ^ ■ il saying, "A
Qatldl** will not enter Paradise." (Sahth Al Biikhd/ i, Vol.S. Hudith No.82).
c) Backbiting and the Statement of Allah j >: “And spy not, neither backbite one
another,"
Narrated Jbn l Abb8-S Allah’s Messenger pL*J aA 1 «$'• passed hv two
graves and said, "Both of them {persons in the grave! are being tortured, and they arc
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572
Part 2fy
is the One Who forgives und accept* repentance, Most Merciful.
13. O mankind] We have created you from a male and a
female, and made you into nations and tribes, that you may
know one another. Verily, the most honourable of you with Allah
is that (believer) who has At-Taqwa ]Le* he is one of the Al-
Mtiitaqfm (the pious, See V.2;2)J. Verily, Allah is All-Knowing,
Well-Acquainted (with all things),
14. The bedouins say: “We believe,” Say: “You believe not
but you only say, *We have surrendered (in Islam), 1 for Faith
has not yet entered your hearts. But if you obey Allah and His
Messenger {pWj ^ M He will not decrease anything in
reward for vour deeds, Verilv, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most
Merciful”
15. Only Ihose are the believers who have believed in Allfih
and His Messenger, and aflerward doubt not but strive with
their weallh and fheir lives fur the Cause of AMh. Those! They
are the truthful.
lb. Say: ill you inform Allah of your religion while Allah
knows all that is in the heavens and alt that is in the earth, and
Allah is All-Knowing of everything.
17, They regard as favour to you (O Muhammad
that they have embraced Islam, Say; “Count not your
Islam as a favour to me, >Jay, but Allah has conferred a favour
upon you that He has guided you to the Faith if you indeed are
true,
18, Verily* Allah knows the Unseen of the heavens and the
earth. And AMh is All-Seer of what you do.
not bring tortured t'of A MjOf SIR. This tifi e used not to SAV£ httfLSelf from bfillg soiled
with his urine, and the other used to go about with calumnies (among the people to
rouse hostilities, e.g., one goes to a person and tells him that so-and-so says about him
such and such evil things), The Prophet V* 1 then asked for a green branch
of a date palm tree, split it into two pieces and planted one on caeh grave and said. “Jt
is hoped that their punishment may be abated (ill those two pieces of the branch get
dried/'*** (Sahih Al-BukMri Vol.ti, Hadhh No. 78).
f Niijaah means to offer a high puce for something m otder to allure another customer
who is interested in the thing.
**A Qattat is a person who conveys disagreeable, false information from one person
to another with the intention of causing harm ami enmity between them.
+ 1 "*This action was a kind of invocation on the part of the Prophet ^ for
the deceased persons. [Fath AI-Barf, Vol. 1, Page 332].
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In the !\ 7 time af Allah t
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
I. Qaf
[These letters {QAf, etc.) are one of the miracles of the
Qur'an, and none but Allah (Alone) knows (heir meanings).
By the Glorious Qur’an,
2 t Nay, they wonder that there has come to them a warner
(Muhammad ^ from among themselves. So the
disbelievers say: u This is a strange thing!
3. “When we are dead and have become dust (shall we be
resurrected?) That is a far return,”
4. We know that which Ihe earth consumes of them (Iheir
dead bodies), and with L’s is a Book preserved (i.e, the Book of
Decrees).
5. Nay, but they have denied the truth (this Qur’an) when it
has come to them, so they are in a confused state (cannot
differentiate between right and wrong),
6 . Have they not looked at the heaven above them, how We
have made it and adorned it, and there are no rifts in it?
7. And the earth! We have spread it out, and set thereon
mountains standing firm, and have produced therein every
kind of lovely growth (plants),
8. An insight and a Reminder for every slave who turns to
Allah in repentance (i.e, the one who believes in the Oneness of
Allah and performs deeds of His obedience, and always begs
His pardon).
9. And W r e send down blessed water (rain) from the sky, then
We produce therewith gardens aud grain (every kind of
harvests) that arc reaped.
10. And tall date-palms, with ranged dusters,
II. A provision for (Allah’s) slaves. And We give life therewith
to a dead laud. Thus will be the resurrection (of tire dead).
12. Denied before them (i.e. these pagans of Mukkati) the
people of Nuh (Noah), and the Dwellers of Ar-Rass, and Thamud;
13. And ‘Ad, and Fir‘aun (Pharaoh)., and the brethren of
Lul (Lot);
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14. And the Dwellers of the Wood, and the people of Tufoba*.
Everyone of them denied (their) Messengers, so My Threat
took effect
15. Were We then tired with the first creation? Nay, they
are in confused doubt about a new creation (i.e. Resurrection).
16. And indeed We have created man, and We know what
his ownself whispers to him. And W'e are nearer to him than
his jugular vein (by Our Knowledge).
17. ( Rente m her) that the two receivers (recording angels)
111
receive (each human being), one sitting on the right and one
on (lie left (to note his or her actions). 131
18. Not a word does he (or she) utter but there is a watcher
by him ready (to record it),
19. And the stupor of death will come in truth: “This is what
you have been avoiding!"
2(1. And the Trumpet will be blown — that will be the Day
whereof warning (had been given) (i.e. the Day of Resurrection).
21. And every person will come forlh along with an (angel)
to drive (him) and an (angel) to bear witness.
22. (It will be said to Ihc sinners): “Indeed, you were
heedless of this. Now We have removed from you your
covering, and sharp is your sight this Day!”
23. And bis companion (angel) will say: “Here is (this
Record) ready with me!”
24. (Allah will say to the angels): w Both of you throw into
Hell every stubborn disbeliever (in the Oneness of Allah, in His
Messengers).
25. “Hlndercr of good, transgressor, doubter,
26. “Who set up another ilah (god) with Allah. Then both of
von cast him in the severe torment.”
27. His companion (Satan — devil) | will say: “Our Lord! I
111 (V.5Q:I7) Narrated *Aishah '■4^ ^ The Prophet ^ -said; The
deeds of the following, three persons are not recorded hy the pen:
] . A sleeping person tilt lie wakes up.
2. A child tili he teaches the age of puberty.
3. Am insane person till he becomes sane.
This lladitb is quoted from An-Nasd'l, 'llic Boole of Divorce. Chap. 21.
121 (V, 5 0:17) See the footnote (B) of (V. 6:61).
|lJ ( V . 5 0 : 1 £) bee the footnote (A) of (V.6:6 1 ).
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did not push him to transgression, (in disbelief, oppressions and
evil deeds), but he was himself in error far astray.”
2H, Allah will say; “Dispute not in front of Me, I had already
in advance sent von the threat.
■w
29. The Sentence that comes from Me cannot he changed,
and I am not unjust to the slaves*”
30. On the Day when We will say to Hell: “Are you filled?”
It will say: “Arc there any more (to come)?” 111
31. And Paradise will be brought near to the Muttaqun (the
pious. See V,2;2), not far off.
32. (It will he said): “This is what you were promised — (il
is) for those oft-returning (to Allah) in sincere repentance, and
those who preserve their covenant with Allah (by obeying Him
in all what He has ordered, and worshipping none but Allah
Alone, i*c. follow Allah T s religion — Islamic Monotheism),
33* “Who feared the Mosl Gracious (AMh) in Ihe Ghaib
(Unseen) and came with a heart turned in repentance (to Him
and absolutely free from each and every kind of polytheism).
34. “Enter you therein in peace and security — this is the
Day of eternal life!”
35. There they will have all that they desire — and W e have
more (for them, i.e. a glance at the All-Mighty, Ail-Majestic
36, And how many a generation We have destroyed before
them who were stronger in power than they* And (when Our
Torment came), they ran for a refuge in the Land! Could they
find any place of refuge (for them to save themselves from
destruction)?
37, Verily, therein is indeed a reminder for him w r ho has a
heart or gives ear while he is heedful*
38* And indeed We created the heavens and the earth and all
between them in six Days and nothing of fatigue touched Us,
39. So bear with patience (O Muhammad M all
that they say, and glorify the Praises of your Lord, before the
1,1 (V.50:3Q) Allah's Statement: “It (Hell) will say: 'Are there any more (to ooine)?' ”
Narrated Anas ^ 1 The I'ropliet 4-j .j— said, "The people will be
thrown into the (Hell) Fire and it will say: 'Arc there any more (to come)?’ till Allah
will pint His Foot over it and U will say: L Qat! Qat! (Enou^hf Enough [}' 11 (Sahih
AI-Bukhdrt Vo 1.6, Hadith N 0.371).
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rising of the sun and before fits) setting (Le. the Fajr, Ztihr , and
*Asr prayers) 111 ,
40. And during a part of the night (also) glorify His praises
(i.e* Maghrib and *Isha prayers) and (so likewise) after the
prayers [AsSunnah^ Nawafd — optional and additional
prayers. And also glorify, praise and magnify Allah — Subhan
Allah T Alhamdu lifl&h, Allahu-Akbar \ .
■41. And listen on the I>ay when the caller will call from a
near place.
42. The Day when they will hear As-Saihah (shout) in truth:
that will be the Day of coming out (from Ihe graves, Le. the Day
of Resurrection).
■43. Verily, We it is Who give life and cause death; and to Us
is the final return.
44. On the Day when the earth shall be deft, from them,
(they will come out) hastening forth. That will be a gathering*
quite easy for Us*
45* We know best what they say. And you (O Muhammad
arc not the one to force them (to Belief). But
warn by the Qur’an him who fears My Threat.
In the Name of Allah ,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
1. By ( the winds) that scatter dust.
2. And (the clouds) that hear heavy weight of water*
3* And (the ships) that float with ease and gentleness.
4. And those (angels) who distribute (provisions, rain, and
1,1 (V.50:39), a) Narrated Qais: Jarir said, "We were with the Prophal
and he looked at the moon on a full moon night and said: “Certainly you wall see your
Lord as you see this moon and you will have no broubk in seeing Him, So if you eat*
avoid missing (tluough sleep or business) a prayer before the sunrise (Fajr) and a
prayer before sunset { Asr)^ you must do so“. 'He then recited Allah's Statement:
“And glorify the praises of your Lord before the rising of the sun. and before (its)
setting ”
IsmTII said: “Offer those prayers and do not miss them.” (Sahfh Ai-Bukhart r Vol. 1,
Huiiu'l So
b) See the footnote of (V .32: 3 6).
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other blessings) hy (Allah's) Command,
5, Verily , that which you are promised (i,e, Resurrection in
the Hereafter and receiving the reward or punishment of good
or had deeds | is surely true.
6. And verily, the Recompense is sure to happen*
7* By the heaven full of paths,
8. Certainly, you have different ideas (about Muhammad
^Lfj M and the Qur’an).
Turned aside therefrom (i.e. from Muhammad ^ (jLa
•*l«i j and the Qur’iin) is he who is turned aside (by the Decree
and Preordain men t jJfllj of Allah)*
10. Cursed be the liars
II* Who are under a cover of heedlessness (think not about
the gravity of the Hereafter),
12* They ask: “When will be the Day of Recompense?”
13. (It will be) a Day when they will be tried (punished i.e.
burnt) over the Fire!
14. “Taste you your trial (punishment i.e. burning)! This is
what you used to ask to be hastened!”
15. Verily, the Muttaqun (the pious. See V.2:2) will he in the
midst of Cardens and Springs (in Paradise),
16* Taking joy in the things wilich their Lord has given
them. Verily, they were before this Muhsinun (good-doers. See
V.2:112)*
17* They used to sleep hut little by night (invoking their
Lord (Allah) and praying, with fear and hope].
18, And in the hours before dawn, they yvere (found) asking
(Allah) for forgiveness.
19, And in their properties there was the right of the Still
(the beggar who asks) and the Mahrftm (the poor who docs not
ask others/ 11 .
20. And on the earth are signs for those who have Faith with
certainty,
21. And also in your own&elves. Will you not then see?
22* And in the. heaven is your provision, and that which you
are promised.
23, Then by the Lord of the heaven and the earth, it is the
la!
(Y.5 1:19) See the footnote of (V.4:37).
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truth (i.c. what has been promised to you!, just as it is the truth
I hat you can speak,
24. Has Ihe slory reached you, of the honoured guests fthree
angels; Jibril (Gabriel) along with another two] of Ibrahim
(Abraham)?
25. When they came in to him and said: “Sttfam* (peace be
upon yon)! M lie answered: “Salam, (peace be upon you ), w and
said: “You arc a people unknown to me,”
26. Then he turned to his household, and brought out a
roasted calf f as the property of Ibrahim (Abraham) was mainly
cows].
27. And placed ii before them, (saying): “Will you nol eat?”
28. Then he conceived fear of them (when they ate not).
They said: “Year not.“ Ll] And they gave him glad tidings of a
son having knowledge (about Allah and His religion of True
Monotheism),
29. Then his wife came forward wilh a loud voice: she smote
her face, and said: “A barren old womanf” |1J
50, They said: “Even so says your Lord, 111 Verily, He is the
A 11- Wise, the All-Knower.*’
1,1 (V,5l:28) i.c. when the angels noticed some fear over the face of Abraham, they
told him that they art Allah's messengers. And (hey also gave the glad news u> his
wife Sarah drat she will give birth to a son (Isaac).
I ' 1
(V.5 1 :39) “How can I bear a child. 1 " At that time she < Sarah) was approximately 99
years old. [ Tafair A I- {) u rtu b i) .
1,1 (V 5 l :30); a) The Statement of Allah } >;
1 Verily, Our Word (Comm and) to a thing, when We intend it, ts only (hat Wc say to
it: "Her — and it ls. : (V. 16:40)
Narrated Mu'fhviyah <*- 4.1 : 1 heaj'd die Prophet d-j ^ 4ii saying, “A
group of my followers will keep on following Allah's Orders li.c.. following strictly
Allah’s. Book (the Qur’an) and the Prophet’s Sunnah (legal ways)] Strictly and they
will not be harmed hy diose who will deny (disbelieve) them or desert (stand against)
them till Allah’s Order (the Hour) will come while they will be in that sCate." (Sahth
Al-Butdiari, Yol. 9, Hadtik No. 552).
h) Narrated Abu llurairah ^ Al Allah’s Messenger ^ 4 jI s%id, "Allah
said, 1 have prepared for My pious slaves things which have never been seen by an
eye, nor heard by an ear, or (even) imagined bv a human being.’ " {Sahih Al-Bukhmi,
Vol. 4, Had!lh No. 467)
c) Nanated AbQ KaTd Al-Khudri -ii 1 The Prophet jL '’ saLd. "The
people of Paradise will look at the dwellers of Al Ghuraf (the lofty mansions i.c. a
superior place in Paradisic) in the name way aj; cine looks at a brilliant star far ttway in
die east or in the west on the horizon; all that is because of their superiority over one
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■'£ 31* [Ibrahim (Abraham) j said: “Then for whal purpose you
have come, G Messengers?”
32* They said: “We have been sent to a people who are
Mit/rimun {polytheists, sinners, criminals, disbelievers in Allah)
33* To send down upon them stones of baked clay*
34* Marked by your Lord for the Musrifun (polytheists,
criminals* sinners — those who trespass Allah's set limits in
evil-doings by committing great sins)*
35* So We brought out from therein the believers,
36* But VVe found not there any household of the Muslims
except one [of Lut(Lot) and his tw r n daughtersl*
37* And We have left there a sign (l*e* the place of the Head
Sea 1 ’ 1 in Palestine) for those who fear the painful torment,
38* And in Musa (Moses) (too, there is a sign), when We sent
him to Firaun (Pharaoh) with a manifest authority.
39. But [Fir* mm {Pharaoh)! turned away (from Belief in
mighl) along with his hosts, and said: “A sorcerer or a madman.”
40* So W r e took him and his hosts, and dumped them into the
sea, for he w as h la jne worthy*
41* And in 4 Ad (there is also a sign) when We sent against
them the barren w r ind^
42. It spared nothing that it reached, hut hlcw it into broken
spreads of rotten ruins*
43. And in Thamud (there is also a sign), when they were
another bn rewards).” On that the people said, "O Allah 1 is Messenger! Are these
residences {lofty mansions) for the Prophets which nobody else can reach?" The
Prophet jL*« replied, “Xo! Ry Him (Allah) in Whose Hand my semi js*
these are for the men wire believed in Allah and also believed in die Messengers. 1 *
{Sahih Al-Bukhdrt VoL 4, Hadfih No. 478)
d) Narrated Abu Hurairab ^ 4i' Allah's Messenger A 1 j " il said. "The
first batch (of people) who will enter Paradise will be flittering) like the moon nil a
full-moon night and those who will enter next will he glittering bke the brightest 3tar.
Their hearts will he as if the heart of a single man for they will have neither difference
nor any enmity amongst themselves, and everyone of them shall have two wives, each
of whom will be so beautiful, pure and transparent that the marrow' of the bones of
their legs will be seen through the flesh, They will be glorifying Allah in Ihe morning
and afternoon, and will never fail ill, and they will neither blow their noses nor spit.
Their utensils will be of gold and solver, and their combs will be of gold and the fuel
used in their censers will he of aloes- wood anil their sweat will srnell like musk." ...
{Sahih ALBukhdri. Vol. 4, Hadlth No. 469)
|L| (V.51 :o7) See the book Of histoiy “The Stories of the Prophets.” by [bn KathTr j
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told: “Enjoy yourselves for a while!”
44. Bui they insolently defied the Command of Iheir Lord, so
the Sa'iqtih^ overtook them while they were looking.
45. Then they were unable to rise up, nor could Ihey help
themselves.
46. (So were) the people of Null (Noah) before them. Verily,
they were a people who were tasiqun (rebellious, disobedient
to Allah).
47. With power did We construe! the heaven. Verily, We are
Able to extend the vastness of space (thereof).
48. And We have spread out the earth: how Excellent
Spreader (thereof) are Wei
4V, And of everything We have created pairs, that you may
remember {the Grace of Allah).
50. So flee to Allah (from His Torment to His Mercy —
Islamic Monotheism). Verily, I (Muhammad fk-j ^ J** 3 ')
ain a plain warner to you from Him 121 .
51. And set not up (or worship not) any olher Hah (god) along
with Allah {Glorified is He (Alone), Exalted above all that they
associate as partners with Him], Verily, 1 (Muhammad
pbaj a plain warner to you from Him.
52. Likewise, no Messenger came to those before them but
they said: “A sorcerer or a madman!”
53. Have they (the people of the past) transmitted this saying
to these (Quraish pagans)? Nay, they are themselves a people
transgressing beyond bounds (in disbelief)!
54. So turn away (O Muhammad jA*s ) from
them (Qnraish pagans), you are not blameworthy (as you have
conveyed Allah’s Message).
55. And remind (by preaching the Qur’an, O Muhammad
< 4 ^ «iif jJrta), for verily, the reminding pro tils (lie believers,
56. And 1 (Allah) created not the jinn and mankind except
that they should worship Me (Alone).
57. I seek not any provision from them {i.e. provision for
themselves or for My creatures) nor do E ask that they should
feed Me (i.e, feed themselves or My creatures).
1,1 {V. 5 1:44) Sd‘iqah: A destructive awful cry, torment, hit, a thunderbolt, See
(V,41;13),
l?l {V.5 1 :5Q) See the footnote of (V.3:S5).
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58, Verily, Allah is Ihc A II- Provider, Owner of Power, the
Must Strong*
59* And verily, for those who do wrong* there is a portion of
torment like the evil portion of torment (which came for) their
likes (of old); so let them not (ask Me 1o) hasten on!
60, Then woe to those who disbelieve (in Allah and His
Oneness — Islamic Monotheism) from their Dav which they
l | *'■ v
have been promised (for their punishment)* 1
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most M ercifui
1. By the Tur (Mount)
2. And by a Book Inscribed
3. In parchment unrolled.
T 2 1
4* And by AI-Bait-ul-Ma*mur (the house over the heavens
parallel to the Ka'hah at Makkah, continuously visited by the
angels),
5, And by the roof raised high (i.e. the heaven).
6, And by the sea kept Killed (or it will be fire kindled on the
Day of Resurrection)*
7, Verily, the Torment of your Lord will surely come to pass*
8* There is none that can avert it.
9* On the Day when the heaven will shake with a dreadful
shaking,
10* And the mountains will move away with a (horrible)
movement*
11* Then woe that Day to the deuiers* 1 ^
311 (V. 5 1:60) A ) Set the footnote of (V. 3:8 5).
R) Narrated Anas y The Prophet j ^ said* “Allah wilt say to the
person of the (Hell) lure who will receive the least punishment, ‘If you hail everything
on the earth* would you give it as. a ransom to free yourself (i.c,, save yourself from
this. Fire)?" He wilt -say, ‘Yes? Then Allah will say, 'WhiLe you were in the backbone
of Adam. 1 asked you much less than this, (i.c., not to worship others besides Me), but
you insisted on worshipping others besides Me, 111 (Sahth Al-Bukhdn, Vol 4, Had'iih
No. 55 1 )
121 (¥.52:4) See Ihc foolnotc of(V.53:12).
hJ (V.52:l 1) See (V.68-8) and the footnote of (V. 17:97).
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12* Who are playing in falsehood 1 ' 1 ,
13* The Day when Ihey will be pushed down by forte
to the Fire of Hell, with a horrible, forceful pushing.
14. This is the Fire which you used to deny.
15* Is this magic or do you not see?
16. Tasle you therein its heat and whelher you are patient or
impatient, it is all the same* You are only being requited for
what you used to do*
17. Verily, the Muttaqun (the pious. See V.2:2) will be in
Gardens (Paradise) and Delight*
IS* Enjoying that which their Lord has bestowed on them,
and (the fact that) their Lord saved them from the torment of
the blazing Fire.
19* "Eat and drink with happiness because of what you used
to do.”
20* They will recline (with ease) on thrones arranged in ranks.
And We shall marry them to Hfir (female, fair ones) with wide
lovely eyes.
21* And those who believe and whose offspring follow' them
in Faith: to them shall We join their offsprings and We shall
not decrease the reward of their deeds in anything. Every
person ls a pledge for lhal which he has earned.
22* And Wc shall provide them with fruit and meat such as
they desire.
V
23* There they shall pass from hand to hand a (wine) cup,
free from any L&ghw (dirty, false, evil vain talk between them),
and free from sin 31 (because it will be lawful for them to
drink)*
24. And there will go round hoy-servants of theirs, to serve
them as if Ihey w ere preserved pearls.
25, And some of them draw near to others, questioning.
26* Saying: “Aforetime, we were afraid (of the punishment
111
(V.52;12) Busy tn disbelief and evil deeds in this world, ‘hat are trials (for
mankind), and they are ignoring their eternal end (i.e. punishment in the Fire oNleL],
forever)
1-1 (V.52:2Q) Mur: Very fair females created by Allah as suoJi, not from the offspring
of Adam with intense black irises of their eyes and intense white scleras. Sec
the footnote of (V. 44:54b
|1j (V.52 j2j) bee footnotes b, c and d of ( V.2:2tb).
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of Allah) in the midst of our families.
27* “So Allah has been gracious to us* and has saved us from
the torment of the Tire.
28. “Verily, VVc used to invoke Him (Alone and none else)
before. Verily, He hi Af-Barr (the Most Subtle, Kind, Courteous,
and Generous), the Most Merciful,” 111
29. Therefore, remind (mankind of Isl&mic Monotheism, O
Muhammad SA^ Al J+a). By the Grace of Allah, you are
neither a soothsayer* nor a madman.
30. Or do they say: “(Muhammad AA* M is) a pod!
We await for him some calamity by time!”
31* Say (O Muhammad -A* 0 to them): “Wait! I
am with you among the waiters!'’
32. Or do their minds command them this [Le* to tell a lie
against you (Muhammad -Ail l* 1 * -3 )] or are they a
people transgressing all bounds?
33. Or do they say: “He (Muhammad jjd J**) has
forged il (this Qur^iin)?” Nay! They believe nol!
34* Let them then produce a discourse like it (the Qur’an) if
they arc truthful.
35. Or were they created by nothing? Or were they
themselves the creators?
36* Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nay, but
they have no firm Belief.
v
37* Or are with them the treasures of your Lord? Or are
they the tyrants with the authority to do as they like?
38* Or have they a stairway (to heaven), by means of which
they listen (to the talks of the angels)? Then let their listener
produce some manifest proof.
39* Or has He (Allah) only daughters and you have sons?
40. Or is it that you (O Muhammad ^ J** 3 ) ask a
wage from them (for your preaching of Islamic Monolheism) so
that they are burdened with a load of debt?
41* Or that the Ohaib (Unseen) is with them, and they write
it down?
42* Or do they intend a plot (against you O Muhammad
fkjj sA^ J&!)? But those who disbelieve (in the Oneness of Allah
II]
(V. 52:28) See the footnote of [V.2:1G5).
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— Islamic Mo not lie ism) arc. themselves plotted against!
■13. Or have they an ilah (a god) other than Allah? Glorified
is Allah from all that they ascribe as partners (to Him)' * 1 *
44. And if they were to sec pieces of the heaven falling down,
they would say: “Clouds gathered in heaps!"
45. So leave them alone till they meet their Day, in which
they will sink into a fainting (with horror).
46. The Day when their plotting shall not avail them at all.
nor will thev be helped (i.c, they will receive their torment in
Hell).
47. And verily, for those who do wrong, there is another
punish ment (i.c. the torment m this world and in their graves} 121
before this; hut most of them know not. (Tafsir At-T atari),
48. So wait patiently (O Muhammad for the
Decision of your Lord, for verily, you are under Our Eyes' *'; and
glorify the Praises of your Lord w hen you get up from sleep,
49. And in a part of the night also glorify His Praises — and
at the setting of the stars. 141
in the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
1 . By the star when it goes down (or vanishes).
2. Your companion (Muhammad A) has
neither gone astray nor has erred.
3. Nor does he speak of (his own) desire,
4. 11 is only a Revelation revealed.
5. He has been taught (this Qur’an) by one mightv in power
IJibrll (Gabriel)].
6. One free from any defect in body and mind then he (Jibril
— Gabriel in his real shape as created by Allah) rose and
Llt (V.52:43): a) See the. footnote (B) of (V. 1:130),
b) Seethe footnote of (V. 2 .STS')
F2[ (V.52:47) See the footnote (B) of (V. 6:93).
1 - 1 { V J2 :4M > See die footnote of (V .3:73).
|v| fV.52:49) It is said that glorifying A1 tail’s Praises here means; all the five
compulsory and additional NawfifU prayers.
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became stub It 1 .
7. White he (.fibril (Gabriel)] was in the highest part tif the
huri/on. (Tafstr Ibn Kathtr)
iS. Then he fjibrft (Gahric.l)| approached and came closer,
And was at a distance of two bows' length or (even)
nearer.
10* So (Allah) revealed to His slave j Muhammad <4*
through fibril (Gabriel) ^SGull -^it] whatever He revealed,
11. The (Prophet’s) heart lied not about what he
(Muhammad saw*
12. Will you then dispute w r ilh him (Muhammad -4)1
A“j) about what he saw r [during the Mi*raj (Ascent of the
Prophet to the seven heavens)] 111 .
(V.53:12) Al-Wrai ri.e. Ascent (if Prophet Muhammad -4^ -f’ 1 1l> the
heavens with his body and soul ( j Af),
Narrated Malik bin Sa‘sa’ah ^ Ai\ the Prophet A-j said, "While 1
was at the house in a state midway between sleep and wakefulness, (an angel
recognized me) as the man lying between two men. A golden tray full of wusdarn and
belief w r as brought to me and my body was cut open from the throat to the lower part
Of the abdomen and then my abdomen was washed with Y.amzam writer and (my heart
was) filled with wisdom and belief. Al-Burdq, a white animal smaller than a mule and
bigger than a donkey was brought to me and I set out with fibril (Gabriel). When I
readied the nearest heaven, fibril said to the gate-keeper of the heaven, 'Open the
gate,’ The gate keeper asked, s Who is it?' He said, 'fibril/ The gate keeper, said
'Who is accompanying you?' Jibril said, 'Muhammad A-j vA A-*; The
gate-keeper said, 'Has he been called?' Jibtlt said, ‘Yes'. Then it was saLd. 'He is
welcome. What a wonderful visit his is?' Then I met Adam and greeted him and he
said. ‘You are welcome 0 son and a Prophet. 1 Then we ascended to the second
heaven. It was asked, 'Who is if?’ fibril said, ’Jibril." It was said. 'Who is with you?
He said, 'Mohammad A i vdc Ji 1 A- 3 ' It was asked,' Has he been sent for?' He said,
‘Yes. 'It was said, ‘Me is welcome, What a wonderful visit his is!. 1 Then I met "Isd
(Jesus) and Yabya (John) who said, 4 You arc welcome, O brother atid a Prophet?
Then we ascended to the third heaven, ft was asked, ‘Who is it?’ fibril said, ‘Jibril.’ ft
was asked. ‘Who is with you?’ Jsbril said, ‘Muhammad Aj jJjI ■A- 9 - 1 ’ h w r as asked.
‘Has he been sent for 1 ? 1 fibril said, ‘Yes/ It was said ‘He is welcome. What a
wonderful visit his is’ 1 (The Prophet Aj j sA i Jl ' A - * added:). There 1 met Yflsul
(Joseph) and greeted him, and he replied, 'You ate welcome, O brother and a
Prophet!’ Then we ascended to the fourth heaven and again the same questions and
answers were exchanged as in the previous heavens. There [ met Idris (Enoch) and
greeted him. He said, ‘You arc welcome G brother and Prophet.’ Then we ascended to
the Jif'Lh heaven and again (he same questions and answers were ex changed as m the
previous heavens. There I met and greeted Hariin (Aaron) who said, 'You are
welcome. O brother and a Prophet.' Then we ascended to the sixth heaven and again
the same questions and answers were exchanged an in the previous heavens. Theft; I
met and greeted Musa (Moses) who said. ‘You arc welcome, G brother and a
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13. And indeed he (Muhammad pVj A l -jLa} saw him
| Jib ill (Gabriel)] at a second descent (i,c. another time).
14. Near Sitlrat-ui-M untaha (a lote-tree of the utmost
boundary over the seventh heaven beyond which none can pass).
15. Near it is the Paradise of Abode.
I | 1
16. When that covered the lote-tree which did eover it!
17. The sight {of Prophet Muhammad flwj -&1 i^ 3 )
lurried not aside (right or Left), nor it transgressed beyond Ihe
limit (ordained fur it).
18. Indeed, be {Muhammad fl«j 4 j!p Al did see of the
Greatest Signs of his Lord (Allah)*
19. Have you then considered Al-Lau and Al-*lfzz& (two idols
of the pagan Arabs) 121
Prophet/ When I proceeded on. he started weeping and on being asked why he was
weeping, he said, 'O Lord! InlUiwerN of [liis ytiuLh who was sent after me will enter
Paradise m greater number dtan my followers.’ Then we ascended to the seventh
heaven and again the same questions and answers were exchanged as in the previous
heavens. There I met and greeted Abraham who said, ‘You are welcome, O son and a
Prophet.' Then I was shown Al Bait A! Ma ‘mitr (i.e. Allah’s House). I asked Jibril
about it and he said, 'Tins is Al-Rait At-Ma'm&r where 70,000 angels perform prayers
daily; and when they leave they never return to it (but always a fresh batch comes into
it daily)." Then 1 was shown Sidrat ul Munlaha (i.c, the lote-tree of the utmost
boundary over the seventh heaven) and T saw its Nafaiq fruits which resembled the
clay jugs of Hajar (a town in Arabia), and its leaves were like the ears of elephants,
and four rivers originated at its root" two of them were apparent and. two were hidden,
I asked Jibril about those rivers and he said, 'The two hidden rivers are in Paradise
and the apparent ones are the Nik and the Euphrates. * Then fifty prayers were
enjoined on me. I descended till I met Musa who ashed me, ‘What have you done?' I
said, * 1 * 111 Fifty prayers have been enjoined on me/ He said, ’1 know the people better
than you. because l had the hardcsl experience to bring Bani Israel to obedience. Your
followers cannot pot up with such obligation- So, return Ur your Lord and request Him
(to reduce the number of prayers)/ I returned and requested Allah (for reduction) and
He made them forty. \ returned and [met Musa] and bad a similar discussion, and then
returned again to Allah for reduction and He made them thirty, then twenty, then ten;
and then I came to Musa who repeated the same advice. Ultimately Allah reduced
them to live. Wien I came to Musa again, he said, ‘What have you done? 1 1 said,
'Allah has made them five only.' He repeated the same advice hut I saLd that I
surrendered (to Allah's Final Older)" 1 . Allah's Messenger A*j sA was
addressed by Allah, L, l have decreed Mv Obligation and have reduced the burden on
My slaves, and I shall reward a single good deed as if it were ten good deeds" (Sahfh
Al-Bukhdrf, Vol.4, Hadith No.429).
111 (V.5jU 6) It is said that the Lote-Tree was covered with the light of Allah along
with the angels and also with different kinds of colours. (Please see T. ibn Kathir},
L;: * (V.53:iy) Seethe footnote (A) of (V.2:2r9).
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20. And Man dr {another idol of the pagan Arabs), the other
third?
21. Is Lt for you the males and for Him the females?
22. That indeed is a division most unfair!
23. They sire hut names which you have named — you and
your fathers — for which Allah has sent down no authority. They
follow hut a guess and thill which they themselves desire, whereas
there has surely come to them the Guidance from their Lord!
24. Or shall man have what he wishes?
25. But to Allah belongs the last (Hereafter) and the first (the
world).
26. And there are many angels in the heavens, whose
intercession will avail nothing except after Allah has given leave
for whom He wills and is pleased with,
27. Verily, those who believe not in the Hereafter, name the
angels with female names.
28. But they have no knowledge thereof. They follow r but a
guess, and verily, guess is no substitute for the truth.
29. Therefore withdraw (O Muhammad -dd
from him who turns away from Our Reminder (this Qur'an)
and desires nothing but the life of Ihis world.
30. That is what they could reach of knowledge. Verily, your
Lord it is He Who knows best him who goes astray front His
Path, and He knows best him w ho receives guidance,
31. And to Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and all
that is in the earth, that He may requite those who do evil with
that which they have done (Le. punish them in Hell), and
reward those who do good, with what is best (i,e. Paradise),
32. Those who avoid great sins (See Verses: 6:152,153) and
Ai-Fmmhish (great sins and illegal sex ) except the small faults, —
verily, your Lord is of Vast Forgiveness. He knows you well when
He created you from the earth (Adam), and when you were
fetuses in your m others * wombs. So ascribe not purity to
yourselves, fie knows best him who fears Allah and keeps his duty
to Him [Le. those who are Ai-Muttuqun (the pious. See V.2:2)|.
33. Did you (O Muhammad dn\ observe him who
turned away (from Islam).
34. And gave a little, then stopped (giving)?
35. Is with him the knowledge of the Unseen so that he sees?
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36. Or is he not informed with what is in the Pages
(Scripture) of Mus& (Moses),
37. And of Ehrahim (Abraham) who fulfilled (or conveyed)
all that (Allah ordered him to do or convey):
38. That no burdened person (with sins) shall bear the
burden (sins) of another.
39. And that man can have nothing but what he does (good
or bad). 1 "
40. And that his deeds will be seen,
4L Then he will be recompensed with a full and the best
recompense . ,h
42. And that to your Lord (Allah) is the End (Return of
everything).
43. And that it is He (Allah) Who makes (whom He wills)
laugh, and makes (whom He wills) weep.
44. And (hat il is He (AMh) Who causes death and gives life.
45. And that He (Allah) creates the pairs, male and female,
46. From Nutfah (drops of semen — male and female
discharges) when it is emitted.
47. And that upon Him (Allah) is another bringing forth
(Resurrection).
48. And that it is He (Allah) Who gives much or a little (of
wealth and contentment)
49. And that He (Allah) Is the Lord of Sirius (the star which
the pagan Arabs used to worship),
50. And that it is He (Allah) Who destroyed the former ‘Ad
(people),
51. And Thamiid (people): He spared none of (hem.
52. And the people of Null (Noah) aforetime. Verily, they
were more unjust and more rebellious and transgressing | in
(V. 55:39) Narrated Abu Hurairah ^ A] tab's Messenger ^ ^
said: “When a person is dead, bis deeds cease (are stripped) except from three:
a) Deeds of Limti ritious Sudaqah (act of charity): e.g. an orphan home (orphanage) dr
a well for giving water to drink, etc.
b) (Written) knowledge with which mankind gets benefit.
c) A righteous, pious son (or daughter) who begs Allah to forgive Jus (or Iter)
parents, 11 (Sahih Muslim, The Book of P Vasdyd (Wills and Testaments),
|7j (V.53:4l) See the footnote (A) of(V.&:61).
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disobeying Allah and His Messenger Nub (Noah) AJt|.
53. And He destroyed the overthrown cities [of Sodom to
which Prophet Lut (Lot) was sent).
54. So there covered them that which did cover (i.e. torment
with stones).
55. Then which of the Graces of your Lord (O man!) will
you doubt?
56. This (Muhammad is a warner
(Messenger) of the (series of) warners (Messengers) of old. 111
57. The Dav of Resurrect ion draws near.
u
5K. None besides Allah can avert it (or advance it nr delay
it).
59. Do you Ihen wonder at this recitation (the Quran)?
60. And you Laugh at it and w r ecp not.
61. Wasting your (precious) Lifetime in pastime and
amusements (singing, etc.).
62. So fall you down in prostration to Allah and worship
Him (Alone).
In the Name of Allah ,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
1. The Hour has drawn near, and the moon has been cleft
asunder (the people of Makkah requested Prophet Muhammad
*iil jLa to show them a miracle, so lie showed them the
splitting of the moon). 111
2. And if they see a sign, they turn away, and say: “This is
continuous magic + 1?
3. They denied (the Verses of Allah ■ — this Qur’an), and
followed their own lusts, And every matter will he settled
(according to the kind of deeds: good deeds will take their doers to
Paradise, and similarly evil deeds will take their doers to Hell).
4. And indeed there has come to them news (in this Qur'an)
t]l (V.53:56) See (he footnote of (V. 2:252),
l ' 1 (V.54:l) Narrated Alias ^ ■*' The people of Makkah asked the Prophet
d*Hj 4 i! to show them a sign (miracle). So tie showed them (the miracle} of the
cleaving of die moon. (Sahih Ai-Bukhdrf, VoLG, Hadith No. 3 90).
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wherein there is (enough warning) to check (them from evil),,
5. Perfect wisdom (this Qur^ami, hut (the preaching of)
warners benefit them not.
6. So (O Muhammad pk-j 4Jt &1 ^La) withdraw from them.
The Day that the caller will call (them) to a terrible thing.
7. They will come forth, with humbled eyes from (their)
graves as if they were locusts spread abroad,
8. Hastening towards the caller. The disbelievers will say*
“This is a hard Day* 11
9. The people of Nuh (Noah) denied (their Messenger)
before them. They rejected Our slave, and said: “A madman!"
and he was insolently rebuked and threatened.
10. Then he invoked his Lord (saying): “I have been
overcome, so help (me)!"
11. So We opened the gates of the heaven with water
pouring forth.
12. And W r e caused springs to gush forth from the earth. So the
waters (of the heaven and the earth) met for a matter predestined.
13. And \¥c carried him on a (ship) made of planks and nails,
14. Pleating under Our lives: a reward for him who had
been rejected!
15. And indeed, We have left this as a sign. Then is there any
that will remember (or receive admonition) ?
16. Then, how (terrible) was My Torment and My Warnings?
17. And We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand
and remember" then is there any who will remember (or receive
admonition)?
18. \Ad (people) denied (their Prophet, Hud); then how
(terrible) was My Torment and My Warnings?
19. Verily, We sent against them a furious wind of harsh
voice on a day of evil omen and continuous calamity.
20. Plucking out men as if they were uprooted stems of
date-palms,
21. Then, how (terrible) was My Torment and My Warnings?
22. And We have indeed made the Qur^an easy to
understand and remember; then is there any that will
remember (or receive admonition)?
23. Thamud (people also) denied the warnings.
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24. And they said: “A man, alone among ns — shall we
follow him? Truly, then we should be in error and distress (or
madness)!”
25. “Is it that the Reminder is senttn him |Prophet Salih
alone from among ns? Nay, he is an insolent liar!"
26. Tomorrow they will come to know who is the liar, the
insolenl one!
27. Verily, We are sending the she-camel as a test tor them*
So watch them |() Salih ^*-Ji and be patient!
28. And inform them that I he w ater is to be shared between
(her and) them, each one’s right to drink being established (by
turns).
29. But they called their comrade and he took (a sword l and
killed (her).
JO. Then, how (terrible) was My Torment and My W arnings?
31. Verily, We sent against them a single S&ihah (torment —
aw ful cry), and they became Like the stuhhle of a fold-builder.
32. And indeed, We have made the Qur'an easy to
understand and remember; then is there any that will
remember (or receive admonition)?
33. The people of Lut (Lot) denied the warnings.
34. Verily, We sent against them a violent storm of stones
(which destroyed them all), eveept the family of Lut (Lot), We
saved them in the last hour of the night,
35. As a Favour from Us. Thus do We reward him who gives
1 hanks (by obeying Us).
36. And be [Lut (Lot)J indeed had warned them of Our
Seizure (punishment), but they did doubt the warnings!
37. And they indeed sought to shame his guests (by asking to
commit sodomy with them). So W r e blinded their eyes, (saying)
“Then tasle you My Torment and My Warnings.”
38. And verily, an abiding torment seized them early in the
morning.
39. “Then taste you My Torment and My Warnings.”
40. And indeed, W r e have made the Qur’an easy to
understand and remember; then is there any that will
remember (or receive admonition)?
41. And indeed, warnings came to the people of Fir L aun
(Pharaoh) [through Musil (Moses) and Harun (Aaron)].
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42, They denied all Our Signs, so We seized them with a
Seizure of the All-Mighty, All-C a liable (Omnipotent),
45. Arc your disbelievers (O Quraish!) better than these
[nations of Nuh (Noah), Lut (Lot), Salih, and the people of
Fir'aun (Pharaoh) who were destroyed]? Or have you an
immunity (against Our Tormenl) in file Divine Scriptures?
44. Or say they: **Wc are a great multitude, victorious.?**
45* Their multitude will be defeated, and they will show
their bucks.
46. Nay, but the Hour is their appointed time (for their full
recompense), and the Hour will be more grievous and more
bitter.
47. Verily, the Mujrimun (polytheists, disbelievers, sinners,
criminals) are in error (in this world) and will burn (in the
Hell-fire in the Hereafter)*
48. The Day they will be dragged on their faces into the Fire
(it wiH be said to them): “Tasle you the touch of HellE , ' lil
49. Verily, We have created all things with Qadar (Divine
Preordainments of all things before their creation as written in
the Book of Decrees — Al-Luuh Al-Makfuz).
5b* And Our Commandment is but one us the twinkling of
an eye,
51. And indeed. We have destroyed your likes; then is Ihere
any that will remember {or receive admonition)?
52* And everything they have done is noted in (their)
Records (of deeds)*
55* And everything, small and big, is written down (in
Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz already beforehand i.e. before it befalls, or
is done by its doer: ) (See V.57:22 and ils footnole).
54. Verily, The Muitaqun (the pious. — sec V.2:2), w r ill be in
the midst of Gardens and Rivers (Paradise)*
55* In a seat of trulh (i.e* Paradise), near Ihe Omnipotent
King (Allah, the One, the All- Blessed, the Most High, the
Owner of Majesty and Honour),
!U
(V.54:4S) See (V.25:34) atid the footnote of (V. 17:97).
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In the Name of Allah >
the Most Gracious t the Most Merciful
1. The Most Gracious (Allah)!
2. He has taught (you mankind) the Qur’an (by His Mercy).
3. lie created man,
4. He taught him eloquent speech.
5. The sun and the moon run on their Fixed courses (exactly)
calculated with measured out stages for each (tor reckoning).
6. And the herbs (or stars) and the trees both prostrate
themselves (to Allah — See V.22:18). (Tafsir Ibn Kaihlr)
7. And the heaven: He has raised it high, and He has set up
the Balance.
H. In order that you may not transgress {due) balance,
9. And observe the weight with equity' and do not make the
balance deficient.
10. And Ihe earth: He has pul down (Laid) for the creatures.
11. Therein are fruits, and dale-palms producing sheathed
fruit-stalk si (enclosing dates),
12. And also corn, with (its) leaves and stalk for fodder, and
sweet-scented plants.
13. Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both
(jinn and men) deny?
14. He created man (Adam) from sounding clay like the clay
of pottery,
15. And the jinn: He created from a smokeless flame of tire,
16. Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both
(jinn and men) deny?
17. (He Is) the Lord of the two easts (places of sunrise during
early summer and early winter) and the Lord of the two wests
( places of sunset during early summer and early w inter).
18. Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you bolh
(jinn and men) deny?
19. He has let loose the two seas (the salt and fresh water)
meeting together.
20. Between them is a harrier which none of them can
transgress.
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21 .Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both
(jinn and men) deny ?
22. Out of them both come out pearl and coral.
23. Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both
(jinn and men) deny?
24. And His arc the ships going and coming in the seas, like
mountains.
25. Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both
(jinn and men) deny?
26. Whatsoever is on it (the earth) will perish.
27. And the Face of your Lord full of Majesty' and Honour
will remain forever.
28. Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both
(jinn and men) deny?
29. Whosoever is in the heavens and on earth begs of Him
(its needs from Him). Every day He is (engaged) in some affair
(such as giving honour or disgrace to some* life or dealh to
some* etc.)!
31), Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both
(jinn and men) deny?
31. W e shall attend to you* O you two classes (jinn and men)!
32. Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both
(jinn arid men) deny?
33. O assembly of jinn and men! If yon have power to pass
beyond the zones of the heavens and the earth, then pass
beyond (Ihem)! But you will never he able to pass them, except
with authority (from Allah)!
34. Then w hich of the Blessings of your Lord will you both
(jinn and men) deny?
35. There will he sent against you both* smokeless Haines of
lire and (molten) brass, and you will not be able to defend
yourselves,
36. Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both
(jinn and men) deny?
37. Then when the heaven is rent asunder, and it becomes
rosy or red like red-oil, or red hide — [See V.70:8]
38. Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both
(jinn and men) deny?
39. So on lhat Day no question will he asked of man or jinni
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as to his sin, [because they have already been known from their
faces either while (dwellers of Paradise — true believers of
Islamic Monotheism) or black (dwellers of Hell — polytheists;
disbelievers, criminals)].
40. Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both
(jinn and men) deny?
41. The Mujrimutt (polytheists, criminals, sinners) will be
known by their marks (black faces), and they will be seized hv
their forelocks and their feet,
42. Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both
(jinn and men) deny?
43. This is the Hell which the Mujrimnn (polytheists,
criminals, sinners) denied.
44. They will go between it (Hell) and the fierce boiling
water!
45. Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both
(jinn and men) deny?
46. But for him who 1 ' 1 fears the standing before his Lord,
there will be two Gardens (i.e. in Paradise). 12
47. Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both
(jinn and men) deny?
48. With spreading branches,
49. Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both
(jinn and men), deny?
50. In them (both) will he two springs flowing (free),
51. Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both
(jinn and men) deny?
52. In Ihem (both) will be every kind of fruit in pairs.
53. Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both
(jinn and men) deny?
54. Reclining upon couches lined with silk brocade, and the
fruits of the two Gardens will he near at hand.
55. Then w hich of the Blessings of your Lord will you both
(jinn and men) deny?
56. Wherein both will be Qasirat-ut-Tarf [chaste females (wives)
111 (V .5 5:46) The title believer of Islitok Monotheism who performs all the duties
ordained by Allah and His Messenger Muhammad ^ , aini abstain from
all hinds of sin and evil deeds prohibited in Islam,
l?J (V. 5 5:46) Set the footnote of (¥.23:60).
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restraining their glances, desiring none except their husbands],
with whom no man or jinni hits had tamth 1 1 lie lore them.
57. t hen which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both
{jinn and men) deny?
58. (In beauty) they are like rubles and coraL
59. Then which of the Blessing!! of your Lord will you both
(jinn and men) deny?
611. Is there any reward for good other than good?
61. Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both
{jinn and men) deny?
62. And besides these two, there arc two other Gardens (Lc,
in Paradise).
63. Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both
{jinn and men) deny?
64. Dark green (in colour),
65. Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will yon both
(jinn and men) deny?
66. In them (both) will be two springs gushing forth.
67. Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will yon both
{jinn and men) deny?
68. In them (both) will be fruits, and date- palms and
pomegranates,
69. Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both
(jinn and men) deny?
70. Therein (Gardens) will be Khuiratun-Hkan l fair (wives)
good and heautiful|;
71. Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both
(jinn and men) deny?
72. j F/nr 121 (beautiful, fair females) guarded in pavilions;
73. I hcn which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both
(jinn and men) deny?
74. With whom no man or jinni has had tamth^ before them,
75. Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both
(jinn and men) deny?
76. Reclining on green cushions and rich beautiful mattresses.
111
(V.55:56): Tamth means: Opening their hymens with sexual intercourse.
,JI {V.55r72) See footnote of (V. 52:20),
'' l i,V.55:74) Tamth means: Opening their hymens with sexual intercourse.
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77, Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both
( jinn and men) deny?
78* Blessed is the Name of your Lord (Allah), the Owner of
Majesty and Honour,
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
1* When the Event (i.e. the Day of Resurrection) befalls,
2, And there can he no denial of its befalling.
3, Bringing low (some — those who will enter Hell) Exalting
(others — those who w ill enter Paradise). [Tafstrlbn Kuthirj
4, When the earth will be shaken with a terrihie shake,
5, And the mountains will be powdered to dust,
6, So that they will become, floating dust particles.
7, And you (ali) will be in three groups,
8, So those on the Right Hand (i.c. those wlm will be given
their Records in their right hands) — how (fortunate) will be
those on the Right Hand! (As respect for them., because they
will enter Paradise).
9, And those on the Left Hand (i.e. those who will be given
their Records in their left hands) — how r (unfortunate) will be
those on the Left Hand! (As a disgrace for them, because they
will enter Hell),
10, And the foremost ones [(in Islamic Failh of Monotheism
and in performing righteous deeds) In the life of this world on
the very first call for to embrace Islam] will be the foremost (lit
Paradise),
1 1 , These will be the nearest (to Allah).
12, In the Gardens of Delight (Paradise)
13, A multitude of those (foremost) will he from the first
generations (who embraced Islam).
14, And a few of those (foremost) will be from the later
generations,
15, (They will be) on thrones woven with gold and precious
stones.
lb. Reclining thereon, face tn face.
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17. Immortal boys will go around them (serving),
18. With cups, and jugs, and a glass uf fluwing wine,
19. Wherefrom they will get neither any aching of the head,
nor any intoxication.
20. And with fruit that they may choose.
21. And with the flesh of fowls that they desire.
22. And (there will be) iiur (fair females) with wide, lovely
eyes (as wives for Al-Muftaqjin-thc pious-see V.2: 2).
23. Like the preserved pearls.
24. A reward for what they used to do.
25. No Laghw (dirty, false, evil vain talk) will they hear
therein, nor any sinful speech (like backbiting).
26. But only the saying of: Saldm! Salami (greetings with
peace)! 11 '
27. And those on the Right Hand — how (fortunate) will be
those on the Right Hand!
28. (They will be) among thornless lotc-trees,
29. And among Talk (banana- trees) with fruits piled one
above another,
30. And in shade long-extended,
31. And by water flowing constantly,
32. And fruit in plenty,
33. Whose supply is not cut off ( by change of season), nor
are thev out of reach,
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34. And on couches nr thrones, raised high.
35. Verily, We have created them (maidens) of special creation.
36. And made them virgins.
37. Lov ing (their husbands only), (and) of equal age.
38. For those on the Right Hand.
39. A multitude of those (on the Right Hand) will be from
the first generation (who embraced Islam).
40. And a multitude of those (on the Right Hand) will be
from the later generations.
41. And those on the Left Hand — how (unfortunate) will be
those on the Left Hand!
42. In fierce hut wind and boiling water,
43. And shadow of black smoke.
Ell
tV.56:26) See the footnote (A) of{V,29:64)
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44, (That shadow) neither tool, nor (even) pleasant,
45, Verily, before that, they indulged in luxury,
46* And were persisting in great sin (joining partners in
worship along with Allah, committing murder and other
crimes} 111
47* And they used to say: 44 When we die and become dust
and bones, shall we then indeed he resurrected?
48* '"And also our forefathers?*’
49* Say (O Muhammad <4* Aft L ^): “(Yes) verily, those
of old, and those of later times.
50* “All will surely be gathered together for appointed
Meeting of a known Day*
51* ‘Then moreover, verily you the erring- ones, the deniers
(of Resurrection}!
52* “You verily will eat of the trees of Zttqqum *
53, “Then you will fill your bellies therewith,
54, “And drink boiling water on top of it.
55, “And you will drink (that) like thirsty cameis!”
56* That will he their entertainment on the Day of Recompense!
57* We created you: then why do you believe not?
58* Then tell Me (about) the (human) semen rbaf you emit.
59. Is it you who create it (i.e. make this semen into a perfect
human being), or are We Ihe Creator?
60. We have decreed death to you all, and We are not
outstripped,
61. To transfigure you and create you in (forms) that you
know not.
62* And indeed, you have already known Ihe first form of
creation (i.e, tike creation of Adam): why then do you not
remember (or take heed}?
63* Then tell Me about the seed that you sow in the ground*
64* Is it you that make il grow, or are W ,r e Ihe Grower?
65. Were it Our W ill, We could crumble it to dry pieces, and
you would be regretful (or left in wonderment). [Tafsir Ihn Kathir]
66. (Saying): “We are indeed Mughramun (i.e. ruined or
have losl the money without any profil, or are punished by the
loss of all that we spend for cultivation)! (Tafsir Al-Qurtuhi)
IN
(V. 56:46) See the footnote (B) of (V. 3:1 30).
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67. Nay, but we are deprived!”
68. Then tell Me about the water that you drink.
69. Is it you who cause it from the rain-clouds to come down,
or are We the Causer of it to come down?
70. If We willed, W r e verily could make it salt {and
undrinkable): why then do you not give thanks {to Allah)?
71. Then tell Me about the fire which you kindle.
72. Is it you who made the tree thereof to grow, or are We
the Grower?
73. We have made it a Reminder (of the Hell-fire in the
Hereafter}, and an article of use for the travellers (and all the
others, in this world).
74. Then glorify wilh praises the Name of your Lord, Ihe
Most Great.
75. So I swear by the setting of the stars. 111
76. And verily that is indeed a great oath, if you hilt know.
77. That (this) is indeed an honourable recitation (the Nohle
Quran}.
78. In a Book well-guarded (with Allah in the heaven Le.
Al-Lauh Al-Muhfuz)*
79. Which (that Book with Allah) none can touch hut the
purified (i,c, the angels}.
Nil, A Revelation (this Qur 'an) from the Lord of the ‘Atamin
(mankind, jinn and ail that exists).
81. Is it such a talk (this Qur'an) that you (disbelievers)
deny?
H2. And instead (of thanking Allah) for the provision He
gives you, you deny (Him by disbelief}!
83. Then why do you not (intervene) when (the soul of a
dying person) reaches the throat?
84. And you at the moment are looking on,
85. But W r e (i.e. Our angels w r ho take the soul) are nearer to
him than you, but you see not, (Tafsir At-Tabarf)
H6, Then why do you not — if you arc exempt from the
reckoning and recompense (punishment) —
87. Bring back the soul (to Ms body ), if you are IrulMul?
^ (V.56;75) In Arabic Mawdqi 'i Art Nujum: This word has many interpretations: it
may mean the seLling nr the risir.i; cir ih^r mansions, i>1‘ the stars., ni ihe Q.ir ' :"j r i and i r s
gradual revelation in stages. Please see Tqfsfr At-Tabarf for detail.
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88* Then, if he (the flying person) be of the Muqarrab&n
(thn.se brought near to Allah),
89, (There is for him) rest and provision, and a Garden of
Delights (Paradise).
90, And, if he (the dying person) he of those on the Right
Hand,
91, Then Ihere is safety and peace (from the Punishment of
Allah) for those on the Right Hand,
92, But if he (the dying person) be of the denying (of the
Resurrection), the erring (away from the Right Path of Islamic
Monotheism),
93, Then for him is an entertainment with boiling water.
94, And burning in Hell-fire,
95, Verily, this! This is an absolute Truth with certainty ,
96, So glorify with praises the Name of your Lord, the Most
Great.
In the Name of AUah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
1. Whatsoever is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Allah,
and He is the Ail-Mighty, the All -Wise.
2. His is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. It is He
Who gives life and causes death, and lie is Able to do all things,
3. He is the First (nothing is before Him} and the Last
(nothing is after Him), the Most High (nothing is above Him)
and the Mosl Near (nothing is nearer than Him). And He is
AILKnower of every thing,
4. He it is Who created the heavens and the earth in six Days
and then rose over (Istawa) the Throne (in a manner that suits
His Majesty). He knows what goes inlo Ihe earth and what
comes forth from it, and what descends from the heaven and
what ascends thereto. And He is with you (hv His Knowledge)
wheresoever you may be. And Allah is All-Seer of what you do.
5. His is the kingdom of (he heavens and Hie earth. And to
Allah return all the matters (for decision),
6. He merges night into day (i.e. the decrease in Ihe hours of
the night is added into the hours of the day), and merges day
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into night (i.e. the decrease in the hours of the day is added into
the hours of the night}* and He has full knowledge of
whatsoever is in the breasts.
7* Believe in Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad «il
fJ-j V s -}* and spend of that whereof lie has made you
trustees. 11 111 And such of you as believe and spend (in Allah's
Way), theirs will he a great reward*
8. And whal is the matter with you that you believe not in
Allah! While rite Messenger (Muhammad ^
invites you to believe in your Lord (Allah); and He (Allah) has
indeed taken your covenant, if you are real believers.
9. It is He Who sends down manifest Ayat (proofs, evidences.,
verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) 1o His slave
(Muhammad s A) yl— ) that He may bring you out from
darkness into light. And verily, Allah is to you full of kindness,
Most Merciful,
10. And what is the mailer with you that you spend uol in
the Cause of Allah? And 1o Allah belongs the heritage of the
heavens and the earth. Not equal among you are those w r ho
spent and fought before the conquering (of Makkah, with those
among you who did so later)* Such are higher in degree than
those who spent and fought afterwards. But to all Allah has
promised the best (reward). And Allah is We 11- Acquainted with
what you do.
11. Who is he that will lend Allah a goodly loan: then (Allah)
will increase it manifold to his credit (in repaying), and he will
have (besides) a good reward (i.e. Paradise)?
12. On the Day you shall see the believing men and (he
believing women: their light running forward before them and
(with their Records — Books of deeds) in their rigid hands.
Glad tidings for you this Day! Gardens under which rivers flow
(Paradise), to dwell therein forever! Truly, this is the great
success! m
13. On the Day when the hypocrites — men and women —
will say to the believers: “Wail for us! Let us get something from
your light!” II will be said: “Go hack to your rear! Then seek a
light!” So a wall will be put up between them, with a gate
11 (V.57:7) See the footnote of (V.4:37)
(V.57j 32) See {V.66:H).
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therein. Inside it will he mercy, and outside it will he torment.’"
14. (The hypocrites) will call the believers; “Were we not
with you? n The believers will reply: “Yes! But you led
yourselves into temptations, you looked forward for our
destruction; you doubted (in Faith) and you were deceived by
false desires* till the Command of All§h came to pass. And the
chief deceiver (Satan) deceived you in respect of AMh”
15. So Ihis Day no ransom shall be taken from you
(hypocrites)* nor of those who disbelieved (in the Oneness of
Allah — Islamic Monotheism}, Your abode is the Fire, That is
your maula (friend — proper place)* and worst indeed is that
destination,
16. Has not Hie time come for the hearts of those who believe
(in the Oneness of Alldh — Islamic Monotheism) to he affected
by Allah’s Reminder (this Qur’an), and that which has been
revealed of the truth* lest they become as those who received
the Scripture |thc Taurat (Torah) and the Inject (Gospel)]
he fore (i.e. Jews and Christians), and the term was prolonged
for them and so their hearts were hardened? And manv of them
+r
were Fasiqun (the rebellious, Ihe disobedient to Allah).
17. Know that Allah gives life to the earth after its death!
Indeed We have made clear the Ay at (proofs, evidences, verses,
lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) to you, if you hut understand.
IS. Verily, those who give Sadaqat (i.e. Zakdt and alms), men
and women, and lend Allah a goodly loan, it shall he increased
manifold (to their credit), and theirs shall ibe an honourable
good reward (i.e. Paradise).
19. And those who believe in (the Oneness of) Allah and His
Messengers — they are the Siddiqun (i.e. (hose followers of the
Prophets who were first and foremost to believe in them), and
the martyrs with their Lord, they shall have their reward and
their light. Rut those who disbelieve (in the Oneness of Allah —
Islamic Monotheism) and deny Our Aydt (proofs* evidences,
verses* lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) — they shall he the
dwellers of the blazing hire.
20. Know that the life of this world is only play and
amusement, pomp and mutual boasting among you, and
rivalry in respect of wealth and children. (It is) as the likeness
of vegetation alter rain, thereof the growth is pleasing to the
tillers; afterwards it dries up and you sec it turning yellow;
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then it becomes straw. But in the Hereafter (there is) a severe
turmenl (for the disbelievers — evil-doers), and (there is)
Forgiveness from Allah and (His) Good Pleasure (for the
believers — good-doers). And the life of this world is only a
deceiving enjoyment.
21. Race with one another in hastening towards forgiveness
from your Lord (Allah), and Paradis e, the width whereof is as
tiie width of the heaven and the earth, prepared for those who
believe in Allah and His Messengers. That is the Grace of Allah
which He bestows on whom He is pleased with. And Allah is
the Owner of Great Bounty.
22. No calamily befalls on Ihe earth or in yourselves but it is
inscribed in the Book of Decrees {Al-Lauh Ai-Mahfu?) before
We bring it inlo existence. Verily, that is easy for AllahJ' 1
23. in order that you may not grieve at the things that you
fail to got T our rejoice over that which has been given to you.
And Allah likes not every prideful boaster,
24. Those who are misers and enjoin upon people miserliness —
(Allah is not in need of their charily). And whosoever lurns away
(from Faith — Allah's Monotheism), then Allah is the Rich (Free of
all needs), the Worthy of ail praise.
25. Indeed, We have sent Our Messengers with clear proofs,
and revealed with them the Scripture and the Balance (justice)
that mankind may keep up justice. And W^e brought forth iron
r -p |
w herein is mighty pow er (in matters of war ), as well as many
11 ■ (V.57:22) Narrated I bn "Abbas : Once I was behind the Prophet
A 1 j "A and he Mid: “O boy, I will teach you a few wards'
(«) Be loyal and obedient to Allah [worship Him (Alone)], remember Him always,
obey His Orders. He will save you from every evil and will lake care of you in ail the
spheres of life.
(b) Be loyal and obedient to Allah, you will find Him near (in front of you) Le. He
will respond to your requests,
(e) If you ask, ask Allah.
(d) If you seek, help, seek help from Allah.
(e) Know that if all the people get together in order to benefit you with something,
they will not be able to benefit you m anything eseept what Allah has decreed for you.
And if they all get together in order to harm you with something, they will not be able
to harm you in anything except what Allah has decreed for you.
The peris have Htopped writing*; [Divine (Allah’s) PreordainmentsJ. And (the ink over)
the papers (Book of Decrees) have dried.” (This Hiitfith is. quoted from Sahlh
At-Tinnidkf]
L ( V'.57:25) Paradise is under the blades of swords (in JihAd in Al lilt’s cause).
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benefits for mail km d„ that Allah may test who it is that will
help Hint (His religion) and His Messengers in the unseen.
Verily, Allah is All-Strong, All-Mighty.
26. And indeed. We sent Nnh (Noah) and Ibrahim
(Abraham), anil placed in their offspring Prophet hood and
Scripture, And among them there are some who are guided; but
many of them are Fasiqurt (rebellious, disobedient to Allah).
27. Then, We sent after them Our Messengers, and We sent
L tsa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), and gave him The Injee!
(Gospel). And We ordained its the hearts of those who followed
him compassion and mercy. But the monastieism which they
invented for themselves, We did not prescribe for them, hut
(they sought it) only to please Allah therewith, but they did not
observe it with the right observance. So We gave those among
them who believed their (due) reward; but many of them are
Fasiqun (rebellious, disobedient to Allah).
2H. O you who believe [in Musa (Moses) (i.e. .lews) and Tsa
(Jesus) {I.e. Christians)]! Fear Allah, and believe in His
Messenger {Muhammad V* d) He will give you a
double portion of His Mercy, and He will give you a light by
which you shall walk (straight). And He will forgive you. And
AMh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. 111
a) Narrated AL-Mughirah bin Shu' bail Al A’jr Our Prophet Aj 'A A 0 (old us
about the Message of our Lord that ..."whoever amongst us is killed (in Jihad in
Allah's cause) will go to Paradise". 'Umar asked the Prophet A.* w 1 A > 'T& it
not true that our men who are killed (in Jihad in Allgfi’i cause) will go to Paradise and
theirs (i.e. those of the pagan’s) will go to the (Hell) FireV” The Prophet A ^ 1 A
Aj i^id, "Yes".
b) Narrated 'Abdullah bin Aba Aufi Al : Allah’s Messenger At ^ A
said, ‘"Know that Paradise is under the shades of' the swords (Jihad in Allah’s cause).”
(Sahih A UBukhdri, Vo 1.4, Hadis h No. 73 and its chapter No. 22).
1,1 (V, 57:28):
( 4 ) Narrated Abu Buradah’s lather: Allah’s Messenger Aj A- * Et ' A* said, "Any
man who lias a slave-girl whom he educates properly, teaches good manners,
manumits and marries her wilt get a double reward. And if any man of the people of
tlie Scriptures (Jews and Christians) believes In iris own Prophet and then believes in
me (Muhammad A A ^ A° ) too, he will (also) get a double reward. And any
slave who fulfils his duty u> his master and to his Lord (Allah) will (also) gel a double
reward” (Sahih A I- Bukhari, Vol.7, Hadfth No. 20).
(b) It is obligatory to have Belief in the Messengership ot the Prophet (Muhammad
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Narrated Abu Hurairah A 1 Allah’s Messenger Aj “ jI A 3 said. "By Him
(AMh) in Whose Hand Muhammad’s scut is, there is none from amongst the Jews
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29. So that the people uf the Scripture (Jews And Christians)
may know that they have no power whatsoever over Ihe Grace
of Allah, and thal (His) Grace is (entirely) in His Hand to
bestow it on whomsoever He wills* And Allah is the Owner of
Great Bounty*
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful .
1. Indeed*, Allah has heard the statement of her (Khaulah
bint Thaiabah) that disputes with you (O Muhammad ,J*a
^Luj 4Jb) concerning her husband (A us bin As-SImil), and
complains to Allah* And Allah hears the argument between yon
both. Verily, Allah is All-I fearer* All-Seer*
2. Those among you who make their wives unlawful to them
by Zihar Ul , they cannot be their mothers* None can be
their mothers except those who gave them birth* And verily,
they utter an ill word and a lie. And verily, Allah is
Oft-P a r dl o n in g, Of l-F o r gi vi ng .
3* And those who make unlawful to them their wives by
Zihar and wish to free themselves from what they uttered* then
(the penalty in that case is) the freeing of a slave before they
touch each other. That is an admonition to you (so that you
may not repeat such an ill thing). And Allah is
Well-Acquainted with whal you do.
4* And be who finds not (the money for freeing a slave) must
fast two successive months before they both touch each other.
And he who is unable to do so, should feed sixty Minkin I needy
persons). That is in order that you may have perfect Faith in
Allah and His Messenger. These are the limits set by Allah.
And for the disbelievers, is a painful torment.
5* Verily, those who oppose Allah and His Messenger
and tiie Christians (of these present nations) who hears about me and then dies
without believing in the Message with which I have been sent (i.c. Islamic
Monotheism), hut he will be from the dweller;, t»f foe (Hell) Fire.” {Sahih MmUm> the
Book of Faith, VoL 1, Chapter No. 240) See also (V.3:85) and (V.3: 116).
111 (V .511:2) Az-Zfkar is the saying of a husband lu his wife: You are to me like
the back of my mother (i.e. unlawful forme to approach).
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(Muhammad fU-j 151 will he disgraced, as those before
them (among the past nations) were disgraced. And We have sent
down clear Ay at (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs,
revelations, etc.}. And for the disbelievers is a disgracing torment
6. On the Day when Allah will resurrect them all together
l i.c. cm the Day of Resurrection) and inform them of w hat they
did. Allah has kept account of it, while they have forgotten it.
And Allah is Wilness over all things.
7. Have you not seen that Allah knows whatsoever is in the
heavens and whatsoever is on the earth/ There is no Najwu^
(secret counsel) of three hut He is their fourth (with His
Knowledge, while He Himself is over the Throne, over the
seventh heaven), nor of five but He is their sixth (with His
Knowledge), nor of less than that or more bill He is with them
(with His Knowledge) wheresoever I hey may be. And
afterwards on the Day of Resurrection He will inform them of
what they did. Verily, Allah is All-Knower of everything,
8. Have you not seen those who were forbidden to hold
secret counsel and afterwards returned to that which they had
been forbidden, and conspired together for sin and wrong
doing and disobedience to the Messenger (Muhammad -Mil JL**
fhjj ^dt). And when they conic to you, they greet you with a
greeting wherewith Allah greets you not, and say within
themselves: "Why should Allah punish us not for what we
say?" Hell will be sufficient for them; they will burn therein.
And worst indeed is that destination!
9. O you who believe! When you hold secret counsel, do it
not for sin and wrong-doing, and disobedience towards the
Messenger (Muhammad f!** j j^}. bul do it for Al-Birr
(righteousness) and At-Taqnd (virtues and piety); and fear
Allah to Whom you shall be gathered,
10. Secret counsel (conspiracy) is only from Shaitan (Satan),
in order that he may cause grief to the believers. But he cannot
harm them in the least, except as Allah permits. And in Allah
lei I he believers put their trusl 111 .
11.0 you who believe! When you are told to make room in
,|J (V,58:5) Set the footnote of (V.3;S5),
U (V,58:7) Sec Ihe foolnotc of (V, 1 1 rl8)
|1j ( V . 5 K : 1 0 i See the footnote (A) of (V. 12:67).
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the assemblies, (spread out and) make room. Allah wilt give
yon (ample) room (from His Mercy). And when you are lold to
rise up [for prayers, or Jihad (holy lighting in Allah's cause), or
for any other good deed], rise up. Allah will exalt in degree
those of you who believe, and those who have been granted
knowledge. And Allah is Well-Acquainted with w hat you do,
12.0 you who believe! When yon (want to) consult the
Messenger (Muhammad in private, spend
something in charity' before your private consultation. That
will be better and purer for you. Rut if you find not (the means
for it}, then verily, Allah is Oft- Forgiving, Most Merciful.
13. Are you afraid of spending in charity' before your private
consultation (with him)? If then you do it not, and Allah has
forgiven you, then (at least) perform Salat (Iqamat-as-Satat)
and give Zakdt and obey Allah (i.e. do all that Allah and His
Messenger A-^J order you 1o do). And Allah is
W r ell-Acquainted with what you do.
14. Have you (G Muhammad A“*J aA 1, A1 uA - ) not seen those
(hypocrites) who take as friends a people upon whom is (he
W rath of Allah (i.e. Jews)? They are neilher of you (Muslims)
nor of (hem (Jews), and they swear to a lie while they know.
15. Allah has prepared for them a severe torment. Evil
indeed is that which I hey used to do,
16. They have made their oaths a screen (for their evil
actions). Thus they hinder (men) from the Path of Allah; so
they shall have a humiliating torment.
17. Their wealth and their children will avail them nothing
against Allah. They will be the dwellers of the Fire, to dwell
therein forever.
18. On the Day when Allah will resurrect them at! together
(for their account); then they will swear to Him as they swear
to you (O Muslims). And they think that they have something
(to stand upon). Verily, they are liars!
19. Shaitan (Satan) has overpowered them. So he has made
them forget the remembrance of Allah. They are the party of
Shaitan (Satan), Verily, it is the party of Shaitan (Satan) that
will be the losers!
20. Those who oppose Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad
A-J ^ uA 3 )* they will he among the lowest (most humiliated),
21. Allah has decreed: “Verily, it is I and My Messengers who
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shall be the victorious.” Verily, Allah Is All-Powerful, All-Mighty.
22, You {O Muhammad A“J uA 3 } will not find any
people who believe in Allah and the Last Day, making
friendship with those who oppose Allah and His Messenger
(Muhammad AaI ^ even though they were itieir
hi! hers or their sons or Iheir brothers or their kindred (people).
For such He has written Faith in their hearts, and strengthened
them with Ruh (proofs, light and true guidance) from Himself.
And lie will admit them to Gardens (Paradise) under w r hieh
rivers flow r to dwell therein forever. Allah is pleased with them,
and they with Him. They arc the Party of Allah. Verily, it is the
Party of Allah that will be the successful.
hi the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merc if uL
1. Whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on the
earth glorifies Allah. And He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.
2. He it is Who drove out the disbelievers among the people
of the Scripture {i.c. the Jews of the tribe of Kanu An-Nadir)
from their homes at the first gathering. You did not think that
they would get out. And (hey thought that Iheir fortresses
would defend them from All£h! Bui Allah’s (Torment) reached
them from a place whereof they expected it not, and He cast
terror into their hearts so that they destroyed their own
dwellings with their own hands and! the hands of the believers.
Then take admonition, O you with eyes (to see).
3. And had it not been that Allah had decreed exile for them,
He would certainly have punished them in this world; and in
the Hereafter theirs shall be the torment of the Fire. 131
4 . That is because they opposed Allah and His Messenger
(Muhammad ^ (A - )* And whosoever opposes Allah,
then verily, Allah is Severe in punishment,
111 (V. .3) Naarated Abu Hurairah ^ 4,i : Allah's Messenger^ j ^
said; The Hour w LI l not bo established until yon Hi^ht the Jows, and tho ttonc behind
which a jew will be Hiding will say; O Muslim! There is a Jew Hiding behind me, so
kill him.
(Sahih AU Bukhara Vol. 4, liadith No. 1177)
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5. What you (O Muslims) cut down of a palm-tree (of the
enemy), or vow left it standing on its stem, it was by the Leave
of Allah, and in order that He might disgrace the Fasiqim (the
rebellious, the disobedient to AMh).
6* And w r hat Allah gave as booty {Far) to His Messenger
(Muhammad Au* from them — for this you made
no expedition with either cavalry or camelry. But Allah gives
power to His Messengers over whomsoever lie wills* And Allah
is Able to do all things.
7, What Allah gave as booty (Fai r ) to His Messenger
(Muhammad A"* from the people of the townships
— it is for Allah, His Messenger (Muhammad *»'
the kindred (of Messenger Muhammad M ), the
orphans, Al-Masakin (the needy), and the wayfarer, in order
that it may not become a fortune used by the rich among you*
And whatsoever the Messenger (Muhammad fLuj ^
gives you, fake it; and whatsoever he forbids you, abstain (from
It). 111 And fear AMh; verily, Allah is Severe in punishment*
K, (And there is also a share in this booty) for the poor
emigrants, who were expelled from their homes and their
property, seeking Bounties from AMh and to please Him, and
helping Allah (i,e* helping His religion) and His Messenger
(Muhammad J**). Such are indeed the truthful (1o
[]l (V.59:7) Narrated ‘Alqaimth; AbdullSh (bin Mas' fid) said.'Aliah oorees those
ladies who practise tatooing and those who get themselves tatooed. and those ladies
who get their hair removed from their eyebrows and faces except the beard and
moustache, and those who make artificial spaces between their teeth in order to look
more beautiful whereby they change Allah's creation." His saying reached a lady
from Ranu Assul, called Umm Ya'qub, who came (to "Abdullah) and said, “I have
come to know that you have cursed such-and-such (ladies)? 1 * He replied.. "Why should
I nol curse these whom Allah's Messenger A“.j ^ 4i' has cursed and who arc
(cUraed) in Allah's Hookf” Uinm Ya'qub said, “I have read the whole Qur’an, but I
did ]iot find in it what you say." lie said, "Verily, if you have read it (j.e. the Qur’an),
you have found it. Didn't you read;
“And whatsoever the Messenger (Muhammad A*.j dtf ^°) gives you, take it, and
whatsoever be forbids you, abstain (from it},” (V.59;7), She replied, “Yes, [ did”. He
said, "Verily, Allah’s Messenger A-j forbade such things.'* She said, "But
I see your wife doing these things?” He said* “Go and watch her”. She went and
watched her but eould not see anything in support of her statement. On that he said,
“If my wife was as you thought, I would not keep her in my company" (i.c I would
divorce hef }, (Suhth Al-Rukhari, Veil. 6, ffadith Nt>,40K),
Narrated 'Abdulldh (bin Mas'iid) ■**' ; Allah’s Messenger has
cursed lire lady who uses false hair. (See Skihih AI-Bukhdri, Vol.6, Hatfifh No. 409).
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what they say).
9. And those who, before them, had homes {in Al-Madinah)
and hud adopted the Faith, love those who emigrate to them,
and have no jealousy in their breasts for that which they have
been given (from the booty of Band An-Nadlr), and give them
(emigrants) preference over themselves even though they were
in need of that, And whosoever is saved from his ow r n
covetousness, such arc they who will be the successful.
10* Anri those who came after them say: “Our Lord! Forgive
us and our brethren who have preceded us in Faith, and put
not in our hearts any hatred against those w r bo have believed.
Our Lord! You arc indeed full of kindness, Most Merciful.
11. Have you (O Muhammad fVj ^ not observed
the hypocrites who say to their friends among the people of the
Scripture who disbelieve: “{By Allah) If you arc expelled, we
{tool indeed will go out with you, and we shall never obey any
one against you; and if you are attacked (in fight), we shall
indeed help you.” But All&h is Witness that they verily are liars.
12. Surely, if they (the Jews) arc expelled, never will they
(hypocriles) go on I with them; and if they are attacked, they will
never help them. And (even) if they do help I hem, they
(hypocrites) will turn their backs, and they will not be victorious*
13. Verily, you (believers in the Oneness of Allah — Islamic
Monotheism) are more fearful in their (Jews of Banii
Aii-Nadir) breasts than Allah* That is because they are a people
who comprehend not (the Majesty and Power of Allah)*
14. They fighl nol against you even together, except in
fortified townships, or from behind wails* Their enmity among
themselves is very great* You would think they were united, but
their hearts are divided. That is because they are a people who
understand not,
15* They are like their immediate predecessors (the Jew r s of
Band QamfiqaS who suffered); they tasted the evil result of
their conduct, and (in the Hereafter, there is) for them a
painful torment.
16, (Their allies deceived them) like Shaitan (Satan), when he
says to man: “Disbelieve in Allah*” But when (man) disbelieves
in Allah, Shaitan (Satan) says: “I am free of you, l fear Allah, the
Lord of the ‘Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists)!”
17. So the end of both will be that they will be in the Fire,
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abiding therein. Such is the recompense of the YJilmum (i.e.
poly I heists, wrong-doers, disbelievers in ALLiih and in His Oneness),
IS, O you who believe! Fear Allah and keep your duty to
Him. And let every person Look to what he has sent forth for
tomorrow, and fear Allah. Verily, Allah is We II- Acquainted
with what you do. 111
19, And be not like those who forgot Allah (i.e. became
disobedient to Allah), and He caused them to forget their
own selves, (Let them to forget to do righteous deeds). Those are
the FisiqUn (rebellious, disobedient to AlMh),
20, Not equal are Ihe dwellers of the Fire and the dwellers of
Paradise. It is the dwellers of Paradise that will be successful,
21, Had We sent down this Qur’an on a mountain, you
would surely have seen if humbling itself and rent asunder by
the fear of Allah. Such are the parables w hich We put forward
to mankind lhal they may reflect,- 2 5
22, He is Allah, beside Whom La itaha ilia Huwa (none has
the right to be worshipped but He) the All-Know er of the unseen
and the seen. He is the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
23, He Is Allah beside Whom La ilaha ilia Huwa (none has
the right to he worshipped but He), the King, the Holy, the One
Free from all defects, the Giver of security, the Watcher over
Ilis creatures, the Ail-Mighty, the Cotnpeller, the Supreme.
Glorified is Allah! (High is He) above all that they associate as
partners with Him,
24, He is Allah, the Creator, the Inventor of all things, the
Bestower of forms. To Him belong the Best Names. 1 ' 11 All that is
ll] (V.59\m.
a) Set; ibe footnote of (V.32:16).
b) See the footnote of (V. 1 5:23).
c) See the footnote (C) of <V,9: 1 11),
,j1 (V,59:2I) Nairalcd Jabir bin ‘Abdullah The Prophel Av sA- ^
used to stand hy a tree or a date-palm on Friday. Then an Atttari woman or man saLd,
LL 0 Allah's Messenger! Shall we make a pulpit for you?" He replied, “If you wish."
So Lhey made a pulpit (br him and when it was Friday, he proceeded towards Ihe
pulpit | for delivering the Khuibah (teligious talk)]. The date-palm cried like a child?
The Prophet A-j ■&' descended (from the pulpit) and embraced it while it
continued moaning like a child being quietened. The Prophet J*-* naid,. “It
was crying for (missing) what it used to hear of religious knowledge given near it.“
(Sahih Al-Bukhdrl Vol.4, Hadnk No ,7 84),
m (V. 5 9:24) See the footnote of (V.7:1S0).
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in the heavens and the earth glorifv Him. And He is the
All-Mighty, the All- Wise,
in the Name of AUah }
the Most Grant) as, the Most Merciful.
1. O you who believe! Take not My enemies and your
enemies (i.e, disbelievers and polytheists) as friends, showing
affection towards them, while they have disbelieved in what has
come to you of the truth (i.e, Islamic Monotheism, this Qur’an,
and Muhammad j&\ and have driven out the
Messenger (Muhammad A-j AJt 4 jI and yourselves (from
your homeland) because you believe in Allah your Lord! If you
have come forth to strive in My Cause and to seek My Good
Pleasure, (then lake not these disbelievers and polytheists as
your friends). You show friendship to them in secret, while 1
am All-Aware of what you conceal and what yon reveal. And
w hosoever of you (Muslims) does that, then indeed he has gone
(far) astray from the Straight Path 111 .
2. Should they gain the upper hand over you, they would
behave to you as enemies, and stretch forth their hands and
their tongues against yon with evil, and they desire that you
should disbelieve.
3. Meither your relatives nor your children will benefit you
on the Day of Resurrection (against Allah). He will judge
between you. And Allah is All-Seer of whal you do.
4 . Indeed, there has been an excellent example for you in
Ibrahim (Abraham) and those with him, when they said to
their people; “Verily, we are free from you and whatever you
worship besides Allah: we have rejected you, and there has
appeared between us and you hostility and hatred forever until
you believe in Allah Alone” — except the saying of Ibrahim
(Abraham) to his falher: “Verily, I will ask forgiveness (from
Allah) for you, but 1 have no power to do anything for you
before Allih. 121 ” “Our Lord! In You (Alone) we put our trust,
ni (V 60rl) Six <V.3:149> and ils foolnolc,
w (V.60:4) See (V.9: 1 14), ( V. 19:4 1-49) and (V.2G: 70-86)
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and to You (Alone) we turn m repentance, and to You (Alone)
is (our) Until Return.
5. “Our Lord! Make us not a trial for the disbelievers, and!
forgive us, Our Lord! Verily, You, only You, are the
All-Mighty, the All-Wise ”
6. Certainly, there has been in them an excellent example for
you to follow — for those who look forward to (the Meeting with)
Allah and the Last Day. And whosoever turns away, then verily,
Allah is the Rich (Free of all needs), the Worthy of all Praise.
7. Perhaps Allah will make friendship between von and
those whom you hold as enemies. And Allah has power (over all
things), and Allah is Oft-For giving, Most Merciful,
8. Allah does nut forbid you to deal justly and kindly with
those who fought not against you on account of religion nor
drove you out of your homes. Verily, Allah loves those who deal
with equity,
9. It is only as regards those who fought against you on
account of religion, and have driven von out of your homes,
and helped to drive you out, that Allah forbids you to befriend
them. And whosoever will befriend them, then such are the
Zalimfirt (wrong-doers — those who disobey Allah),
10. O you who believe! W hen believing women come to you
as emigrants, examine them: AMh knows best as to their Faith,
then if you ascertain that they are true believers, send them not
back to the disbelievers. They arc not [awful (wives) for the
disbelievers nor arc the disbelievers lawful (bus hands) for
them. Rut give them (the disbelievers) that (amount of money)
which they have spent (as their on them. And there
will he no sin on you to marry them if you have paid their
Mahr to them. Likewise hold not the disbelieving women as
wives, and ask for (the return of) Ihat which you have spent (as
Mahr ) and let them (the disbelievers) ask back for (hat which
they have spent That is the Judgement of Allah, He judges
between you. And Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise*
11. And if any of your wives have gone from you to the
disbelievers, (as apostates and you asked them to relurn hack
your Mahr but they refused) — (then you went owl for a
III a t , ,
(V.fiO: 1 0) Mahr. Bridal-money given by the husband Ll> his wife at the time cif
wedding.
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Ghaznah {military expedition) against them and gained booty];
(hen pay (from that booty) to those whose wives have gone, the
equivalent of what they had spent (on their Mahr), And fear
Allah in Whom you believe,
12. G Prophet! When believing women come 1o you to give
you the Ba'Gah (pledge), that they will not associate anything in
worship with AllaSu, that they will not steak that they will not
commit illegal sexual intercourse, that they will not kill their
children, that they will not utter slander, intentionally forging
falsehood the, hy making illegal children belonging to their
husbands), and that they will not disobey yon in Ma'rfif
(Islamic Monotheism and all that which Islam ordains}, then
accept their Bai'ah (pledge), and ask Allah to forgive them.
Verily, Allah is Oft- Forgiving, Most Merciful.
13. O you who believe! Take not as friends the people who
incurred the W rath of ALlfth (i.e. the Jews). Surely, they have
despaired of (receiving any good in) the Hereafter, just as the
disbelievers have despaired of those (buried) in graves (that
they will not he resurrected on the Day of Resurrection}*
In the Name of Allah ,
the Most Gracious, the Most Mercifut.
L Whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on the
earth glorifies Allah* And lie is the All-Mighty, the All-W ise*
2* O you who believe! Whv do vow say that which you do not
r v V ■ v
do?
3* Most hateful it is with Allah that you say that which you
do not do.
4. Verily, Allah loves those who fight in His Cause in rows
(ranks) as if they were a solid structure. 1 Li
1 1 (V.6l:4) a) Narrated Abu Sa'td AL-Khudn Somebody asked. "O
Allah's Messenger! Who is- Lbe hesL among Lbe people? 1 11 A limb's Messenger A1 kT i«t
^ replied, ”A believer who strives his utmost in Allah's Cause with lus Life and
property.” They asked, Ll Who is next?” He replied, “A believer who slays in one of
line mountain paths worshipping AllSh and leaving the people secure from his
mischief.* (Sahih Al-Bukfiari r Vol.4, Radith No.45).
b) See the footnote (A) of (V 9:l 1 il ).
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5. And {remember) when Musa (Moses) said to his people:
“O my people! Why do you annoy me while you know certainly
that 1 am the Messenger of AlL§h lo you? So when they turned
away (from the Path of AMh), Allah turned their hearts away
(from the Right Path). And Allah guides not the people who are
Fdsiqun (the rebellious, the disobedient to Allah).
6. And (remember) when 4 1st (Jesus), son of Maryam
(Mary), said: “Q Children of Israel! I am the Messenger of
Allah to you, confirming the Taurat ((Torah) which camel
before me, and giving glad tidings of a Messenger to come after
me, whose name shall be Ahmad. 1 Rut when he (Ahmad i.e.
Muhammad came to them with clear proofs,
they said: “This is plain magic”. 121
7. And who does more wrong than the one who invents a lie
against Allah, while he is being invited to IsLSm? And Allah
guides not the people who are Zaiimun (polytheists,
wrong-doers and disbelievers).
8. They intend lo put out the Light of Allah (i.e. the Religion
of Isl&m, this Qur'an, and the Prophet Muhammad ^
pVj) with their mouths. But Allah will bring His Light to
perfection even though the disbelievers bate (It).
111 (V, 6 1:61 i. e , the second name of Prophet Muhammad ;4**j A' and i,t
(Ahmad) literally means: "One who praises Allah more than others”.
Ii] (V,61:6) A) Narrated Jubatr hin MuCtm ^ Allah’s Messenger ^
r^j said, "1 have five names: 1 am Muhammad and Ahmad; 1 am Al-Maht through
whom Allah will eliminate Al-Ku/r (infidelity), I am Al-Hashir who will he Ihe first to
he resurrected, the people being resurrected thereafter; and l am also Ai-'Aqth (i.e.
there will be no Prophet after me).” {SahihAl Bukhari. Vol. 4, Hadtth No. 732).
B) Narrated Abu Hurairah ^ ■&' Allah's Messenger ^ •*“' said, ‘‘"By
Him (Allah) in Whose Hand my soul is, surely, the son of Mary [isa (Jesus)]
will shortly descend amongst you people (Muslims), and will judge mankind
justly by the Law of the Qur'an (as a just ruler), and will break the Cross and kill the
pigs and ihutlish Lhe Jizynh | a lax taken fl*lll the people of the Scriptures (Jew*; and
Christians), who arc under the protection of a Muslim government. This Jisyah lax
will not be accepted hy 'Isa (Jesus) ^ ansi ail mankind will be required to
embrace Islam with no other alternative]. Then there will be abundance of money and
nobodv will accept charitable gifts.” (Sec Fath Al-tfari, Page No. 3 04 and 305, Vol.?),
iSahihAl-Bukhdri, Vol. 3, fladitk No,425),
“ isa (Jesus), the son of Maryam (Mary) will descend as a leader of the
Muslims and it is a severe warning to the Christians who claim to he the followers of
L lsa (Jesus) and he will break the Cross and kill the pigs, and he will abolish the
Mzyah (tax); and all mankind will be required In embrace Islam with rtO oilier
alternative.
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9. He it is Who haw sent His Messenger (Muhammad JSl
with guidance and the religion of truth (Islamic
Monotheism) to make if victorious over all (other) religions
even though the Mushrik&rt (polytheists, pagans, idolaters* and
disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah and in Ilis Messenger
Muhammad ^ ur*^} hate (it).
10. O you who believe! Shall I guide yon to a trade that will
save yon from a painful torment?
11. Thai you believe in ALliih and His Messenger
(Muhammad dt' and that you strive bard and
fight in the Cause of Allah with your wealth and your lives:
that will be better for you, if you hut know !
12* (If you do so) He will forgive you your sins, and admit you
into Gardens under which rivers flow, and pleasant dwellings in
*Adn (Eden) Paradise; that is indeed the great success,
13, And also (He will give you) another (blessing) which you
love* — help from Allah (against your enemies) and a near
victory* And give glad tidings (O Muhammad fWj ^ ^ j^)
to the believers,
14, G you w r ho believe! Be you helpers (in the Cause) of
Allah as said 4 Isa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), to the
Hawariyy&n (the disciples): “Who are my helpers (in the
Cause) of Allah?” The flawariyyun (the disciples) said: w We
are Allah's helpers” (i.e. we will strive in His Cause!}, Then a
group of the Children of Israel believed and a group
disbelieved. So We gave power to those who believed against
their enemies, and Ihey became the victorious (the uppermost).
In the Name of A If ah,
the Mast Gracious f the Most Merciful.
1, Whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on the
earth glorifies Allah, the King (of everything), the Holy, the
All-Mighty, the All-Wise,
2, He it is Who sent among the unlettered ones a Messenger
(Muhammad ^ '-**} from among themselves, reciting
to them His Verses, purifying them (from the filth of disbelief
and polytheism), and teaching them the Book (this Qur'an,
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Islamic laws and Islamic jurisprudence) and Ai-Hikmah
{As-Sunnahi legal wavs, orders, acts of worship of Prophet
Muhammad fVy ^ J**)* And verily, they had been before
in manifest error;
3. And |He has sent him (Prophet Muhammad Am* aid
also 1o] others among them (Muslims) who have not yet
joined them (but they will come). And He (Allah) is the
All-Mighty, the All-Wise,
4. That is the Grace of Allah, which He bestows on whom He
wills. And Allah is the Ow ner of Mighty Grace,
5. The likeness of those who were entrusted with the
(obligation of the) Taur£l (Torah) (I.e, to obey ils
commandments and to practise its laws), but who
subsequently failed in those (obligations), is as the likeness of a
donkey which carries huge burdens of books (but understands
nothing from them). How had is the example of the people who
deny the Aydi (proofs, evidences, verses, signs, revelations) of
Allah. And Allah guides not the people who are Zdtimun (poly-
theists, wrong-doers, disbelievers).
6. Say (O Muhammad pVj AJ& jjj'. i); "(> you Jews! If you
pretend that you are friends of Allah., to the exclusion of (all)
other mankind, then long for death if you are truthful.”
7. But they will never long for it (death), because of what
(deeds) their hands have sent before them! And Allah knows
well the Zdtimun (polytheists, wrong-doers, disbelievers).
S. Say (to them): w Verily, the death from which you flee will
surely meet you, then you will be sent hack to (Allah), the
All-Knowcr of the unseen and the seen, and He will tell you
what you used to do,”
9. O you who believe (Muslims)! When the call is proclaimed
for the Salat (prayer) on Friday (Jumu^ah prayer), come to the
remembrance of Allah [Jumu'ah religious talk iKhutbah) and
Salat ( prayer)! and leave off business (and every other tiling).
That is better for you if you d id but know !
10. Then when the (Jumu'ah) Salat (prayer) is ended, you
may disperse through the laud, and seek the Bounty of Allah
(by working, etc,), and remember Allah much: that you may be
successful,
11. And when they sec some merchandise or some
amusement | heating of Tamhur (drum) etc.) they disperse
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headlong to it, end leave yon (Muhammad fl“j *4^ dll ur^)
standing | while delivering Janw‘ah religious talk (Khufhgh)\ r
Say: "That which Allah has is better than any amusement or
merchandise! And Allah is the Best of providers."
Ilgipt r
Surat At-Munafiqun
<Th« Hypotrilcs) 1 " LXIII
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
1 . When the hypocrites come to you (O Muhammad
A-jj they say: **Wc bear witness that you are indeed the
Messenger of Allah/ 4 Allah knows that you are indeed His
Messenger, and Allah bears witness that the hypocrites are
liars indeed.
2. They have made their oaths a screen (for their hypocrisy).
Thus they hinder (men) from the Path of Allah. Verily, evil is
w hat they used to do.
3. That is because they believed, and then disbelieved;
therefore their hearts are sealed, so they understand not.
4. And when you look at them, their bodies please you; and
when they speak, you listen to their weirds. They are as blocks of
wood propped up. They think that every cry is against them.
They are Ihe enemies, so beware of Ihem. May All&h curst them!
How are they denying (or deviating from) the Right Path?
5. And when it is said to them: "Come, so that the
Messenger of Allah (A^J A! (jAa) may ask forgiveness from
Allah for you,” they twist their heads, and you would see Ihem
turning away their faces in prideJ tJ
6. It ts equal to them whether you (Muhammad *4^ iA*- 0
A^J) ask forgiveness nr ask not forgiveness for them, Allah will
never forgive them. Verily, Allah guides not the people who are
the F&siqm (the rebellious, the disobedient to Allah)? 31
7. They are the ones who say: “Spend not on those who arc
wi(h Allah’s Mess«nger(^j 4^ dii jAa), until they desert
him.” And to Allah belong the treasures of the heavens and the
ill-
( 5 . 63 ) Set “Hypocrisy" in Appendix 2 at the end ol the Book.
(i| (V. 63 ; 5 ) See the footnote of (V, 22 ; 9 ).
m (V. 63 : 6 ) See (V. 4 : 13 S- 145 ).
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earth, but the hypocrites comprehend not,
8, They (byprncrites} say: “If we return to AI-Matimah, indeed
the more honourable ('Abdullah bin Uhai bin Salui, the chief of
hyprocritcs at Al-.VIadinah) will expel therefrom the meaner (i.c.
Allah’s Messenger A-j But honour, pow r er and glory
belong to AllSh, and to His Messenger (Muhammad ^
^ j), and to the believers, but the hypocrites know not*
9* 0 you w r ho believe! Let not your properties or your
children divert you from the remembrance of Allah, And
whosoever does that, then they are the losers*
10* And spend (in charity) of that with which We have
provided you before death comes to one of you, and he says*
“My Lord! If only You would give me respite for a little while
(i.e. return to the worldly life), then I should give Sadaqah (i.c.
Zuktit of my wealth), 1 ' ! and be among the righteous [i,c,
perform Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah) and other good deeds|.
II. And Allah grants respite to none when his appointed time
(death) comes. And Allah is Wcll-AeijLiamted with what you do.
In the IV a me of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
I* Whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on the
earth glorifies Allah, His is the dominion, and to Him belong all
the praises and thanks, and lie is Able to do all things-
1 1 (V.-63; 1 0) A) Narrated Abu Hurairah A’i The Prophet ^ said,
“Everyday two -angels come down lircirn heaven and. <me of them Say*, "O A I laid
Compensate every person who spends in Your Cause,’ and the other (angel) says, 'O
Allah! Destroy every miter. 1 ' 1 (Sahih A l- Bukhari Vol. 2 h Iladith No. 522).
Bi The performance of Hajj is an enjoined duly and its superiority, and the Statement
of Allfth Ir*j >■: "Hajj (pilgrimage) to the House {Ka‘hak), is. a duty that mankind
owes to Allah, those who can afford the expenses (for one's conveyance, provision
and residence); and whoever disbelieves jfi.e. denies Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah),
then he js a disbeliever of Allah , theta Allah stands not in need of any of the 'Aiamtn
(mankind and jinn)." 1 (V,3;97).
C) Islam demolishes all the previous evil deeds and so do migration (for Allah's sake)
and Hajj {pilgrimage to Makkah) [Al-Lulu' wat-Marjdn, Vo|. I, Chapter 52, Page
205] {Sahth Muslim, Vol. 1, Chapter 52, Page 7S)
D) See the footnote of (V.3:l&0).
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2. He it is Who created you, then some of you are
disbelievers and some of vuu are believers. And Allah is
+*
All-Seer of what you do.
3. He has created the heavens and the earth with truth, and
He shaped you and made good your shapes. And to Him is the
final Return.
4. He knows what is in the heavens and on earth, and He
knows what you conceal and what vuu reveal. And Allah is
H +■
All-Knower of what is in the breasts (of men).
5. Has not the news reached you of those who disbelieved
aforetime? And so they tasted the evil result of their disbelief,
and theirs will be a painful torment,
6. That was because there came to them their Messengers
with clear proofs (signs), hut they said: '“Shall mere men guide
us? 1 ’ So they disbelieved and turned away (from the truth)* But
Allah was not in need (of them). And Allah is Rich (Free of all
needs). Worthy of all praise.
7. The disbelievers prelend that they will never be
resurrected (for the Account), Say (O Muhammad
fk-j): Yes! By my Lord, you will certainly be resurrected, then
you will be informed of (and recompensed for) what you did;
and that is easy for Allah.
8. Therefore, believe in Allah and His Messenger {Muhammad
pL-j V* ^ ij**) and in the Light (this Qnr’Jin) which We have
sent dnwu. And Allah is Well-Acquainted with what you do,
9. (And remember) the Day when He will gather you (all) on
the Day of Gathering, — that will be the Day of mutual loss
and gain (i.e. loss for the disbelievers as they will enter the
HelLfire and gain for the believers as they will enter Paradise).
And whosoever believes in AMh and performs righteous good
deeds. He will expiate from him his sins, and will admit him to
Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise) to dwell therein
forever; that will be the great success.
10. But those who disbelieved {in the Oneness of Allah -
Islamic Monotheism) and denied Our Ayat (proofs, evidences,
verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), they will be the dwellers
of the Fire, to dwell therein forever. And worst indeed is that
destination 1 ’ 1 .
LiP
( V.64: 10} See the footnote of (V.3:85).
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11. No calamity beta Us, but by the Lyave |Lc. Decision and
Qadar {Divine Preofdainment&)| of AlL3h. and whosoever
believes in Allah, He guides bis heart (to fhe true Faith with
certainty* i.e. what has befallen him was already written for
him by Allah from the Qadar (Divine Preordainments}|. And
Allah is All-Knnwer of everything. 11
12. Obey AliSh, and obey the Messenger (Muhammad
dl)» but if you turn away, then the duty of Our
Messenger is only to convey (the Message) clearly,
13. Alliih! La Hah a Mu Huwa (none it as the right to he
worshipped but He), And in Allah (Alone) therefore let the
believers put their trust.
14. O you who believe! Verily, among your wives and your
children there are enemies for you (who may stop you from the
obedience of Allah); therefore bew r are of them! Rut if you
pardon (them) and overlook, and forgive (their faults), then
verily Allah is Oft- Forgiving, Most Merciful.
15. Your wealth and your children are only a trial, whereas
Allah! With Him is a great reward (Paradise),
16. So keep your duty to Allah and fear Him as much as you
can; listen and obey, and spend in charity; that is better for
yourselves. And whosoever is saved from his own covetousness,
then they are the successful ,
17 + If you lend Allah a goodly loan (i + e, spend in Allah’s Cause),
lie will double it for you, and will forgive you. And Allah is Most
Ready to appreciate and to reward, Most Forbearing,
IN, AH-Knower of the unseen and seen, the All-Mighty, the
A II- Wise,
fn the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
1. O Prophet (fL*j ^ ^La)! When you divorce women,
divorce them at their * iddah (prescribed periods) and count
(accurately) their r Iddah (periods * 1 ' 1 ). And fear Allah your Lord
Ml (V.G4rl I) See the footnote of (V. 5*22).
I ' 1 { V.65 : 3 > Narrated 'AbdullSh biti ’Umar Lj-^thac he had divorced his wife
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(O Muslims), And turn them not out of their {husband's)
homes nor shall Ihey (themselves) leave, except in case they are
guilty of some open illegal sexual intercourse. And those are the
set limits of Allah. And whosoever transgresses the set limits of
Allah, then Indeed he has wronged himself You (the one who
divorces one’s wife) know not it may be that Allah will
afterward bring some new thing to pass (i,c, to return her hack
to you if that was the first or second divorce).
2. Then when they are about to attain their term appointed,
either Lake them hack in a good manner or pari with them in a
good manner. And take as witness two just persons from among
you (Muslims). And establish the testimony for Allah. That will
be an admonition given to him who believes in Allah and the
Last Day. And whosoever fears Allah and keeps his duty to Him,
He will make a way for him to get out (from every difficulty).
3. And He will provide him from (sources) he never could
imagine. And whosoever puls his trust in ALl£h, then He will
suffice him. Verily, Allah will accomplish his purpose. Indeed
Allah has set a measure for all things.
4. And those of your women as have passed the age of
monthly courses, for them the 1 1 ddah (prescribed period), if
you have doubt (about their periods), is three months; and for
those who have no courses |(Le. they arc still immature) their
* Iddiih (prescribed period) is three months likewise, except in
ease of death] 111 * And for those who are pregnant (whether they
are divorced or their husbands are dead), their 'Iddah
(prescribed period) is until they lay down their burden; and
whosoever fears Allah and keeps his duty to Him, He will make
his matter easy for him.
5. That is the Command of Allah, which lie has sent down to
you; and whosoever fears Allah and keeps his duty to Him, He
will expiate from him his sins, and will enlarge his reward.
while she was menstruating during the lifetime of Allah’s Messenger M
, 'Ll mar bin Al Khattab ^ ^ asked Allah's Messenger about
Uj&l. Allah’s Messenger spp- A* said, "Order him (your son) to luku her bade
and keep her tilt she is dean from her menses and then to wait dJL she gets her next
period and becomes clean again, whereupon, if he wishes to keep her, he can do so,
and if he wishes to divorce her be can divorce tier before having sexual intercourse
with her; and dial is the 'kidah (prescribed period) which Allah has fixed for the
women meant to be tlivoreed, 11 iSahih Al-Bukhdrl Vol.7, Hadith No. 178).
|iJ (V.65j 4) See (V 2:234).
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6, Lodge them (the divorced women) where you dw r ell,
according to your means and do not harm them so as to
straiten them (that they be obliged to leave your house). And if
they are pregnant, then spend on them till they Jay down their
burden. Then if they give suck to the children for you, give
them their due payment, and let each of you accept the advice
of the other in a just way. But if you make difficulties for one
another, then some other woman may give sock for him (the
father of the child).
7, Let the rich man spend according to his means; and the
man whose resources are restricted, let him spend according to
what AlMh has given him. Allah puts no burden on any person
beyond what He has given him. Alllh will grant after hardship,
ease*
8. And many a town (population) revolted againsl the
Command of its Lord and His Messengers; and We called i( to
a severe account (i.e. torment in Ihis worldly Life), and Wo shall
punish il wilh a horrible torment (in Hell in the Hereafter).
9. So it tasted the evil result of its affair (disbelief), and the
consequence of its affair (disbelief) was loss (destruction in this
Life and an eternal punishment in the Hereafter).
ID. Allah has prepared for them a severe torment. So fear
Allah and keep your duty to Him, O men of understanding w ho
have believed! Allah has indeed sent down to you a Reminder
(this Qur'an),
11, (And has also sent to you) a Messenger (Muhammad yLa
pL-j <ud), who recites to you the Verses of Allah (the Qur'an)
containing clear explanations, that He may take out those who
believe and do righteous good deeds, from the darkness (of
polytheism and disbelief) to the light (of Islamic Monotheism).
And whosoever believes in Allah and performs righteous good
deeds, He will admit him into Gardens under which rivers flow
(Paradise) 1o dwell therein forever. AMh has indeed granted
for him an excellent provision.
12. It is Allah Who has created seven heavens and of the
earth the like thereof (i.e. seven). His Command descends
between them (heavens and earth), that you may know that
Allah has power over ail things, and that Allah surrounds all
things in (His) Knowledge.
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Surat At-Tahrim (The Prohibition) LX>
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
1. O Prophet! Why do you forbid (for yourself) that which
Allah has allowed to you, seeking to please your wives? And
Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
2 „ Aliiih has already ordained for you (O men) the
absolution from your oaths. And Allah is your Manta (Lord* or
Master* or Protector) and He is the All-Knower* the All-Wise.
3. And (remember) when the Prophet 41 I J**)
disclosed a matter in confidence to one of his wives {Hafsah), then
him; he informed pari (hereof and left a pari. Then when he told
her (Hafsah) thereof she said: “W ho told you this?” He said;
“The All-Knower, the Well-Acquainted (Allah) has told me.”
4, If you two (w ives of the Prophet pVj ^ : v Aishah
and Hafsah l * , +* Cr j^-j) turn in repentance to AlLSh* (it will be
better for you)* your hearts are indeed so inclined {to oppose
what the Prophet A-j AJfr likes); but if you help one
another against him (Muhammad ^ l* 1 - 1 ), then verily*
Allah is his Maula (Lord, or Master, or Protector), and Jibril
(Gabriel), and the righteous among the believers; and
furthermore* the angels are his helpers.
5, It may be if he divorced you (all) that his Lord would give
him instead of you, wives better than you — Muslims (who
submit 1o Allah), believers* obedient (to Allah), turning to Allah
in repentance, worshipping AMli sincerely, given to fasting (or
emigrants for Allah's sake), previously married and virgins.
6. O you who believe! Ward off yourselves and your
families against a Fire (Hell) whose fuel is men and stones* over
which are (appointed) angels stern (and) severe* who disobey
not, (from executing) the Commands they receive from Allah,
bul do thal which Ihey are commanded.
7. (It will be said in the Hereafter) O you who disbelieve (in the
Oneness of Allah — Islamic Monotheism)! Make no excuses this
Lit
(V.GG:?) S-ee the footnote of (VJ:65).
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8. O you who believe! Turn to Allah with sincere repentance!
It may be that your Lord will expiate from you your sins, and
admit you into Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise) —
the Day that AllSh will not disgrace (he Prophet (Muhammad
-Luc m ji-a) and those who believe with him. Their Light will
run forward before them and (with their Records — Books of
deeds} in their right hands. They will say: “Our Lord! Keep
perfect our Light for us [and do not put it off till we cross over
the Sirdt (a slippeiy bridge over the Hell) safclyl and grant us
forgiveness. Verily, You are Able to do all things.”' 11
9. O Prophet (Muhammad Strive hard
against the disbelievers and the hypocrites, and be severe
against them: their abode will be Hell, and worst indeed is that
destination. 12
10. Allah sets forth an example for those who disbelieve: the
wife of Nuh (Noah) and the wife of Lul (Lot). They were under
two of our righteous slaves, but they both betrayed (hem (their
husbands by rejecting their doctrine). So they |Nflh (Noah) and
Lut (Lot) f&Jl availed them (their respective wives) not
against Allah and it w r as said; “Enter the Lire along with those
who enter!”
11. And Allah has set forth an example for those who
believe: the wife of Fir^ann (Pharaoh), when she said: “My
Lord! Build for me a home with You in Paradise, and save me
from Fir* aim (Pharaoh) and his work, and save me from the
people who arc Zdtimim (polytheists, wrong-doers and
disbelievers in A113h}.
12. And Maryam (Mary), the daughter of *lmran who
guarded her chastity. And We breathed into (the sleeve of her
shirt or her arment) through Our RQh |Le. Jibril (Gabriel} 111 j.
J|J (V.66:H).
a) See the footnote of (V.4: 1 06).
b} See the fbottwte of (V. 5: 74).
e) See the footnote of (V.6H:42).
,1] (V.66-9) Sec the footnote of (V.8:39),
n |
(V.66:12) “And (remember) she who guarded bet chastity _ Virgin Maryam
(Mary)],, Wc breathed into (the sleeves of) her ; shirt or garment) [through Our Kuh
(Jibril - Gabriel)]*, and We made her and her son (Jesus) a sign for At-Aiam'in
(mankind and jinn).” [The Qur'an, (V.2 1:9 1 )|
" It is said that Jihrll (Gabriel) had merely breathed its the sleeve of Maryam’ s (Mary)
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and she testified to the truth of the Words of her Lord |i.c.
believed in the Words of Allah: “Be!” — and he was; Ihitl is ‘Isa
(Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary) as a Messenger of Allah], and
(a iso believed in) His Scriptures, and she was of Ihe Qanitun
(i.e. obedient to Allah) 1 11 .
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
# I. Blessed is He (Allah) in Whose Hand is Ihe dominion; and
He is Able to do all things,
2. Who has created death and life that He may test yon
which of you is best in deedJ 21 And He is the All-Mighty, thq
Oft-Forgiving;
3. Who has created the seven heavens one above another;
you can see no fault in the creation of the Most Gracious. Then
look again: “Can you see any rifts?”
4. Then look again and yet again: your sight will return to
you in a state of humiliation and worn nut.
5. And indeed We have adorned the nearest heaven with
lamps'^ 1 , and We have made such lamps (as) missiles to drive
away the Shayatin (devils), and have prepared for them the
torment of the blazing Fire,
6. And for those w r ho disbelieve in their Lord (Allah) is the
torment of licit, and worst indeed is that destination.
shirt, and thus she conceived.
|LJ (V.66:12) The Statement of Allah >:
L Aud AILSh has set forth an example for those who believe: the wife of Pharaoh ... (up
to) ... and she was of the obedient to Allah.' (V.66:l 1 and 12).
Narrated Abu Musa ^ *Ll Allah's Messenger ik ' lA^ 1 said, “Many
amongst men reached (the level of) perfection but none amongst the women reached
this level except Asiyah, Pharaoh^ wife, and Maryam (Mary), the daughter of 'Imran.
And no doubt, the superiority of "Aishah to other women is like the superiority of
Tharid (i.e. a meat and bread dish) to other meals.” (Sahib Ai-Bukhdri, Veil. 4, Hadkh
No. 623).
'* (V,67;2) i.e. who amongst you tlo the good deeds in the mosL perfect manner, ilhAt
means to do them (deeds) totally for Allah's sake aud in accordance widi the legal
ways of Prophet Muhammad A* * ul ■
rtl |V.67:5) See the footitotc of (V.6:97) and (VJS: 1).
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7. When they are east therein, they will hear Ihe (lerrible)
drawing in of its breath as it blazes forth.
8. It almost bursts up with fury* Every time a group is east
therein, its keepers will ask; “Did no warner come to you?”
9* They will say : “Y'es, indeed a warner did come to m t but
we denied him and said: Wllali never sent down anything (of
revelation); you are only in great error/”
10. And they will say: “Had we but listened or used our
intelligence, we would not have been among the dwellers of the
blazing Fire!”
II* Then they will confess their sin. So, away with the
dwellers of the blazing Fire!
12* Verily, those who fear their Lord unseen (i*e* they do not
see Him* nor His punishment in the Hereafter), theirs will be
forgiveness and a great reward (he. Paradise).
13* And (whether) you keep your talk secret or disclose it,
verily, He is All-Knower of what is in the breasts (of men),
14* Should not He Who has created know? And He is the
Most Kind and Courteous (to His slaves), the WclL Acquainted
(with everything).
15. He it is Who has made the earth subservient to you (i.e.
easy for you to walk, to live and to do agriculture on it); so
walk in the paths thereof and cat of II is provision. And to Him
will he the Resurrection.
16. Do you feel secure that He, Who is over the heaven
(Allah), will not cause the earth to sink with you, and then it
should quake?
17* Or do you feel secure that He, Who is over the heaven
(Allah), will not send against you a violent whirlwind? Then
you shall know how (terrible) has been My Warning.
18. And indeed those before them denied (the Messengers of
Allah), then how terrible was My denial (punishment)?
19* Du they not see Ihe birds above them, spreading out their
wings and folding them in? None upholds them except the Most
Gracious (Allah). Verily, He is All-Seer of everything.
20. Who is he besides the Most Gracious that can be an army
to you to help you? The disbelievers are in nothing but delusion.
21. Who is he that ears provide for you if He should withhold
His provision? Nay, but they continue to be in pride, and (they)
flee (from the truth)*
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22. Is he who walks prune 1 (without steins) on his fate, more
rightly guided, or he who (sees and) walks upright on a
Straightway (i.c. Islamic Monotheism)?
23. Say; “It is He Who has created you, and endowed you
with hearing (ears) and seeing (eyes), and hearts. Little thanks
you give,”
24. Say: “It Is He Who lias created you on the earth, and to
llim shall you he gathered (in the Hereafter),”
25. They say: “When will this promise
(i.e. the Day of Resurrection) come to pass if you are Idling
the truth?”
26. Say (O Muhammad At J*n): '"The knowledge (of
its exact time) is with ALLah only, and 1 am only a plain warner,”
21. But when they will see it (the torment on the Day of
Resurrection) approaching, the faces of those who disbelieve will
change and turn black with sadness and in grief and it will he said
{to them): “This is (the promise) which you were calling for!”
28. Say (O Muhammad pH* ^ ^ L “Tell me! If Allah
destroys me, and those with me, or He bcstow r s His Mercy on us
— who can save (he disbelievers from a painful torment?”
29. Say: “He is the Most Gracious (Allah), in Him we
believe, and in Him we put our trust. So you will come to know
who is it Hull is in manifest error.”
30. Say (O Muhammad 4 -j <&■ J^); “Tell me! If (all)
your water were to sink away, who then can supply you with
Bowing (spring) water?”
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
1. Nun.
(These letters (Nun* etc.) are one of (he miracles of the
Qur'an, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings].
By the pen and by what they (the angels) write (in the
Records of men),
2. Vou (Q Muhammad AJ* ^La), by the Grace of
your Lord, are not mad.
3. And Verily, for you (O Muhammad Aik ^La) will
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be an endless reward,
4. And Verily, you (O Muhammad fknj ^ arc on an
exalted {standard of) character.
5. Von will see, and they will see,
6. Wlii eh of you is afflicted with madness.
7* Verily, your Lord is the Best Knower of him w ho has gone
astray from His Path, and He is the Best Knower of those who
are guided,
8. So (G Muhammad *id obey yon not the
deniers f (of Islamic Monotheism — those who deny the Verses
of Allah), the Oneness of Allah, and the Messengers hip of
Muhammad J 1
9. They wish that you should compromise (in religion out of
courtesy) wilh them: so they (too) would compromise with you.
10. And (O Muhammad ^ obey you not
everyone Hafiaf M ah m (the one who swears much and is a liar
or is worthless). \Tafsir At-Tahari\
1 1. A slanderer, going about with calumnies,
12. Hinderer of the good, transgressor, sinful.
13. Cruel, and moreover base-born (of illegitimate birth).
14. (He was so) because he had wealth and children.
15. When Our Verses (of the Qur’an) arc recited to him, he
says: *‘Talcs of the men of old!”
16. We shall brand him on the snout (nose)!
17. Verily, We have tried them as We tried the people of the
garden, when they swore to pluck the fruits of the (garden) in
the morning.
18. Without saying: Insha ’ Allah (If Allih wills).
19. Then there passed by on it (the garden) a visitation {fire)
from your Lord (at night and burnt it) while they were asleep.
20. So the (garden) became black by the morning, like a
pitch dark night (in complete ruins).
21. Then thev called out, one to another as soon as the
■fe* ’
m orniing broke.
22. Saying: w Go to your tilth in the morning, if you would
pluck the fruits.”
23. So they departed, conversing in secret low tones (saying):
!U
(V.68:8) Se-e the footnote of (V.3:85).
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24. “No ,1/ is kin (needy man) shall enter upon you into it
today.”
25* And they went in the morning with strong intention*
thinking that they have power (to prevent the poor taking
anything of the fruits therefrom).
26. But when they saw the (garden), they said: “Verily, we
have gone astray.”
27* (Then they said): “Nay! Indeed we are deprived of (the
fruits)!”
28. The best among them said: “Did I not tell yon: why say
you not: Insha* Allah (If Allah wills).”
29. They said: “Glory to Our Lord! Verily, we have been
Z&Um&n (wrong-doers)*
30* Then they turned one against another, blaming.
31. They said: “Woe to us! Verily, we were Taghun (trans-
gressors and disobedient)
32. W r e hope that our Lord will give us in exchange a better
(garden) than this* Truly, w r e turn to our Lord (wishing for good
that He may forgive our sins and reward us in the Hereafter}.
33. Such is the punishment (in this life), but truly the
punishment of the Hereafter is greater if they but knew*
34* Verily, for the Muttaqun (the pious — See V*2:2} are
Gardens of delight (Paradise) with their Lord*
35. Shall We then treat the Muslims (believers of Islamic
Monotheism* doers of righteous deeds) like I he Mujrimun
(criminals, polytheists and disbelievers, etc*)?
36* W hat is the matter with you? llow r judge you?
37. Or have you a Book wherein you learn,
38. That you shall therein have all that you choose?
39* Or have you oaths from Us, reaching to the Day of
Resurrection, that yours will he what you judge?
40. Ask them, which of them will stand surely for that!
41* Or have they “partners”? Then let them bring their
“partners” if they are truthful!
42* (Remember) the Day when the Shin 11 shall be laid bare
1,1 (V.68;42), a) Narrated Abu-Said ^ j— j; I heard the Prophet
saying, "Allah will lav hare llis Shin and [hen all [he believers, men and women, will
prostrate themselves before Him; but there will remain those who used to prostrate
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themsel ves in the world for showing off and for gaining good reputation. Such a one
will try to prostrate himself (on the Day of Judgement) but his back (bones) will
become a single (vertebra) bone (so he will not be able to prostrate). {Sahib
Al- Bukhari, Vol.6, Hadiih N 0.441).
b ) See the footnote of ( V. 3 :73 ) 4*1 .
o) Narrated Abfi Said Al-Khudrt M We said, “O Allih’s Messenger! Shall
we see onr Lord on die Day of Resurrection?" He said, "'Do you have any difficulty in
seeing the son and the moon when the sky is clear?” We said, LL No, M He said. “So you
will have no difficulty in seeing your Lotd on that Day as you have no difficulty In
seeing the sun and the moon (in a clear sky)." The Prophet A'j then said,
“Somebody will then announce, ‘Let every nation follow what, they used to worship?
So the people of the Cross will go with their Cross, and the idolaters (will go) with
their idols, and the worshippers of every god (false deifies) (will go) with their god:
till there remain those who used to worship Allah, from the righteous pLOus ones and
the mischievous ones, and some of the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians).
Then Hell will be presented to them as if it were a mirage. Then it will be said to the
Jews, "What did you use to worship? * They will reply. 'We used to worship 'Uzair
(Ezra), the son of Allah/ It will be said to them, 'You arc liars, for Allah has neither a
wife nor a son. What do you want (now)? 1 They will reply, 'We want You to provide
us with water/ Then it will be said to them 'Drink', and they will fall down in Hell
(instead). Then il will be said to the Christians, ‘What did you use to worship? 1 They
will reply, ‘We used to worship Messiah, the son of Allih/ It will be said, ‘You are
liars, for Allah has neither a wife nor a son. What do you want (now)?' I hey will say,
: We want You to provide us with water. 1 It will be said to them, ‘Drink, 1 and they
will fall down m Melt (instead): till there remain only those who used ro worship
Allah (Alone), from the righteous pious ones and the mischievous evil ones, it will be
said to them, "What keeps you here when all the people have gone?’ They will say.
"We left them (in the world) when we were in greater need of them than we are today;
we heard the call of one proclaiming — Let every nation follow what they used to
worship, - and now we are waiting for our Lord/ i"hen the Almighty will come to
them in a shape other than the one which they saw the first time, and He will say, T
am your Lord/ ami they will say, "You are our Lord. 1 And none will speak to Him
dieu hut the Prophets. And then it will he said to them, ‘Do you know any sign by
which you can recognise Him?" They will say, "The Shin/ and so Allah will then
uncover Elis Shin whereupon every believer will prostrate himself before Him and
there will remain those who used to prostrate themselves before Him just for showing
off and for gaining good reputation Such a one will try 1o prostrate himself but his
back (bones) will become a single (vertebra) bone [like one piece of wood and he will
not be able to prostrate]. I hen the bridge will be brought and laid across Hell.'' We
(the Companions of the Prophet A* j +4* Al A—*) said, “O Allah’s Messenger! What is
die bridge?" He said. "’It is a slippery' (bridge) on which there are e lamps and (hooks
like) a thorny teed that is wide at one side and narrow at the other and has thorns with
bent ends. Such a thorny seed is. found in Najd and is called As-Sa' dan. Some of the
believers will cross die bridge as quickly as the wink of an eye, some others as quick
as Lightning, or a strong wind, or fast horses or she-eamcls. So some will be safe
without any harm; some will be safe after receiving some scratches and some will fall
down into Hell (Fire), I lie last person will cross as if being dragged (over the
bridge).” Die Prophet A-.j aA- 4iI A- 3 said, “In claiming from tuc a tight that has been
clearly proved to be yours. You l Muslims 1 cannot be more pressing than the believers
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(i.e, the Day of Resurrection) and they shall he called to
pruilral e 1 hems elves (to Allah), but Ihey (hypocrites, and those
who pray 1o show off or 1o gain good reputation) shall not be
able to do so*
43* Their eyes will be cast down and ignominy will cover
them; they used to be called! (for the congregational prayer in
the mosque) to prostrate themselves (offer prayers), while they
were healthy and good (in the life of the world, but they did not
come to the mosque}* 111 [Tafsir At-Tabari and etl-Qurtufrt J
44* Then leave Me Alone with such as deny this Qur’an* We
shall punish them gradually from directions they perceive not.
45. And I will grant them a respite. Verily, My Plan is strong.
46* Or is it Ihat you (O Muhammad & J**) ask
them a wage, so that they are heavily burdened with debt?
47* Or that the Ohaih (the Unseen — here in this Verse it
means AI-Lanh Af-Mahfuz) is in their hands, so that they can
in interceding with Almighty for their (Muslim) brothers on that Day, when dtey see
themselves safe, They will say., l G Allah! (Save) our brothers (for they) used to pray
with us, fast with us and also do good deeds with us.’ Allah will say, ‘Go and take out
(of Hell) anyone in whose heart > r ou find faith equal to the weight of one (gold)
Dinar,’ AllSh will forbid the Fire to bum the fates of those sinners. They will go to
them and find some of them in Hell (Fire) up to their feet, and some up to die middle
of their legs. So, they will take out those whom they will recognise and Ihcn they will
return. And Allah will say (to them)* 'On and take out (of Hell) anyone in whose heart
you find Faith equal to the weight of half a Dinar.* They will take out whomever they
will recognise and return, And then Allah will say, ‘Go and lake out (of Hell) anyone
in whose heart you Hud Faith equal to the weight of an atom (or a small ant), and so
they will take out all those whom they will recognise." Abu Sa’ld said: Tf you do uot
believe me then read the Holy Verse; 'Surely Allah wrongs not even of the weight of
an atom (or a small ant) but if there is any good (done). He doubles it.’ (V.4:4G).”
The Prophet ^ ._#■*“=■ added. “Then the Prophets and angels and the believers
will intercede, and (last of all) the Almighty (Allah) will say,. ‘Now remains My
Intercession. Tie will then hold a handful of the Fire from which Tie will lake out some
people whose bodies have been burnt, and they will be thrown into a river at the
entrance of Paradise, called (he Water of Life, They will grow on its banks, as a seed
carried by the torrent grows. You have noticed how it grows beside a rock oj beside a
tree, and how the side facing the suit is usually green w'hilc the side facing the shade is
white, Those people will come oul (of the River of Life) like pearls, and they will
have (golden) necklaces, and then they will enter E 3 aradLse whereupon the people of
Paradise will say, 'These arc the people emancipated by the Gracious. He has admitted
them into FanuUse without (them) having done any grwsd deed and without Sending
forth any good (for themselves).' Then it will be said to them, ’For you is what you
have seen and its equivalent as well,’ {Sahik Ai -Bukhari, Vol. 9, Hadilh No, 532B),
11 J (V. 68:43) bee the footnote of (V.9:54).
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writ*: if down?
48, So wait with patience for the Decision of your Lord, and
lie not like the Companion of the Fish — when he cried out (to
Us) while he was m deep sorrow, (See Verse 21 :$?).
49. Hud nut a Grace from his Lord reached him, he would
indeed have been (left in the stomach of the fish, but We
forgave him): so he was cast off on the naked shore, while he
was to be blamed
511. I hen his Lord chose him and made him of the righteous.
51. And verily, those who disbelieve would almost make you
slip with their eyes (through hatred) when they hear the
Reminder (the Qur’an), and they say: u Verily, he (Muhammad
tjLdij is a madman!”
52. But it is nothing else than a Reminder to all the f Alamm
(mankind and jinn}*
fn the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most MercifuL
1. The Inevitable (l*e* the Day of Resurrection)!
2. What is the Inevitable?
3. And what will make you know what the Inevitable is?
A ‘
4. I ha mud and l Ad people denied the Qiiri'ah (the striking
Hour of Judgement)!
5. As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the awful cry!
ft. And as for 4 Ad, they were destroyed by a furious violent
wind !
7. W hich Allah imposed on them for seven nights and eight
days in succession, so that you could see men lying overthrown
(destroyed), as if they were hollow trunks of date-palms!
S. Do you see any remnants of them?
9. And Fir 4 aun (Pharaoh), and those before him, and the
cities overthrown |thc towns of the people of Lut (Lot)]
committed sin.
10. And they disobeyed their Lord’s Messenger, so He seized
them with a strong punishment.
11. Verily, when the water rose beyond its limits | Nob's
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(Noah) Flood], We curried you (mankind) in the floating (ship
lhat was constructed by Nuh (Nuah)j*
12. fhat We might make it ( [Noah’s ship) an admonition for
you and that il might be retained by the retaining ears,
13. then when the Trumpet wall be blown with one blowing
(the first one)*
14. And the earth and Ihe mountains shall he removed from
their places, and crushed with a single crushing*
15. Then on that Day shall the (Great) Event befall*
16. And the heaven will be rent asunder, for that Day it (the
heaven) will he frail and torn up,
17. And the angels will be on its sides, and eight angels will*
that Day, hear the Throne of your Lord above them,
IN. That Pay shall you he brought to Judgement, not a
secret of you will he hidden.
19. Then as for him w r ho will he given his Record in his right
hand will say: tl ‘Herc! read my Record!
2D. ^Surety* I did believe that I shall meet mv Account!”
¥ ’ +1
21. So he shall he in a life, well-pleasing*
22, In a Lofty Paradise,
23* The fruits in bunches whereof win he low r and near at hand*
24. Eat and drink at ease for that which you have sent on
before you in days past!
25. Rut as for him who will be given his Record in his left
hand, will say: “I wish that I had not been given my Record!
26. “And that 1 had never known how my Account is!
27. “Would that it had been my end (death)!
28. “Mv wealth has not availed me;
•if *
29. “My power (and arguments to defend myself) have gone
from me!”
30. (It will be said): “Seize him and fetter him;
31. Then Ihrow him in the blazing Fire.
32. “Then fasten him with a chain whereof the length is
seventy cubits!”
33. Verily, he used not to believe in Allah, the Most Great,
111
34. And urged not on the feeding of A i-Mislan (the needy person).
111 (V_6y:34) a) Seethe footnote of (V.2:H3).
b) Narrated 'Ab-duilah bin 1 Amr ^ A man asked the Prophet ^ ^ ^
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35. Su no friend has he here this Day,
36. Nor any food except filth from the washing of wounds.
37. None will eat it except the Khati'un (sinners, disbelievers,
polytheists).
3H. So I swear hy whatsoever you see,
39. And hy whatsoever you see not,
40. That is verily, the word of an honoured Messenger [i.e.
Jibril (Gabriel) or Muhammad rW ^ which he has
brought from Allah].
41. It is not the word of a poet: little is that you believe!
42. Nor is it the word of a soothsayer (or a foreteller): little
is that you remember!
43. This is the Revelation sent down from (he Lord of the
-A
‘A fa min (mankind, jinn and all that exists).
44. And if he (Muhammad ^ ^lua) had forged a
false saying concerning Us ( Allah
45. We surely would have seized him by his right hand (or
with power and might),
46. And llien We certainly would have cut off his life artery
(aorta),
47. And none of you could have withheld Us from (punish-
ing) him.
48. And Verily, this (Qur’an) is a Reminder for the Muttaqun
(the pious “See V 2:2).
49. And Verily, We know that there are some among you
that deny (this Qur’an). (Tafstr At-Tahan)
50. And indeed it (this Qur’an) will he an anguish for the
disbelievers (on the Day of Resurrection). 1 ' 1
51. And Verily, it (this Qur'an) is an absolute truth with
certainty.* 21
52. So glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most Great.’ 31
“What sort of deeds (or what qualities) of Islam are good?" The Prophet ^
replied, “To feed (the pear) and greet chose whom you know and those whom you
do not know". (Sahih Al Bukhari, VoL I . Hadith No. 1 1).
E]l (V.69:50} See the footnote of (VT:K5).
fil (V 69:51) See the: footnote of (V. 10:37).
L>t (V.69:52) See footnotes of (V, 13:2 H).
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ISEL
Surat Al-Msi l arij
(The Ways of Ascent) LXX
sail
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
1. A questioner asked concerning a torment about to befall
2. Upon the disbelievers, which none cun averts
3. From Allah, the Lord of the way s of ascent
4. The angels and the Ruh [Jibril ( Gabriel)] ascend to Him
in a II ay the measure whereof is fifty thousand years,
5. So be patient (O Muhammad A-J tA - )* with a good
patience.
6. Verily, they see it (the torment) afar off.
7. But We see it (quite) near.
S. The Day that the sky will he like the boiling filth of oil, (or
molten copper or silver or lead).
9. And the mountains will be like flakes of wool,
10. And no friend will ask a friend (about Ills condition),
11. Though they shall he made to see one another [fi.e. on
the Day of Resurrection), there will be none but see his father,
children and relatives, but he will neither speak to them nor
will ask them for any helpf The Mujnm, (criminal, sinner,
disbeliever) would desire to ransom himself from the
punishment of that Day by his children,
12. And his wife and his brother,
13. And his kindred who sheltered him,
14. And all that are in the earth, so that it might save him. 1 ’ 1
15. By no means! Verily, it will be the Fire of Hell,
16. faking away (horning completely) the head skin!
17. Calling 121 (all) such as turn their backs and turn away
their faces (from Faith) | pic king and swallowing them up from
that great gathering of mankind on the Day of Resurrection
jnst as a bird picks up a food-grain from the earth with its heak
and sw allow s it up] (Tafsir Al-Qurtuhi)
l]l (V.70: 1 4) See the footnote cm of fV.S 1 -.m.
^(V.7Q:17) (i.c. the Hell will call out.?: L fO Kafir (0 disbeliever in Allah, His angels,
His Ruti’k. s. His MeshengerN, Day tvf ResurreLlmn ami in At-Qadar (Divine
Preandaiimients), Q Mushrik (O polytheist, disbeliever in the Oneness of Allah}
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IS. And colled (wealth) and hide 11 (from spending it in the
Cause of Allah),
19. Verily, man was created very impatient;
21). Irritable (discontented) when evil touches him;
21, And niggardly when good touches him,
22, Except those who are devoted to Salat (praycrs)J 1 !
23, Those >vho remain constant in their Salat (prayers);
24, And those in whose wealth there is a recognised right
25, For the beggar who asks, and for the unlucky who has
los I his property and wealth, (and his means of living has been
straitened).
26, And those w ho believe in the Day of Recompense,
27, And those w ho fear the torment of their Lord.
2K, Verily, the torment of their Lord is that before which
none can fed secure. —
29. And those who guard their chastity (i.e. private parts
from illegal sexual acts}? 21
30. Except from their wives or the (women slaves) whom their
right hands possess — for (then) they are not blameworthy.
31. But whosoever seeks beyond that, then it is those who
1,1
are trespassers.
32. And those who keep their trusts and covenants.
33. And those who stand firm in their testimonies.
m
34. And those who guard their Salat (prayers) well.
Cll (V.70r22) See the footnote of (V. 9:91).
131 (V.70:29) Narrated Sahl bin Sia'd ^ ^ AtJSh’s Messenger * *4*. ai 1
said, “Whoever can guarantee (the chastity of) what is between his two jaw-bones and
what is between hi* two Legs (i.e. his mouth, longue and his private parts),* I
guarantee Paradise for him."' {Sahih At Bukhari, VoL £. Hadtih No. 4£ 1).
* i.e., whoever protects his tongue from illegal talk like telling tics, or backbiting, etc.,
anti his mouth Irani eating uml drinking oHcirhidden illegal things, etc., and his
private parts from illegal sexual acts.
N (V,70:3I) Narrated Anas 2.1 E will narrate tn you a liaditk E beard from
Allah's Messenger ^ and none other than 1 will tell of it. 1 heard Allah's
Messenger ^ & J*-* * saying. “From among the portents of the Hour are the
following: Religious knowledge will be taken away; General ignorance (in religious
matters) will increase; Illegal sexual intercourse will prevail; Drinking of alcoholic
drinks will he very common; Men will decrease in number, and women will increase
in number, so much so that fifty women will be looked after by one man." (Sahih
A i-Bukhatt VoL. 7, Hadith No. J 5 !>).
U| (V.?0:34) See (V.2:23H) aud its footnote.
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35. Such shall dwell in the Cardens (i.e. Paradise), honoured.
36* So what is the matter with those who disbelieve that they
hasten to listen from you |0 Muhammad fVj J 4^ c is^h hi
order to deny you and to mock at you, and at Allah's Book
(this Qur’an)!,
37. (Sitting) in groups on the right and on the left (of you, D
Muhammad Jd ^1*^)?
38* Does every man of them hope to enter the Paradise of
Delight?
39. No, that is not like that! Verily, We have created them
out of that which they know!
40* So I swear by the Lord of all the [three hundred and
sixty-five (365)] points of sunrise and sunset in the east and the
west that surely We are Able
41. To replace them by (others) better than them; and We
are not to be outrun.
Ill
42. So Leave them to plunge in vain talk and play about,
until they meet their Day which they are promised —
43* The Day when they will come out of the graves quickly
as racing to a goal,
44. With their eyes lowered in fear and humility, ignominy
covering them (all over)! That is the Day which they were
promised!
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
I. Verily, We sent ISuh (Noah) to his people (saving): “Warn
your people before there comes 1o them a painful torment.”
2* He said: “O my people! Verily, i am a plain warner to you,
3. “That you should worship Allah (Alone), fear (be dutiful
to) Him, and obey me,
4* “He (Allah) will forgive you of your sins and respite you
to an appointed term* Verily, the term of Allah when it comes,
cannot be delayed, If you but knew ,”
1 1 j
(V. 70:42) See the footnote of (V.4:5)
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5. He said: “O my Lord! Verily, I have called to my people
night and day fi.e. secretly and openly to accepl the doctrine of
Islamic Monotheism}, 111
6. “Rut all my calling added nothing but to (their) flight
{from the truth}*
7. Lt And Verily, every time I called to Ihem that Yon might
forgive them, they thrust their fingers into their ears, covered
themselves up with their garments, and persisted (in their
refusal), and magnified themselves in pride*
8* “Then Verily, 1 called to Ihem openly (aloud).
9, “Then Verily, I proclaimed to them in public, and I have
appealed to them in private.
10. “I said (to them): 'Ask forgiveness from your Lord,
Verily, He is Oft- Forgiving:
11* "He will send rain to you in abundance,
12. *And give yon increase in wealth and children, and
bestow on you gardens and bestow on you rivers.’ ”
13. What is the matter with you, that [you fear not Allah
(His punishment), and| you hope not for reward (from Allah or
you believe not in His Oneness).
14. W hile He lias created you in (different) stages fi*e* first
Nuifahy then ‘Alaqah and then Mudghah, see (V.23:I3,14)J,
15. See you nol huw Allah has created the seven heavens one
above another?
16. And has made the moon a light therein, and made the
sun a lamp?
17. And Allah has brought you forth from the (dust of)
earth, (Tafsir At-Talmn)
18. Afterwards He will relurn you into if (the earth), and
bring you forth (again on the Day of Resurrection).
19. And Allah has made for yon the earth a wide expanse.
21}, That yon may go about therein in broad roads*
21. Null (Noah) said: “My Lord! They have disobeyed me,
and followed one whose wealth and children give him no
increase but loss.
22. “And they have plotted a mighty plot.
23* “And they have said: ‘ You shall not leave your gods: nor
M
( V.7 1 :5) See the footnote of (V.2:143).
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shall you leave Wadd, nor Svwd% nor Vagit uth, nor Ya'uq nor
Nasr (Ihese are the names of their idols),
24, “And Indeed they have led many astray, And (C) Allah):
‘Grant no increase to the Zdlimun (polytheists, wrong-doers,
and disbelievers) except error/ ”
25, Because of their sins they were drowned, then were
made to enter the Fire. And they found none to help them
instead of Allah.
26, And Null (Noah) said: “My Lord! Leave not one of the
disbelievers on the earth!
27, ‘if You leave them, they will mislead Your slaves, and
they will beget none but wicked disbelievers,
28, “My Lord! Forgive me, and my parents, and him who
enters my home as a believer, and all the believing men and
women. And to the Zdlimun (polytheists, wrong-doers, and
disbelievers) grant You no increase hut destruction!'*
In the Name of Allah*
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
L Say (O Muhammad “It has been
revealed to me that a group (from three to ten in number) of
jinn 1 Listened (to this Qur T an). They said: ‘Verily, we have
heard a wonderful Recitation (this Qur’an)!
2, ‘It guides to the Right Path, and we have believed therein,
and we shall never join (in worship) anything with our Lord
(Allah),
3. ‘And He, exalted is (he Majesty of our Lord, has taken
neither a wife nor a son (or offspring or children). 111
4. ‘And that the foolish among us |i.e, Ihlh (Satan) or the
polytheists amongst the jinn] used to utter against Allah that
which was an enormity in falsehood.
5, ‘And Verily, we thought that men and jinn would not
111 {V.72:3) Jinn: AlUJi created j ton from fire and created human beings from mud and
angels from light .
m (V.72:3) : A) See the footnote of (V.2: 3 16) and (V.6: ] 01).
B) See the footnote (C) of (V.6S:42).
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utter a Lie against Allah.
6. ‘And Verily, (here were men among mankind who look
shelter with the males among the jinn, but they (jinn) increased
them (mankind) in sin and transgression.
7. 4 And they thought as you thought* that Allah will not send
any Messenger (to mankind or j iuii).
8, 'And we have sought to reach the heaven; hut fount! it
tilled with stern guards and flaming tires*
9, *And Verily, we used to sit there in stations, to (steal)
hearing, hut any who listens now will find a flaming fire
watching him in ambush.
111. ‘And we know not whether evil is intended for those on
earth, or whether their Lord intends for them a Right Path.
11. 'There are among us some that are righteous, and some
the contrary; we are groups having different ways (religious
sects)*
12. 'And we think that we cannot escape (the punishment of)
Allah in the earth* nor can we escape Him by flight
13. *And indeed when we heard the Guidance (this Qur'an),
wc believed therein (Islamic Monotheism), and whosoever
believes in his Lord shall have no fear, either of a decrease in
Ihe reward of his good deeds or an increase in Lhe punishment
for his sins.
14. ‘And of us some are Muslims (who have submitted to
Allah, after listening to this Qur’&n), and of us some are
Al-Q&sitfin (disbelievers — those who have deviated from the
Right Path)** And whosoever has embraced Islam (i*e* has
become a Muslim by submitting to Allah), then such have
sought the Right Path."
15. And as for the Qasitiin (dish cl i ever s who deviated from
the Right Path), they shall be firewood for Hell,
16. If they (non-Muslims) had believed in Allah, and went on
lhe Right Way (i.e. Islam), We would surely have bestowed on
Ihem water (rain) in abundance.
17* That We mighl Iry Ihem 1 hereby* And whosoever I urns
away from the Reminder of his Lord (i*e. this Qur’an* — and
practise not its laws and orders), He will cause him to enter in a
severe torment ;i*e* Hell)*
IN, And the mosques are for Allah (Alone): so invoke not
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anyone along with Allah , 111
19. And when the slave of Allah (Muhammad
fWj) stood up invoking Him (his Lord — Allah) in prayer they
(the jinn) just made round him a dense crowd as if sticking one
over the other | in order to listen to the Prophet's ( -dd
^j) recitation].
20* Say (O Muhammad ^ c^): “I invoke only my
Lord (All&h Alone), and I associate none as partners along with
Him,"
21, Say: "It is not in my power to cause you harm, or to
bring you to the Right Path."
22, Say (O Muhammad V* 1 ^ "None can protect
me from Allah’s punishment (if I were to disobey Him), nor
can T find refuge except in Him.
23, "(Mine is} hut conveyance (of the truth} from Allah and
His Messages (of Islamic Monotheism), and whosoever disobeys
AHah and His Messenger, then Verily, for him is the Fire of
Hell, he shall dwell therein forever.”* 1 *
24, Till, when they sec that which they are promised, then
they will know who it is that is weaker concerning helpers and
Less important concerning numbers.
25, Say (O Muhammad ^ "I know not
whether (the punishment) which you are promised is near or
whelher my Lord will appoinl for it a distant term,
26, "(He Alone is) the All-Knowcr of the G haih (Unseen),
and He reveals to none His Ghaih (Unseen),"
27, Except to a Messenger {from mankind) whom He has
chosen (He informs him of unseen as much as He likes), and
then He makes a band of walching guards (angels) to march
before him and behind him.
2$, [He (Allah) protects them (the Messengers)], till He sees
that they (the Messengers} have conveyed the Messages of their
Lord (Allah), And lie (Allah) surrounds all that which is with
them, and He (Allah) keeps count of ail things (i,e, He knows
the exact number of everything).
|L1 (V.72JS) Sec the footnote of (V 2; 165).
|7) (V. 72:25) Set the footnote of (VJ:85).
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In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
1. O you wrapped in garments (i.e. Prophet Muhammad
^lulj Ajit dill) j
2. Stand (to pray) all night, except a little —
3. Half of it or a little less than that,
4. Or a little more. And recite the Qur^an (aloud) in a slow,
(pleasant tone and) style/ 1 '
5* Verily, We shall send down to von a weighty Word (i.c,
obligations, laws).
6. Verily, l he rising by night (for Tahajjud prayer) is very
hard and most potent and good for governing oneself, and most
suitable For (understanding) the Word (of Allah),
7. Verily, there is for you by day prolonged occupation w r ith
ordinary duties.
8. And remember the Name of your Lord and devote
yourself to Him with a complete devotion.
9. (He Alone is) the Lord of the east and the west; La Udha
iild IIuk'u (none has the right to be worshipped but Me). So take
Him Alone as Wakil (Disposer of your affairs)/ 21
10. And be patient (G Muhammad pL-j Jd ij^*) w r ith
w r hat they say, and keep away from them in a good way.
1 L And leave Me Alone to deal with the dcnlers (th ose who
deny My Verses), those who are in possession of good things of
life. And give them respite for a little while.
12. Verily, with Us are fetters (to hind them), and a raging
Fire.
13. And a food that chokes, and a painful torment.
14. On the Day when the earth and the mountains will be in
violent shake, and the mountains will be a heap of sand poured
out,
15. Verily, We have sent to you (Q men) a Messenger
(Muhammad ^ La) to be a witness over you, as We
111 (V.73:4) Sec Ihc fpolnotc of (V. 29:51).
|7j (V.73:9) See the (V.3 : ] 73) and. its footnotes.
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did send a Messenger (Musa (Moses }J to Fir*aun (Pharaoh) J 1 '
16. But Firiaun (Pharaoh) disobeyed the Messenger [Musa
(Moses)]; so Wc seized him with a severe punishment.
17, Then how can you avoid the punishment, if you disbelieve,
on a Day {i.e. the Day of Resurrection) that will make the
children grey-headed?
lft. Whereon the heaven will be cleft asunder? His Promise
is certainly to he accomplished,
19. Verily, this is an admonition: therefore whosoever will,
let him take a Path to His Lord!
211, Verily, your Lord knows that yon do stand (to pray at
night) a little less than two thirds of the night, or half the night,
or a third of the night, and also a party of those with you. And
Allah measures the night and the day, fie knows that you arc
unahlc to pray the whole night, so He has turned to you (in
mercy). So* recite you of the Qnr'^n as much as may be easy
for you. He know's that there will he some among you sick,
others travelling through the land, seeking of Allah's Bounty,
yet others lighting in Allah's Cause, So recite as much of the
Qur'an as may he easy (for you), and perform As-Salat
( Iqam at-as-Salat) and give Zukat , and lend Allah a goodly loan.
And whatever good you send before yon for yourselves (i,e,
NawafU n on-obligatory acts of worship: prayers, charity,
fasting. Hajj and 'Umrah), you will certainly find it with Allah,
better and greater in reward. And seek Forgiveness of Allah.
Verily* Allah is Oft- Forgiving, Most-Merciful .
Surat A l-M uddaththir
( The One Enveloped) LXX1V
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
1. 0 you (Muhammad enveloped in garments!
2. Arise and warn!
3. And magnify your Lord (Allah)!
4. And purify your garments!
5. And keep away from Ar-Rujz (the idols)!
1 1 (V,73; 15) Six the footnotes, of (V ,2:252).
I?l (V.73:20) See the footnotes, of (V.50:39).
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6. And give net a thing in order to have more (or consider
not your deeds of obedience to Allah as a favour to Him)*
7. And be patient for the sake of your Lord (i.e. perform
your duty to Allah)!
8. Then, when the Trumpet is sounded (i.e, the second
blowing of the horn).
9. Truly, that Day will be a Hard Day —
10. Far from easy for Ihe disbelievers.
If. Leave Me Alone (to deal) with whom I created lonely
(without any wealth or children etc. i.e. Al-Waitd bin
AI-M u ghir ah A I -M akh zy mi) .
12, And then granted him resources in abundance,
13* And children to he by his side,
14, And made life smooth and comfortable for him,
15, After all that he desires that I should give more;
16, Nay! Verily, he has been opposing Our Ayat (proofs,
evidences, verses, Lessons, signs, revelations).
17. 1 shall oblige him to (climb a slippery mountain in the
Hell-fire called As-Sa*ftd r or) face a severe torment!
18. Verily, he thought and plotted.
19. So let him be cursed: how lie plot led!
20. And once more lei him lie cursed: how he ploiled?
21. Then he thought.
22. Then he frowned and be Looked in a had tempered way;
23. Then he turned back, and was proud.
24. Then he said: “'This is nothing hut magic from that of
old,
25. “This is nothing but the word of a hitman being!”
26. I will cast him into Hell-fire. 111
27. And what will make you know (exactly) what Hell-fire
is?
28. It spares not (any sinner), nor does it leave (anything
un burnt)!
29. Burning and blackening the skins!
30. Over it are nineteen (angels as guardians and keepers of
Hell).
31. And We have set none but angels as guardians of the Fire,
(V. 74:26) See the footnote of (V. 17:97).
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And We have fixed their number (19) only as a trial fur the
disbelievers, in order that the people of the Scripture (Jews and
Christians) may arrive at a certainty jthat this Qur’an is the
truth as it agrees with their Books regarding the number (19)
which is written in the Tanrat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel) J
and that the believers may increase in Faith (as this Qur’an is
the truth), and that no doubt may be left for Ihe people of the
Scripture and the believers, and that those in whose hearts is a
disease (of hypocrisy) and the disbelievers may say: ‘-What Allah
intends by this (curious) example?” Thus Allah leads astray
whom lie wills and guides whom He wills. And none can know r
the hosts of your Lord hut He. And this (Hell) is nothing else
than a (warning) reminder to mankind,
32, Nay! And by the moon
33, And by the night when it withdraws.
34, And by the dawn when it brightens,
35, Verily, it (llelL or their denial of Prophet Muhammad
A-J , or the Day of Resurrection) is hut one of the
greatest (signs).
36, A warning to mankind —
37, To any of yon that chooses to go forward {by working
righteous deeds), or to remain behind (hy committing sms),
38, Every person is a pledge for what he has earned,
39, Except those on the Right, (i,e, the pious true believers of
Islamic Monotheism),
40, lit Cardens (Paradise) they will ask one another,
41, About Al-Mujrimun (polytheists, criminals, disbelievers),
(And they will say to them):
42, “What has caused yon to enter Hell?”
43, They will sav: ri We were not of those who used to offer
the Salat (prayers),
44, “Nor we used to feed Al- Mis k in (the needy);
45* "And we used to talk falsehood (all that which Allah
hated) with vain talkers. 12
46. And we used to deny the Day of Recompense, 1 * 1
11 J (V. 74:41') See the footnote of 39).
ii] (V.74 ;45) Sec the footnote of (V.4;5).
|1j (V. 74:46) See the footnotes of (V.3:B5).
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47, “Until there tiimt to us (the death) that is certain.''
48, So no intercession of intercessors wilt be of any use to
them*
49* Then what is wrong with them (i.e, the polytheists* the
disbelievers) that they turn away from (receiving) admonition?
5t)* As if they were (frightened) wild donkeys,
51* Fleeing from a hunter (or a lion, or a beast of prey)*
52* Nay, everyone of them desires that he should be given
pages spread out (coming from Allah with a writing that Islam
is the right religion, and Muhammad ^ if** has come
with the truth from Allah, the Lord of the heavens and earth),
53* Nay! But they fear not the Hereafter (from Allah’s
punishment),
54* Nay, Verily* this (Qur'an) is an admonition,
55. So whosoever wills (let him read if), and receives
admunilion (from it)!
5b. And they will not receive admonition unless Allah wills;
He (Allah) is (he One, deserving that mankind should be afraid
of, and should be dutiful to Him, and should not lake any llah
(god) along with Him, and He is the One Who forgives (sins).
In the Name of Allah ,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
1. I swear by the Day of Resurrection.
2. And I swear by the self-reproaching person (a believer).
3. Does man (a disbeliever) think that We shall not assemble
his bones?
4. Yes, We are Able to put together in perfect order (he lips
of his fingers, 11 '
5. Nay! Man (denies Resurrection and Reckoning. So he)
desires to continue committing sins.
6* He asks: “When will be this Day of Resurrection?”
7. So, when Ihe sight shall be da^ed.
1,1 (V,75;4) Each, human being has his or her own special finger prints nol resembling
anyone else, indicating dial our Lord (AlLSh) h the Most Superior Creator of
everything: La ihiha iUdHuwa (iiotic has the right lo be worshipped but He).
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8. And the moon will be eclipsed.
9. And the sun and moon will be joined together (by going
one into the other or folded up or deprived of their light). 111
10. On that Day man will say: “Where (is the refuge) to
flee?”
II* No! There is no refuge!
12* To your Lord (Alone) will be the place of rest that Day.
13* On that Day man will be informed of what he sent
forward (of his evil or good deeds) , and what he left behind (of
his good or evil traditions)*
14* Nay! Man will be a witness against himself fas his body
parts (shin, hands, legs, etc*) will speak about his deeds |,
15* Though he may put forth his excuses (to cover his evil
deeds).
16. Move not your tongue concerning (the Qur'an, O
Muhammad fl*sj Mil J ** □} to make haste therewith*
17* It is for IJs to collect it and to give you (O Muhammad
A*j <dkr fjLa) the ability to recite It (the Qur’an).
18. And when We have recited it to you [O Muhammad gyLa
aJc Mil through Jibril (Gabriel)], then follow its (the
Qur’an’s} recital*
19* Then It is for Us (Allah) to make it clear (to you}*
20* Not [as you think, that you (mankind) will not be
resurrected and recompensed for your deeds], but you (men)
love the present life of this world,
21* And neglect the Hereafter.
22* Some faces that Day shall be Nadir ah (shining and
radiant).
23. Looking at their Lord (Allah).
24. And some faces, that Day, will be Bdsirah (dark, gloomy,
frowning, and sad),
25* Thinking that some calamity is about to fall on them.
26* Nay, when (the soul) reaches to the collar bone (i.e, up to
the throat in its exit),
27* And it will he said; “Who can cure him (and save him
from death)?”
11 1 (V.75:9) Narrated Abu Hurairah : The Prophet ji' said,
“The sun and the moon will h-e folded Up (or joined together or deprived of their
lights) on the Day of Resurrection.'" (Sahlft AI-Bukh£rf r VoL 4 h Hadith No. 422).
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28, And hi 1 {the dying person) will conclude that it was (the
time) of parting (death);
r, |
29, And one leg will he joined with another leg (shrouded),
30* Tiie drive will foe* on that Day, to your Lord (Allah)!
31. So he (the disbeliever) neither believed (in this Qur^Sn
and in the Message of Muhammad fVj ^ *iil jUa) nor prayed!
32. But on Ihe contrary* he denied (Ibis Qur’iin and the
Message of Muhammad fiwj aj* ^/-a) and turned away!
33. Then lie walked in conceit (full pride) to his family
admiring himself!
34. Woe 1o you [O man (disbeliever)]! And then (again) woe
to you!
35. Again, woe to you [O man (disbeliever)!! And then
(again) woe to you!
36. Docs man think that he will be Left neglected (without
being punished or rewarded for the obligatory duties enjuined
by his Lord Allah on him)?
37. Was he not a Nutfah (mixed male and female sexual
discharge) of semen emitted (poured forth)?
38. Then he became an *Alaqah (a clot); then (Allah) shaped
and fashioned (him) in due proportion. 12
39. And made of him two sexes, male and female,
40. h not He (Allah Who does that) Able to give life to the
dead? (Yes! He is Able to do all things).
In the Name of Allah*
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
1, Has there not been over man a period of time, when he
was not a thing worth mentioning?
2, Verily, We have created man from Nutfah (drops) of
mixed semen (sexual discharge of man and woman), in order to
try him: so We made him hearer and seer.
1 1 1
(V. 75:29) Or it may mean; hardship and distress will he joined with another
hardship and distress (i.-e. distress of death, and of the thought as to what is going to
happen to him in the Hereafter), (Tqfsir At-Taban)
l?l (V.75 j 38) See the footnote of (V.22:5).
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3. Verily, We showed him the way, whether he be grateful or
ungrateful,
4. Verily, We have prepared far the disbelievers irnn chains,
iron collars, and a blazing Fire,
5. Verily, Al-Abrar {the pious believers of Islamic
Monotheism), shall drink of a cup (of wine) mixed with (wafer
from a spring in Paradise called) Kdfur ,
6. A spring wherefrom the slaves of Allah w ill drink, causing
it to gush forth abundantly.
7. They (are those who) fulfil (their) vows, and they fear a
Day whose evil will be wide-spreading,
8. And they give food, inspitc of Iheir love for It (or for the
love of Him), to the MiskSn (the needy), the orphan, and the
captive
9. (Saying): “We feed you seeking Allah’s Countenance only.
We wish for no reward, nor thanks from you,
II). “Verily, We fear from our Lord a I>ay, hard and
distressful, (hat will make
extreme dislike to it),”
the faces look horrible (from
11. So Allah saved them from the evil of that Day, and gave
them Nadrah (a light of beauty) and joy.
12. And their recompense shall be Paradise, and silken
garments, because they w r ere patient.
13. Reclining therein on raised thrones, they will see there
neither the excessive heat of the sun T nor the excessive bitter
cold, (as in Paradise there is no sun and no moon).
14. And the shade thereof is close upon them, and the
bunches of fruit thereof will hang low within their reach,
15. And amongst them will be passed round vessels of silver
and cups of crystal —
lb. Crystal-clear, made of silver. They will determine the
measure thereof (according to their wishes).
17, And they will he given to drink there of a cup (of wine)
mixed with Zanjubll (ginger),
18, A spring there, called Salsa bit.
19, And round about them will (serve) boys of everlasting
youth. If you see them, you would think them scattered pearls.
to
[V.76:S) See the footnote of {V.2:S3).
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20* And when you look there {in Paradise), you will see a
delight (that cannot he imagined)., and a great dominion*
21* Upon them will he green garments of fine and thick silk.
They will he adorned with bracelets of silver, and their Lord
will give them a pure drink*
22* {And it will be said to them): “Verily, this Ls a reward for
you, and your endeavour has been accepted.”
23* Verily, it is We Who have sent down the Qur'an to you
(O Muhammad A-j A ^ kk j**) by stages*
24. Therefore he patient (O Muhammad * 4 ^ jLa)
with constancy to the Command of your Lord (Alliih, by doing
your duty to Him and by conveying His Message to mankind),
and obey neither a sinner nor a disbeliever among them.
25. And remember the Name of your Lord every morning
and afternoon ji.e. offering of the Morning ( Fajr ), Zn/rr, and
c Asr prayers] .
26. And during night, prostrate yourself to Him (i.e. the
offering of Maghrib and i Is ha ' prayers), and glorify Him a long
night through (i.e. Tahajjud prayer).
27. Verily, these (disbelievers) love the present life of this
world, and put behind them a heavy Day (that will be hard)*
28. It is We Who created them, and We have made them of
strong build. And when We will, We can replace them with
others like them with a complete replacement.
29. Verily, this (Verse of the Qur’an) is an admonition, so
whosoever wills, let him take a Path to his Lord (Alliih).
30. But you cannol will, unless Allah wills. Verily, Allah is
Ever All- Knowing, All-Wise*
31* He will admit to His Mercy whom He wills and as for the
Zalimutt — (polytheists, wrong-doers) He has prepared a
painful torment*
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious , the Most Merciful.
1. By (the winds or the angels or the Messengers of Allah)
sen! forth one after another.
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2. And by the winds, that blow violently*
3* And by (he winds that scatter clouds and rain.
4. And by (the Verses of the Qur'an) that separate (the right
from the wrong),
5, And by (the angels) that bring the revelations (to the
Messengers),
6. To cut off all excuses or to warn.
7, Surely* w r hatyou are promised must come to pass,
8, Then when the stars lose their lights*
9. And when the heaven is clef# asunder*
ID. And when the mountains are blown away.
11. And when the Messengers are gathered 1o their time
appointed*
12, For what Day are (these signs) postponed?
13, For the Day of Sorting Out (the men of Paradise from
the men destined for Hell).
14. And what will explain to you what is the Day of Sorting
Out?
15* Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
lb. Did We not destroy the ancients?
17. So shall We make later generations to follow them.
18. Thus do We deal with the Mujrimun (polytheists,
disbelievers, sinners, criminals).
19. Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
2b, Did We not create you from a despised water (semen)?
2L Then We placed It in a place of safety (wuinb),
22. For a known period (determined hy gestation)?
23, So We did measure; and We are the Best to measure (the
things)*
24* Woe that Day to the deniers (of the 13 ay of Resurrection)!
25. Have We not made the earth a receptacle
2b. For the living and the dead?
27. And have placed therein firm, and tall mountains, and
have given you to drink sweet water?
28. Woe that Day to Ihe deniers (of the Day of Resurrection)!
29. (It will be said to the disbelievers): “Depart you to that
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which you used to deny!
30. “Depart you to a shadow' (of Hell-Fire smoke ascending)
in three columns,
31. Neither shady, nor of any use against the fierce flame of
the Fire.”
32* Verily, it (Hell} throws sparks (huge) as Ai-Qasr (a fort
ora huge log of wood),
33. As if they were yellow camels (or bundles of ropes).
34. Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection}!
35. That will be a Day when (hey shall not speak {during
some pari of if),
36. And they will not be permitted to put forth any excuse.
37. Woe lhal Day to the deniers (of Ihe Day of
Resurrection)!
38. That will he a Day of Decision! We have brought von
and the men of old together!
39. So if you have a plot, use it against Me (AlL£h JV) !
4U. Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of
Resurrection)!
41. Verily, the Muttaqun (the pious - See V.2:2) shall be
amidst shades and springs.
42. And fruils, such as they desire.
43. “Eat and drink comfortably for that which you used to
do”
44. Verily, thus W ,r e reward the Muhsinun (good-doers. See
V.2:112).
45* Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of
Resurrection)!
46. (O you disbelievers)! Eal and enjoy yourselves (in this
worldly life) for a little while. Verily, you are Mujrimiin
(polytheists, disbelievers, sinners, criminals).
47. Woe that Day to the deniers (of the Day of Resurrection}!
48. And when it is said to them; “Bovv down yourselves (in
prayer)!” They bow not down (offer not their prayers). 111
(V.77:4£) A) Narrated Anas bin Malik ^ jil Allah’ & Messenger 4il Lf L^
said, ”1 have been ordered lo tight the people till they say: Li i iiiifja dSaltdh (none
lias the right to be worshipped but Allah). And if they say so, perform As -Salat (the
prayer) like our Salat (prayer), face our Qiblah and slaughter as we slaughter, then
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49. Woe that Day to the d enters (of the Day of
Resurrect ion}!
50, Then in what statement after this (the Qur’an) will they
believe?
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious , the Most Merciful.
% I. What are they asking one another ahout?
2 + About the great news (i,e, Islamic Monotheism, the Qur'an
which Prophet Muhammad brought and the
Day of Resurrection)
3, About which they are in disagreement,
4* Nay, they will come to know !
5. Nay, again, they will come 1o know!
(y. Have We not made the earth as a bed,
7* And the mountains as pegs?
8. And We have created you in pairs (male and female, tall
and short, good and had, etc,),
9. And We have made your sleep as a thing for resl.
10. And We have made the night as a covering (through its
darkness),
] I, And We have made the day for livelihood.
their Mood and properly will be sacred to us and we will not interfere with them
except legally and their reckoning will be with A 1 13b. 1 ’ Narrated Maim Lin bin Siyah
that he asked Anas bin Malik, “0 Abu Hamzah!' What makes the life and property of a
person sacred?" He replied, ''Whoever says.. Ld iidfui HI all ah (none has die right to be
worshipped but Allah), faces oar Qihlah during the Saids (prayer), perform Ax-Salat
(the prayer) Like us, and eat oar slaughtered animals then he is a Muslim and has got
the same rights and obligations as. other Muslims have." (Sahib Al-BukhriH, Vol 1,
HadUh No, 387).
R) Narrated Abu Hurairah ^ : Allah's Messenger ^ » said, “If
the people knew (the reward for) pronouncing the Adfidr; and for standing in the first
row (in congregational prayers) and found no other way to get that except by drawing
lots they would draw lots, anti if they knew (the reward of) the Zuhr prayer (in the
early moments of its stated time) they would race for it (go early) and if they knew
(the reward of) Hsfid and Fajr (night and morning) prayers in congregation, they
would tome to offer them even if Lhey had to trawl.” {Sahth AI- dukhan, Vol, 1,
Hadlsh No. 589).
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12. And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
13. And We have made (therein) a shining lamp ($un}»
14. And We have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant
water,
15. That We may produce therewith corn and vegetation,
16. And gardens of thick growth.
17. Verily, the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
18. The Day when the Trumpet will he blown, and you shall
come forth in crowds (groups after groups), [Ta/sir At-Tabari\
19. And the heaven shall be opened, and it will become as
gates,
20. And the mountains shall be moved away from their
places and they will be as if they were a mirage.
21. T ruly, Hell is a place of ambush —
22. A dwelling place for the Tagftun (those who transgress
the boundary limits set by Allah like polylhcisls, disbelievers in
the Oneness of Allah, hyprocrites, sinners, criminals),
23. They will abide therein for ages.
24. INothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink.
25. Except boiling water, and dirty wound discharges —
26. An exact recompense (according to their evil crimes).
27. for verily, they used not to look for a reckoning.
28. But they denied Our Ayitt (proofs, evidences, verses,
lessons, signs, revelations, and that which Our Prophet
brought) completely.
29. And all things We have recorded in a Book,
30. So taste you (the results of your evil actions). No increase
shall We give you, except in torment.
31. Verily, for the Muttaqun}'^ there will be a success
(Paradise);
32. Gardens and vineyards,
33. And young full-breasted (mature) maidens of equal age,
34. And a full cup (of wine).
35. No Lagkw (dirty, false, evil talk) shall they hear therein,
nor lying;
1,1 (V. 7£:3J) Muttaqtin: means, pious believers of Islamic Monotheism who fear Allah
mLiL.li (abstain from all kinds of S>i ns ant] evil deeds whieh He ban forbidden) arid love
Allah much (perform all kinds of good deeds which He has ordained).
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36. A reward from your Lord, an ample ca Jcu luted gift
(according to the best of their good deeds),! * 11
37. (From) the Lord of the heavens and Hit earth, and
whatsoever is in belwetn Ihem, Ihe Most Gracious, with Whom
they cannot dare to speak {on the Day of Resurrection except
by His Leave),
3H, The Day that Ar-Ruh (Jibril (Cahriel) or another angcl|
and the angels will stand forth in rows, they will not speak
except him whom the Most Gracious (Allah) allows, and he will
speak what is right*
39. That is (wilhoul doubl) the True Day* So, whosoever
wills, let hint seek a place with {or a way to) His Lord (by
obeying Him in this worldly life)!
4(1. Verily, We have warned you of a near torment — the
Day when man will see that (the deeds) which his hands have
sent forth, and the disbeliever will say: “I wish I would have
been dtist/ -1
In the Name of A Hah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
1, By those (angels) who pull out {the souls of the
disbelievers and the wicked) with great violence.
2, By those (angels) who gently take out (the souls of the
believers).
3, And by those that swim along (he. angels or planets in
111 (V,78;3f5) a) Islam demolishes ad the previous evil deeds and so do migration (for
Allah’s sake) and ffajj (pllgjim&i?^ lc> Makkahl (Sahth Muslim, Vol- 1, Chapter 52,
Page 18),
b'j What is said regarding die superiority of a person who embraces. Islam sincerely:
Narrated Abu Sa L id Al-Khudri Allah's Messenger vac- -A said,
11 If a person embraces Isliim sincerely, then AHdh shall forgive ail his past sins,, and
after that stalls the settlement of accounts: the reward of his good deeds will be ten
rimes to seven hundred times Ibreach good deed, and an evil deed will be recorded as
jt is unless Allah forgives it.-’ (Sahih A I- Bukhari, Vol. I, Hadtlh No. 40A).
Narrated Abu Hurairah Allah's Messenger ■&' saLd: Ll If any
one of you improves (follows strictly) his Islamic religion, then his good deeds will be
rewarded ten limes Lo seven hundred times for each good deed and a had deed wi I he
recorded as it isd* (Sahib Al-Bukhdri r Vol. 1, lladith No. 4GB).
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their orbits).
4. And by those thal press forward as in a rare (he. Ihe
angels or slars or the horses).
5. And by those (angels) who arrange to do the Commands
of their Lord, (so verily, you disbelievers will be called to
account).
6. On the Pay when (the first blowing of the Trumpet Is
blown), the earth and the mountains will shake violently (and
everybody will die).
7. The second blowing of the Trumpet follows it (and
everybody will be resurrected).
8. (Some) hearts that Day will shake with fear and anxiety.
9. Their eyes will he downcast.
10. They say: "Shall we indeed be returned to (our) former
state of life?
11. "Even after we are crumbled bones?”
12. They say: "It would, in that case, be a return with loss!”
13. But it will be only a single Zajruh [shout (he., the second
blow ing of the Trumpet)], (See Verse 37:19).
14. When behold, they find themselves on the surface of the
earth (alive after their death),
15. Has there come to you the story of Musa (Moses)?
16. When his Lord railed him in the sarrrd valley of Tuwa,
17. Co to Fir*aun (Pharaoh); verily, he has transgressed all
bounds (in crimes, sins, polytheism, disbelief).
18. And say (to him): "Would you purify yourself (from the
sin of disbelief by becoming a believer)?”
19. "And that I guide you to vour Lord, so von should fear
Him?”
20. Then [Musa (Moses)] showed him the great sign
(miracles).
21. But [Fir £ aun (Pharaoh)l denied and disobeyed.
22. Then he turned his back, striving (against Allah).
23. Then he gathered (his people) and cried aloud,
24. Saying: "1 am your lord, most high,”
25. So Allah, seized him with punishment for his last 111 and
Lll
(V.79:25) Las: i.e. his saying: H 1 am your lord, most iiigh^See Verse 79:24)
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first 111 transgression. | Tafsir At-Taban\
26. Verily, in this is an instructive admonition for whosoever
fears Allah.
27. Are you more difficult to create or is the heaven that He
constructed?
28. He raised its height, and perfected it.
29. Its night He covers with darkness and its forenoon He
brings out (with light)
3(1, And after that lie spread the earth,
31. And brought forth therefrom its water and its pasture.
32. And the mountains He has fixed firm I v.
33. (To he} a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
34. But when there comes the greatest catastrophe (i.e. Ihe
Day of Recompense) —
35. The Day when man shall remember what he strove for.
36. And Hell-tire shall be made apparent in full view for
(every) one who sees.
37. Then for him who transgressed all bounds, (in disbelief,
oppression and evil deeds of disobedience to Allah).
38. And preferred the life of this wwld (by following his evil
desires and lusts),
39. Verily, his abode will be Hell-fire;
40. But as for him who feared standing before his Lord, and
restrained himself from impure evil desires and lusts.
41. Verily, Paradise will be his abode.
42. They ask you (O Muhammad fL-j ^ lJ ^ a } about the
Hour — when will be its appointed time?
43. You have no knowledge to say anything about it,
44. To your Lord belongs {the knowledge of) the term
thereof?
45. You (G Muhammad are only a warner
for those who fear it,
46. The Day they see it, (it will he) as if they had not tarried
(in this world) except an afternoon or a morning.
111 (V, 79:25) First i.e. his saying, “O chiefs! I know not dial yo-U have h god other than
me" (See Verse
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In the Nome of Alldh f
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
1. (The Prophet J**) frowned and turned Away.
2. Because there came to him the blind man (i.e, ^Abdullah
bin Umm*-Ma!ktum, who came to the Prophet fWj
while he was preaching to one or some of the Quraish chiefs).
3. And how can you know that he might become pure (from
sins)?
4. Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition
might profit him?
5. As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient.
6. To him you attend;
7. What does it mailer to you if he will not become pure
(from disbelief: you are only a Messenger your duty is to
convey the Message of Allah),
8. But as to him who came to you running*
9. And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment),
10. Of him you are neglectful anti divert your attention 1o
another*
11. Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur'an) is an
admonition.
12. So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.
13. (ft is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (At-Luuh
Ai-MahfAz),
14. Exalted (in dignity), purified,
15. In the hands of scribes (angels).
16. Honourable and obedient.
17. Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!
IN, From what thing did lie create him?
19. From Nutfah (male and female semen drops) He crealed
him and then set him in due proportion.
2fl, Then He makes the Path easy for him.
21. Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.
22. Then when it is His Will, lie will resurrect hint (again).
23. Nay, hut (man) has not done what He commanded him.
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24. Then Let man Look at his food:
25. We pour forth water iti abundance.
26. And We split the earth in clefts,
27. And Wt cause therein the grain to grow,
28. And grapes and clover plants (he. green fodder for the
cattle}*
29. And olives and date-palms,
30. And gardens dense with many trees,
31* And fruits and herbage —
32, (To he) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
33, Then when there comes AsSakhkhah (the second
blowing of the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection) —
34, That Day shall a man flee from his brother,
35, And from his mother and his fattier,
36, And from his wife and his children.
37, Everyman that Day will have enough to make him
careless of others,
38, Some faces that Day will he bright (true believers of
Islamic Monotheism),
39, Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).
40, And other faces, that Day* will be dust-stained,
41, Darkness will cover them.
42, Such will be the Kafaruh (disbelievers in Allah, in His
Oneness, and in His Messenger Muhammad
etc,), the Fajarah (wicked evil doers),
Surat At-Takwfr (Winding Round
and losing its Light) LXXXI
In the Name of Allah?
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
1. When the sun shall be wound round a»d its Eight is lost
and is overthrown 1 |J .
2, And when the stars shall fall.
11 J (V.Sl : [) Narrated Abu Hurairah ^ ur^j' The Prophet ^ said,
“The sim and the moon will he folded up (or joined together or deprived of their
lights) on the Day o(’ Resumption.” [See (V.75:9)J (Sahih Ai-Bukhrin, Vol. 4, Jfadith
No. 422).
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3. And when the mountains shall he made to pass away;
4* And when the pregnant she-camels shall he neglected;
5. And when the wild beasts shall he gathered together.
6* And when the seas shall become as blazing Fire (or shall
over How)*
7. And when the souls shall he joined with their hodies, (the
good with the good and the bad with the bad).
8* And when the female (infant) hurled alive (as the pagan
Arabs used to do) shall be questioned: ,JI
9* For what sin, was she killed?
10. And when the (written) pages [of deeds (good and bad)
of every person| shall he laid open.
1 1. And when the heaven shall he stripped oft and taken
away from its place;
12* And when Hell-fire shall he set ablaze,
13. And when Paradise shall he brought near.
14* (Then) every person will know what he has brought (of
good and evil)*
15. So verily, I swear by the planets that recede (i.c.
disappear during the day and appear during the night).
16* And by the planets that move swiftly and hide them-
selves,
17. And by the night as it departs.
IS* And by the daw r n as it brightens*
19. Verily* this is the Wind (this QurTin brought by) a most
honourable messenger [Jihrii (Gabriel), from Allah to Prophet
Muhammad A“j V* & *““!■
20* Owner of power, (and high rank) with (Allah), the Lord
of the Throne,
21. Obeyed (by the angels in the heavens) and trustworthy.
22. And (O people) your companion (Muhammad ^
111 (V,8I;£) Narrated Al-Mughtrah bin Shu l bah ^ ■* The Prophet Sh=- 4.1 A
"’Allah has forbidden for you:. (1) to be uti dutiful to your mothers, (2) to
buiy your daughters, alive, (3) not to pay the rights of the others (c.g., charity.?, and
(4) to beg Of men (i.e., begging). And Allah halts for you: (1) sinful und useless
talk like backbiting., nr chat you talk too much about others, (2) to ask coo many
questions (in disputed religious matters), and (3) to waste the wealth (by
extravagance with tack of wisdom and thinking?.” {Sahih At-Bukhan, Vol. 3,
Hadith No. 591).
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A-.j) is not a madman.
23. And indeed he (Muhammad aJ* M -J**} saw him
[Jibril (Gabriel)] in Ihe clear horizon (towards the east)*
24. And he (Muhammad J-a) withholds not a
knowledge of the Unseen.
25. And it (the Qur’an) is not the word of outcast Shaitan
(Satan).
2d. Then where arc you going?
27. Verily, this (the Qur'an) is no Less than a Reminder to
(all) the ‘Aiarnin (mankind and jinn) 111
2H. To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight
29, And you cannot will unless (it he) that Allah wills — the
Lord of the *4 la min (mankind, jinn and all that exists).
In the Name of Allah,
the Must Gracious, the Most Merciful
1. When the heaven shall be cleft asunder.
2. And when the stars shall be fallen and scattered,
3. And when the seas shall be burst forth.
4. And w^en Ihe graves shall be turned upside down (and
bring oul their conlents)
5. (1 hen) a person will know what he has sent forward and
(whal he has) left behind (of good or bad deeds).
6. O man! What has made you careless about your Lord, the
Most Generous?
1,1 ( V.K 1 :27) a) Narrated Abu I luraitah A- j-nj: The Prophet ^ jl— staid,
‘There was no Prophet among the Prophets but was given miracles because of which
people bad security Or bud beliel, but whal T have been, given is the Pjvine Revelation,
which Allah has revealed to me. So I hope that my followers will be more than those
of any other Prophet on the Day of Resurrection." * Sahih At- Bukhari, VoJ. 9, HadUh
No. 379)
b) It is obligatory to have lleLiel" in the Messengership of the Prophet (Muhammad
j ■*' ^='\. Narrated Abu Hurairah Allah's Messenger ^
J-j sakb “By Him (Allah) in Whose Hand Muhammad's soul is, there is none from
amongst tbe Jews and Christians (of these present nations) who hears about me and
then dies without believing in the Message with which I have been sent (i.c. Islamic
Monotheisms), hot he will he from tbe dwell cth of the (Hell) Fire. :i [Sahih Muakm, the
Book of Faith, Vol, l t Chapter No.240). See also(VJ:S5) and(V.3:ll6).
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7* Who created you, fashioned you perfectly, and gave you
due proportion.
8* In whatever form He willed* He put you together.
9* Nay! But you deny Ad-Dht (i.e. the Day of Recompense).
10* But verily, over you (are appointed angels in charge of
mankind) to watch you J 11
I L Kir ft man (Honourable) Kaiihin writing down (your
deeds), 131
12* They know all that you do.
13 Verily, Al -Ahrdr (the pious hclievers of Islamic
monotheism) will he in Delight (Paradise);
14. And verily, A UFujjar (the wicked, disbelievers, poly-
theists, sinners and evil-doers) will he in the blazing Fire (Hell},
15. Therein they will enter, and taste its burning flame on
the Day of Recompense,
16. And they {AI-Fujjar) will not he absent therefrom*
17* And what will make you know what the Day of
Recompense is?
18. Again, what wiil make you know whal the Day of
Recompense is?
111 (V.S2: 10) Narrated Abu Hurairah ^ 4i' u— The Prophet pf*** said;
"Angels come (to you} in succession by night and day, and all of them get together at
the time of the Fajr and ‘A*r prayers, Then those who have stayed with you overnight,
ascend to Allah, Who asks them (and Hu knows the answer better than they}: "llfiw
have you left My slaves?’' They reply, “We left them while they were praying and wc
eanne to them, while they were praying,'' The Prophet A-i Ai JL* added; “If
anyone of you says Amin (during the prayer at the end of the recitation of
Al-Fatihah), and the angels in heaven say the same, and the two sayings coincide, all
his jmr Sins will he for gi v en . :1 {Sahih Al-Bukhan, Vo- . 4, ffadith NO- 446).
j.,i
" (V.&2: 11) Whoever intended to do a good deed or a had deed.
Narrated Ibn "Abbas ■&' The Prophet ^ ■&' narrating about his
Lord >■ said, “AllSh ordered (the angel k appointed over you) that the good and
the bad deeds be written, and He then showed (the way) how (to write). If somebody
intends to do a good deed and he does not do it. then Allah will write for him a full
good deed (in his account with Him); and if he intends to do a good deed and actually
docs it, then Allah will write for him (in his account) with Him (its reward equal)
from ten to seven hundred times, to many more times; and i f somebody intended to do
a bad deed and he does not do it, then A Utah will write a full good deed (in his
account) with Him, and if he intended to do El (a bad deed) and actually docs it, Ihcn
Allah will write one bad deed (in bin a^:l:d■ant}. :, ' {Sahih A l- Bukhari,. Vol. 8, Uadlth No,
im
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19. (II will be) the Day when nu person shall have power (to
do) anything for another, and the Decision, that Day, will be
(wholly) with Allah.
Surat Al-Mutafftfin
Who Deal in Kraud) LXXX1II
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gr new its, the Most Merciful.
1, Woe to Al-Maiaffifun (those who give less in measure and
weight),
2. Those who, when they have to receive hy measure from
men, demand full measure,
3. And when they have to give by measure or weigh! to
(oilier) men, give less than due,
4, Do they not think that they will be resurrected (for
reckoning),
5. On a Great Day?
6, The Day when (all) mankind will stand before the Lord of
the * A l ami ft (mankind, jinn and all that exists)?
7. Nay! Truly, the Record (writing of the deeds) of the Fujjar
(disbelievers, polytheists, sinners, evil-doers and the wicked) is
(preserved) in Sijjin.
8. And what will make you know what Sijjin is?
9 , A Register inscribed,
10. Woe, that Day, to those who deny.
11, Those who deny the Day of Recompense.
12. And none can deny it except every transgressor beyond
bounds, (in disbelief, oppression and disobedience to AU£h) (he
sinner!
13, W r hen Our Verses (of the Qur’an) arc recited to him he
savs: “Talcs of the ancients!”
14, Nay! But on their hearts is the Ran (covering of sins and
E |j I
evil deeds) which they used to earn.
111 (V.$5:I4) Narrated Abu Hurainsh ^ 4ii Allah's Messenger ^ Ai iJ L a
said. "When a slave (a person) commits- a sin (an evil deed) a black dot Is dotted on
his heart, Then if that person gives up that evil deed (sin), begs Allah to forgive him,
and. repents, then, bis heart is cleared (from that heart coveting dot); but if he repeats
the evil deed (sin), then that covering is increased till his heart is completely covered
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15, Nay! Surely they (evil-doers} will be veiled from seeing
their Lord that Day.
16* Then, verily, they will indeed enler (and laste) the
burning flame of Hell*
17* Then, it will be said to them: “This is what you used to
deny!*
IS. Nay! Verily, the Record {writing of the deeds} of
Al-Abrar (the pious believers of Islamic Mono l tie ism) is
(preserved) in 4 IlUyyun .
19* And what will make you know what 'IlUyyun is?
20* A Register inscribed*
21* To which bear witness those nearest (to Allah, i*e* the
angels),
22. Verily, Al-Abrar (the pious believers of Islamic
Monotheism) will be in Delighl (Paradise).
23* On thrones, looking (at all things).
24* You will recognise in their faces the brightness of
delight
25. They will be given to drink of pure scaled wine.
26. The last thereof (that wine) will be the smell of Musk,
and for this lei (all) those strive who want 1o strive (i*e. hasten
earnestly to the obedience of Allah)*
27* It (that wine) will be mixed with Tusnimi
28* A spring whereof drink those nearest to Allah*
29. Verily, (during the worldly life} those who committed
crimes used to laugh at those who believed.
30. And, whenever Ihey passed by them, used to wink one to
another (in mockery)*
31* And when they returned to their own people, they would
return jesting;
32. And w r hcn they saw them, they said: “Verily, these have
indeed gone astray!”
33, But they (disbelievers, sinners) had not been sent as
watchers over them (the believers}*
34* But this Day (the Day of Resurrection) those who believe
with ii. And that i&.'fr' Ran which Allah mentioned (in Ihc Qur'an), Ji Nay! but on their
hearts is the Ran (covering of sins and evil de-eds) which they used to earn.”
{At-Itmndhl Vol.5, Hadith N 0.3334).
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will laugh at the disbelievers 1
35. On (high) thrones, looking (at all t hings).
36. Are not the disbelievers paid (fully) for what they used 1o
do?
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
1. When the heaven shall be split asunder,
2. And listen to and obey its Lord — and it must do so.
3. And when the earth shall be stretched forth,
4. And shall east nut all that was in it and become empty,
5. And listen tn and obey its Lord - and it must do so.
6. O man! Verily, you are returning towards your Lord
with ynur deeds and actions (good or bad), a sure returning,
and you wilt meet (the results of your deeds which ynu did).
7. [ hen as for him who will he given his Record in his right
hand,
8. He surely will receive an easy reckoning,
9. And will return to his family in joy!
10. But whosoever is given his Record behind his back,
11. He will invoke (for his) destruction,
12. And he shall enter a blazing Fire, (and made to taste its
burning).
13. Verily, he was among his people in joy!
14. Verily, he Ihought that be would never come back (to Us)!
15. Yes! Verily, his Lord has been ever beholding him!
16. So I swear by the afterglow of sunset;
17. And by the night and whatever it gathers in its darkness,
18. And by the moon when if is at the full.
1,1 (V.£3:34) Narrated Anas bin Malik ^ A matt said, “O Allah's Prophet!
Wilt AUSh gather a disbeliever (prone) on his face oil the Day of Resurrection?" lie
4-j 4 jn £, aaLC L "Will not the One Who made him walk on his- feet in this world,
be able to make hint walk on his face on the Day of Resurrection?' 1 (Qatadah, a
SUhnaiTator, said: “Yes, By (he POWCT Of Our Lord!”) (Stihth Al-Iiukknri, VoL 6.
Uadith No.? S3).
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19. Ymi shall certainly travel from stage to stage {in thin life
and in the Hereafter).
20. What is the matter with them, that they believe not?
21* And vviieti the Qur’an is recited to them, they fall not
prostrate.
22. Nay, those who disbelieve, deny (Prophet Muhammad
4^ *j;i jLa and whatever he brought, Le. this Qur^an and
Islamic Monotheism, ctc,). [IJ
23* And Allah knows best what they gather (of good and had
deeds),
24. So announce to them a painful torment.
25* Except those who believe and do righteous good deeds, for
them is a rew ard that will never come to an end (i.e* Paradise)*
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
1. By the heaven holding the big stars. 121
2. And by the Promised Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection).
3* And by the Witnessing (i.e. Friday), and by the Witnessed
[i.e. day the of * Arafat (Htijj), the ninth of Dhul-Hijjahj;
4* Cursed were the people of the Ditch (in the story of the
Boy and the King). 1 ’ 1
111 (V.H4:22) It is Obligatory to have Belief in the Mce&engership of the Prophet
(Muhammad ^ jii Narrated Abu Huiairah ^ Allah's Messenger
A* i d A- ^ said; “By Him (Allah) in Whose Hand Muhammad's Soul is, there is
none from amongst tire Jews and Christians (of these present nations) who hears about
me and then dies, without believing in the Message with which I have been sent (i.e.
Lslifpi e Monotheism), but he will be from (he dwellers oJ the (Hell) Fire,” (Sahfh
Muslim, the Book of Faith, Vol. 1. Hadtth No. 153-S.S.M.H.20). See also (V.3:85)
and (V.3:116).
171 (V.B5:I) (About the) Scars, Abu Qatadab mentioning Allah's Statement:
"And We have adorned the nearest heaven with lamps,* and said, " The creation of
these stars is for three purposes, Lc., as decoration of the heaven, as missiles to hit the
devils, and as signs to guide travellers. So, if anybody tries to llnd a different
interpretation, he is mistaken and just wastes his efforts, and troubles himself with
what is beyond his limited knowledge " {Sakih Al-Bukhdn, Vol. 4, Chapter 3).
111 ( V.tf5:4) The Story of the I Joy and the King.
Narrated Shu'aib *jn *li Allah's Messenger ^ .A^ said: "Among the
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people be fart you, there was a king and he had a sorcerer. When the sorcerer became
old, he said to the king: '1 have now become an old man, get me a boy so that 1 may
leach him sorcery. 1 So the king sent him a boy to teach him sorcery. Whenever the
hoy proceeded to the sorcerer, he sat with a monk who was on the way and Listened to
his talks and used to admire them (those talks). So when he went to the sorcerer, he
pasted by the monk and sat there with him. And on vi siting the sorcerer, he latter
thrashed hi in. So the boy complained about that to the monk. The monk said to him:
Whenever you are afraid of the sorcerer, say to him: ‘My people kept me busy 1 ; and
whenever you are afraid of your people, say to them: ‘The sorcerer kept me busy. 1 So
the boy carried on like that (for a period).
"There came (on the main road) a huge creature (animal), and the people were unable
to pass by. The boy said; ‘Today I will know whether the sorcerer is better or the
monk’. So he look a stone and said: l O Alldh! If the deeds and actions nf'the monk are
liked by You better than those of the sorcerer, then kill this creature so that the people
can cross (the road), 1 Then he bit (it) with the stone, and it was killed arid Hie people
passed (the road). The boy came to the monk and informed him about it. The monk
■said to him: ‘O my son l Today you arc better than I; you have achieved what I seel
Amt y on will be put to trial. And in case you are pul to trial, do not inform (them)
about me.' The boy used to Irc-ai die people suffering from bom-blindness, Leprosy,
leu coderma, and other diseases. A blind courtier of the king heard about the boy. He
came and brought a number of gifts for the hoy and said: ‘All these gifts arc for you
on condition that you cure me' The boy said: + I do not cure anybody; it is only Allah
(Alone) Who cures (people), So if you believe in. Allah, and invoke Allah, He will
cure you*. He then believed in Allah, and Allah cured him. Later the courtier came to
the king, and sat at the place where he used to sit before. The king asked him: ‘Who
has given, you yoUr Night back ?’ The courtier replied: ‘My Lord (Allah)!' The king
said: 4 Have you got another lord than IT The courtier said: 'fvly Lord and your Lord
is Allah! 1 The king got hold of him and kept on tormenting him till he informed him
about the hoy. So the boy was brought. The king said to the boy: '(> boy] Has your
(knowledge of) sorcery reached to the extent that you cure bom blinds, lepers,
IcuLodermic patients and do such and such? 1 The boy replied: T do not cure anybody;
it is only Allah (Alone) Who does cure 7 . Then the king got hold of him, and kept on
tormenting him till he informed him about the monk. And the monk was brought, and
It was said to him: ‘Give up your religion (turn apostate)! 1 The monk refused to turn
apostate. Then the king ordered a saw (to be brought), and it was put in the middle of
his scalp and was sawn, till he fell., cut in Iwo pieces. Then that courtier was brought,
and Lt was said to him: ‘Give up your religion (turn apostate) [ 7 The courtier refused to
turn apostate. So the saw was put in the middle of his scalp, and was sawn till he fell,
cut in two pieces. Then the boy was browghL, anil it was said to him: ‘Give up your
religion (turn apostate}!’ The boy refused to turn apostate. So the king ordered some
of his courtiers io take the boy to such and such a mountain saying. ‘Then ascend up
the mountain with him till you reach its top, and see if he turns apostate (from his
religion, well and good); otherwise throw him down from its top.* They took him,
ascended up the mountain, and the boy said; ‘0 Allah! Save me front them by
anything You wish! 1 So- the mountain shook and all of them fell down, and the boy
came walking to the king. The king asked him: ‘What did your companions do?' The
boy said: ‘Allah has saved me from them." The king then ordered some of bis
courtiers to cake the boy on board a boat into the tiuddle of the sea, saying, "Then if he
turns apostate (from his religion, well and good), otherwise east him inlo the sea." So
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5, Of fire fed with fuel,
6 * When they sat by it (fire),
7. And they witnessed what they were doing against the
believers (i.e. binning them).
8. And they had no fault except that they believed in Allah,
the All-Mighty, the Worthy of all Praise!
9. To Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the
earth! And Allah is Witness over everything.
10. Verily, those who put into trial the believing men and
believing women (by torturing them and burning them), and
then do not turn in repentance (to Allah), (hen they will have
the torment ol Hell, and (hey will have the punishment of (he
burning Fire.
11. Verily, those who believe and do righteous good deeds,
for them will he Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise).
That is the great success.
12. Verily, (O Muhammad ^ J**) the Seizure
(punishment) of your Lord is severe and painful. [See V. l 1:1 02 j .
13. Verily, lie it is W r ho begins (punishment) and repeats
they Look him. and he said; ‘O Allah! Save me from Ihem by anything Von wish. 1 So
the boat capsized, and (alt die accompanying courtiers) were drowned. The boy then
came walking to the king. The king said: ‘What did your companions do?' The boy
replied: ' Allah saved me f'mrn them’.. and lie farther said to Ibe king: 'You cannot kill
me till you do what 1 command [’ The king said: ’ What is that (command of yours)'?'
The boy said: ‘Gather all the people in an upland place, and fasten me to Ihe stem (of
a tree); then take an arrow from my quiver and fix it in the bow, and say: — In the
Name of Allah, the Lord of the boy, — and shoot (me). If you do thal, you will kill
me,’ So the king gallic red the people in an upland place, and fastened the hoy to the
stem, took an arrow from his quiver, fixed it in the bow. and said: ’In the Name of Allah,
the I -oni of the boy 1 , and shot Ihe arrow. The arrow hit the temporal region ofthe skull
of the boy, and the boy put his hand over the temporal legion of his skull at the point
where the arrow' hit. and then died. The people proclaimed: L Wc have believed in the
Lord Of the boy! Wc have believed in the Lord of the boy ! We have believed in the Lord
of the boy!’ Slie king came, and it was said to him: ’That is die thing which you were
afraid of By Allah! The thing which you were afraid of, has fallen upon you. the people
have, believed (in Alldh).' So he ordered (deep) ditches to he dug at the entrances of the
toads, and it was done, then fire was kindled in those ditches, and the king ordered that
whoever did not turn apostate idiom his religion) be east into the ditches, and it was
done. Then there came a woman with her balw. She nearly retreated back from die ditch
but the babe said (spoke): 'O mother t Be patient, yon are on the Truth,' (So she threw
herself in the ditch of the fire akmgwilh her child to be with the martyrs in, the
Paradise).” (Sahth Muslim, Vol. 4 + Hadlth No. 7148).
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(punishment in the He re niter) (or originates the creation of
everything, and then repeals il on the Day of Resurreclion).
14. Anri! lie is Oft- Forgiving, full of Jove (tovvards the pious
who are real true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
15. Owner of (he throne, the Glorious,
16. {He is the) Doer of whatsoever He intends (or wills).
17. Has the story readied you of the hosts,
18. Of Fir‘aun (Pharaoh) and Thamud?
1*K Nay! The disbelievers (persisted) in denying (Prophet
Muhammad db and his Message of Islamic
Monotheism).
20. Anri Allah encompasses them from behind! (i.e. all their
deeds are within His Knowledge, and He will requite them for
their deeds).
21. Nay! This is a Glorious Qur’an,
22. (Inscribed) in Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz (The Preserved Tablet)!
In the Name of Allah t
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
1, By the heaven, and At-Tariq (the night-comer, Le* the
bright star)-
2, And what will make you to know w hat At-Tariq
(night-comer) is?
3, (It is) the star of piercing brightness;
4, There is no human being but has a protector over him (or
her) (Le + angels in charge of each human being guarding him,
writing his good and bad deeds) 111
11 1 (V.KSj 4) a) Whoever intended to do a good deed or a bad deed:.
Narrated I bn 'Abbas jLl : The Prophet jW lt 1 ^ narrating about his.
Lord i > said. “Allah ordered (the appointed angels over you) that the good and
the had deeds he written, and 13e then showed (the way) how (to write). Ef somebody
intends to do a good deed and he does not do it. then Allah will write for him a full
good deed (in his account with Him); and if lie intends to do a good deed anil actually
does it, then All&h will write for him (in has account) with Him (its rewaad equal)
from ten to seven hundred times, to many more times; and if somebody intended to do
a had deed and lie does neat do it, then Allah will write a full good deed (En his
account) with Him. and if he intended to do it (a bad deed) and actuallyy docs it. then
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5* $n let mini see from what he is created!
6* He is created from a water gushing forth,
7, Proceeding frnm between the backbone and the ribs,
8, Verily, (Allah) is Able to bring him hack (to life)!
9* The Day when all the secrets (deeds, prayers, fasting, etc*)
will he examined (as to their truth)*
10* Then he will have no power, nor any helper*
IT By the sky (having rain clouds) which gives rain, again
and again,
12. And the earth which splits {with the growth of trees and
plants).
13* Verily, this (the Qur'an) is the Word that separates (the
truth from falsehood, and commands strict laws for mankind
to cut the roots of evil)*
14* And it is not a thing for amusemenl*
15* Verily, they are but plotting a plot (against yon O
Muhammad A-j ^ L - 3 )*
16* And I (too) am plotting a plot*
17. So give a respite to Ihe disbelievers, and leave Ihem for a
while.
In the Name of AU ah t
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
1. Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High,
2. Who has created (everything), and then proportioned it,
3* And Who has measured (preordainments for everything
Allah will write nne bud deed (in bih atmlliU ), 11 {Sak'i.h A l-Ihikhan] Vo|, K, tiadiih No,
4 *>&)
b) Narrated Abu Hmairah ^ The Prophet 4**j ‘N -^l &aid: "Angels
come (to you) in succession by night and day, and all of them get together at the time
of the I-ajr and 'A$r prayers. Then those who have stayed with yon overnight, ascend
unto Allah, Who asks them (and He knows the answer better than they): “How have
you left My slaves?" They reply, “We left them while they were praying and we came
to them while they were praying.” The Prophet J-j ^ added: “If anyone of
you says Amin (during the prayer at the end of the recitation of Sunil Al Fall huh), and
the augelS in heaven Kay the >;ame, and the two sayings Coincide, all his past Isinn will
he forgiven." {Suin'h At-Bukhiiei Vol. 4, Uadith No, ^46).
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even to be blessed or wretched); and then guided (i.e. showed
mankind the right as well as (he wrung paths, and guided the
animals to pasture).
4. And Who brings out the pasturage,
5. And then makes it dark stubble,
6. We shall make you to recite (the Qur'an), so you (O
Muhammad wi J-a) shall not forgel (it),
7. Except what Allah may wilL He knows what is apparent
and what is hidden.
v
8. And We shall make easy for you (O Muhammad *id
A-J the easy way (i.e, the doing of righteous deeds).
9. Therefore remind (men) in case the reminder profits
(them).
10. The reminder will be received by him who fears (Allah),
11. But it will be avoided by the wretched.
12. Who will enter the great Fire (and will be made to taste
its burning).
13. There he will neither die (to be in rest) nor live (a good
living),
14. Indeed whosoever purities himself (by avoiding
polytheism and accepting Islamic Monotheism) shall achieve
success,
15. And remembers (glorifies) the Name of his Lord
(worships none but Allah), and prays (the five compulsory
prayers and the Nawafil — -additional prayers).
16. Nay, you prefer the life of this world,
17. Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting,
18. Verily, this is in the former Scriptures —
19. The Scriptures of Ibrahim {Abraham) and Mus& (Moses)
WA)*
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
1, Has there come to you the narration of the overwhelming
(i.e. the 13 ay of Resurrection)?
2, Some faces, that Day will be humiliated (in the Hell-fire,
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i.e, the faces of all disbeliever** Jews anti Christians)^ 1 1
3, Labouring (hard in the worldly life by worshipping others
besides Allah), weary (in the Hereafter with humility and
disgrace), 121
4, They will enter in the hot blazing Fire.
5, They will be given to drink from a boiling spring*
ft. No fond will there be for them but a poisonous thorny
plant*
7. Which will neither nourish nor avail against hunger,
8. (Other) faces thal Day will be joyful.
9. Glad with their endeavour (for their good deeds which
they did in this world* along with the true Faith of Islamic
Monotheism). 1 * 1
10. in a lofty Paradise,
11. Where they shall neither hear harmful speech nor
falsehood,
12. Therein will be a running spring.
13. Therein will be thrones raised high.
14. And cups set at hand,
15. And cushions set in rows.
lft. And rich carpets (all) spread out.
17. Do they not look at the camels, how they are created?
18. And at the heaven* how it is raised?
19. And at the mountains* how they are rooted (and fixed
firm)?
20. And at the earth, how it is outspread?
r | | I ! a a-
(Y.-RS-2) It is obligatory tfl have Belief ip the Messengerstlip of the Prophet
(Muhammad A-t *4^ +* 1 tA—). Narrated Abu Huraiiah ^ : Allah's
Messengcrfl-.! ^4*** said" “By Him (Allah) in Whose Hand Muhammad's soul
is, there Is none from amongst the Jews and Christians (of these present nations) who
hears about me and then dies without believing in the Message with which l have
been sent (i.e. Islamic Monotheism), but he will be Horn the dwellers or the (Hell)
Fire.” {Sahib Muslim, the Book of Faith, Vol. 1, Hadith No. 1 53-S.S.M.H.20). See also
the footnotes of(V.3;&5) and (Y.41;46)„
l?l {V.£S:3) Narrated "Abdullah ^ 1 "The Prophet jL 1 ,_/-=■ saLd one
statement and I said another. The Prophet A“j ^ said; ‘Whoever dies while
still invoking anything other than Allah as a rival In Allah, will enter TTell (Fire)/ Anti
1 said, ‘Whoever dies without invoking any tiling as a rival to Allah, will enter
Paradise,’ 11 {Sahih Al-Bukhan, Vol . 6> No 24).
L>l (V.Sfl:9) See footnote of (V. IS: 154).
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21. So remind them (O Muhammad j^) — you
are only one who reminds*
22* You are not a dictator over them —
23* Except the one who turns away and disbelieves 11 *
24. Then Allah will punish him with the greatest
punishment.
25* Verily, to Us will be their return;
26. Then verily, for L’s will be their reckoning.
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merc if u l
1. By the dawn;
2* By the ten nights (i*e* the first ten days of the month of
Dhul-Hijjah) w ,
3. And hy the even and the odd (of all the creations of
Allah)/’ 1
4* And by the night when it departs.
5* There are indeed in them (the above oaths) sufficient
proofs for men of understanding (and that, they should avoid
all kinds of sins and disbeliefs)!
6* Saw you (O Muhammad jlya) not how your
Lord dealt with ( Ad (people)
7* Of Iram (who were very tails like (Lofty) pillars*
8* The like of which were not created in the land?
9* And (with) Thamud (people)* who hewed out rocks in the
; L| (V.SS;23) See footnote of (V S; >9).
(V.S9l2) Narrated Ibn ‘Abb&i W* 1 j : The Prophet ^ said, "No
good deeds don? on other days are superior k) those don? on these (first L?n days of
Dhul-Hijjah).” Then some Companions of the. Prophet V* 1 d* 1 cA^said, "Not even
Jihad?" He replied. "Not even Jihdd, except that of a man who docs it by putting
himself and his property in danger (for Allah’s- sake) and does Hot return with any of
those tilings." {Sahih Al-BukfriM, Vol. 2, Hadfih N'o.Bfj).
" (V.89:3) "Tlveri" ;md “Odd' is interpreted differently by diLLercni religious scholars.
Some say. Even is the Day of Slaughtering of the Sacrifices, i.c. lOtk of'Dhul Hijjali,
and Odd is the Day of : Arafah (Hajj) i.c f>lh of Dhul-Hijjah Others say; Even is all
the Lrealuies and Odd is Allah. Some say it is the compulsory congregational prayer,
i.c. Mtighnb is Witr, and the other four prayers arc Shaf.
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valley (to make dwellings)? 1 11
10. And {with) Fir 4 aim (Pharaoh) who had the stakes {to
torture men by binding them to the stakes)?
11. Who did transgress beyond hounds in the lands (in the
disobedience of Allah).
12. And made therein much mischief,
13. So yoor Lord poured on them different kinds of severe
torment.
14. Verily, your Lord is Ever Watchful (over them).
15. As for man, when his Lord tries him by giving him
honour and bounties, then he says (in exultation): “My Lord
has honoured me."
lb. But when He tries him by straitening his means of life,
he says: “My Lord has humiliated me!"
17. Nay! But you treat not the orphans with kindness and
generosity (i.e. you neither treat them well, nor give them their
exact right of inheritance)!
1H. And urge not one another on the feeding of Al-Miskin
(the needy)!
19. And you devour the inheritance all with greed,
20. And von love wealth with much love.
if
21. Nay! When Ihe earth is ground to powder.
22. And your Lord comes with the angels in rows.
23. And Hell will be brought near that Day, On that Day will
nun remember, but how will that remembrance (then) avail
him?
24. He will say: “Alas! Would that I had sent forth (good
deeds) for (this) my life!"
25. So on that Day none will punish as He w ill punish,
26. And none will bind (the wicked, disbelievers and poly-
theists) as He will bind,
27. (It will be said to the pious — believers of Islamic
Monotheism): “O (you) the one in I complete) rest and satisfaction!
28. “Come back to your Lord — well-pleased (yourself) and
well -pleasing (to Him)!
29. “Enter you then among My (honoured) slaves.
^ (V.S9:9) “And you hew plJlin the [nounlains, houses wilh grCJL skill-" [The Qur'an^
Verse 26:149)
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30 . “And enter you My Paradise!”
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious t the Most Merciful
L I swear by this city (Makkahi;
2. And you arc free (from sin, and to punish tiic enemies of
Islam on the Day of the conquest) in this city (Makkah/ 11 .
3* And by the begetter (re. Adam 4J&) and that which
he begot (i.e. his progeny).
4. Verily, We have created man ill toil.
5. Does he Ihink lhal none can overcome him?
6. He says (boastfully): 1 have wasted wealth in abundance!”
7* Does he think that none sees him?
8. Have We not made for him two eyes,
9. And a tongue and two lips?
KL Anri shown him the two ways (good and evil)?
11. But he has not attempted to pass on the path that is steep
(i.e. the path which will lead to goodness and success).
12 + And what will make you know r the path that is steep?
13 + (It is) freeing a neck (slave) [2]
I4> Gr giving food in a day of hunger (famine } t
15. To an orphan near of kin.
16. Or to a Mis fan (a needy person) cleaving to dust (out of misery).
17. Then he became one of those who believed (in the
Islamic Monotheism} and recommended one another to
perseverance and patience* and (also) recommended one
■' (V.9():2) a) Narrated Ibn 'Abbas U+it ^ : On the day of the conquest of
Makkah, Allah's Messenger A“j said, "AH ah has made this town a
sancLuary. Jt;> thorny bushes shook! not He cut, its game should nol be chased, and its
fallen dungs should not he picked up except by one who would announce it publicly." 1
{SahSh A! -Bukhari. Vol 2, Haetith No. 657)
b) See the footnote of (V.2: 191)
;l (V.90:13) Narrated Abu Hurairah ^ : The Prophet A-j sA ^ said:
"Whoever frees a Muslim slave, Allah will save all the parts of his body from the
(Hell) Fire, as he has fused the body-parti of the slave." (SahSh A! -Bukhari. Vo]. 3.
Hadiih No. 69 3)
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another to pity and compassion.
18* They are those on the Right Hand (i.e* the dwellers of
Paradise),
19, But those who disbelieved in Our Ayat (proofs,
evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc*), they are
those on the Left Hand (the dwellers of Hell),
20. The Fire will be shut over them (i.e. they will be enveloped
by the Fire, without any opening or window or outlet)/ 11
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
1* By the sun and its brightness.
2* By the moon as it follows it (the sun).
3* By the day as it shows up (the sun’s) brightness*
4, By the night as it conceals it (the sun).
5* By the heaven and Him Who built it*
ft* By the earth and Him W ho spread it.
7* By Nafs (Adam or a person or a soul), and Him Who
perfected him in proportion;
8* Then He showed him what is wrong for him and what is
right for him*
9* Indeed he succeeds who purifies his owmsclf (i*c. obeys and
performs all that Allah ordered, by following the true Faith of
Islamic Monotheism and by doing righteous good deeds)*
10. And indeed he fails who corrupts his ownself (i.e* disobeys
what A llali has ordered by rejecting the true Faith of Islamic
Monotheism or by following polytheism or by doing every
kind of evil wicked deeds).
lLThatiiud (people) denied (their Prophet) through their
' 1 (V.90:20) 'Therein breathing out with deep sighs and roaring will be their portion,
and therein they will hear nut.**” V.21 : 100)
**Ibn Mas'ud ^ recited this Verse arid Then said- : ‘When those (who are
destined to remain in the Hell-fire forever) will be thrown in the Hell lire, each of
ihem will be put in. a separate Tabvit (Bos) of Fire, so that he will nut sec anyone
punished in the Hell-fire except be hiniitelf." Then lhn Mas 'fid recited chi.*; Verse
(V .21:100). \Tafsh Ibn Kathtr, At Tabari and Al Qurtubf\
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transgression (by rejecting the true Faith of Islamic
Mono theism, and by following polytheism, and by commuting
every kind of sin)*
12 . When the most wicked man among them went forth (to
kill the she-catnelL
13. But the Messenger of Allah (Salih plkJi said to them:
P*Be cautious? (Fear the evil end)]. That is the she -camel of
Allah! (Do not harm it) and (bar it not from having) its drink! 5 ''
14. Then they denied him and they killed it. So their Lord
destroyed them because of their sin, and made them equal in
destruction (i.e. all grades of people , rich and poor, strong and
weak, etc.)!
15* And He (Allah) feared not the consequences thereof.
In the /Va me of AUah t
the Most Gracious , the Most Merciful.
1. By the night as it envelops.
2. By the day as it appears in brightness.
3. By Him W ho created male and female.
4 + Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in
aims and purposes);
5* As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to
Allah and fears Him,
f> + And believes in Al-Husnu}^
7* We will make smooth for him the path of ease ( goodness}*
8* But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself
self-sufficient. 131
" I (V.92:6) (A) Al Httsnd: Tbs Best (i.e, cither £.<1 Uaha HlallAh: none has the right to
be worshipped hut Allah) nr a reward from Allah (i.e, Allah will compcTisalc him far
what he will spend hi Allah's Way or bless him with Paradise).
(B) See the footnote of (V.4:37).
_l (V.92:8) Narrated 'All ^ We were in the company of the Pnipbcl *£'•
A^j and he said. '"There is none among you but lifts his place written for him,
cither in Paradise or in the Hell-fire." We jaid. "‘O Allah's Messenger! Shall we
depend (on this fact and give up work)? " fie replied, "No' Carry on doing good deeds,
for everybody will find easy (to do) such deeds as will lead him ro his destmed place/'
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9. And denits Al-Husna (Sec the footnote of Verse No. 6).
10, We will make smooth for him the path for evil,
ft, And what will his wealth avail him when he goes down
(in destruction)?
12, Truly ! On TIs is (to give) guidance.
13, And truly, to Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the
first (tills world).
14, Therefore I have warned yon of a blazing Fire (Hell).
15, None shall enter it except Ihe most wretched.
16, Who denies and turns away*
17, And Al-Muttaqun (the pious — See V.2:2) will be far
removed from it (Hell),
18, lie who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification,
19, And who has (in mind) no favour from anyone to be paid
hack,
20, Except to seek the Countenance of his Lord, ihe Most High.
21, He surely will be pleased (when he will enter Paradise),
In the Same of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
1, By the forenoon (after sunrise), 111
2, By the night when it darkens (and stands still).
Then the Prophet ^ recited: ’‘As for him who gives [in charity) and
keeps hi& duty lo Allah and l'car Hint, and believes in Al Husnd, We will nuke smooth
for him the path of ease ...” (V.92: 5-10} {Sahth MBukhart Vpl.6, Hadfth Nn.472).
PtOphelfhj^ dil yj,* offering the Duha (Fojtt^osjn prayer). She said.^On the day «f
the conquest of Makkah. the Prophet 4il took a bath in my house and
offered eighi Rako’at. 1 never saw him praying such a light prayer but he performed
perfect prostrations and bowings". (Suhih At-Bukhdn, Vol.2, fladfsh No. 207 A),
b) Narrated Ahu Hdrairah <&- 4)' : My friend (the Prophet) advised me to oh serve
three things :
(1) to fast three days a month;
(2) to pray two Rukit ‘at of Duhk prayer (Forenoon prayer): and
(3) to pray Witr before sleeping.
(Sahlh At BukhM, Vol.3, Hadtth No. 202).
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3. Your Lord (O Muhammad lA°) has neither
furs a ken you nor hates you.
4. And indeed the Hereafter is belter fur yon than the
present (life of this world),
5. And verily, your Lord will give yon (all good) so that you
shall be well- pleased,
6. Did lie not find you (O Muhammad A-J lA°) an
orphan and gave you a refuge?
7. And He found you unaware (of the Qur ? an* its law's and
Prophethood) and guided you.
8. And He found you pour and made you rich (self-sufficient
with self-contentment),
9. Therefore* treat not the orphan with oppression,
10. And repulse not the beggar.
11. And proclaim the Grace of your Lord (Le. Ihe
Prophethood and alt other Graces).
In the Name of AUah,
the Mast Gracious, the Mast Merciful.
1. Have We not opened your breast for yon (O Muhammad
lOJ 1 ! !^Ud)?
2. And removed from you your burden,
3. Which weighed down your back?
4. And have W’e not raised high your fame?
5. Verily* along w ith every hardship is relief,
b. Verity, along with every hardship is relief (i,e, there is one
hardship with two relief s, so one hardship cannot overcome
tw o reliefs),
7. So when you have finished (your occupation), devote
yourself to Allah^s worship,
8. And to your Lord (Alone) turn (ail your) intentions and
hopes.
Surah 95 . At-Ttn
Surah %, Al-^Alaq
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful,
1. By the tigs and the olive.
2. By Mount Sinai,
3. By this city of security (Makkah), [I]
4. Verily, We created man in the best stature (mould).
5. Then We reduced him to the lowest of the low,
6. Kixcept those who believe (in Islamic Monotheism) and do
righteous deeds. Then they shall have a reward without end
(Paradise),
7. Then what (or who) causes you (O disbelievers) to deny
the Recompense (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)?
STs not Allah the Best of judges?
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
1. Read! In the Name of your Lord Who has created (all that
exists).
2. He has created man from a clot (a piece of thick
coagulated blood),
3. Read! And your Lord is the Most Generous,
4. Who has taught (the writing) by the pen*
5. He has taught man that which he knew not.
ft. Nay! Verily, man does transgress (in disbelief and evil
deed),
7. Because he considers himself self-sufficient.
S, Surely, to your Lord is the return,
0. Have you (O Muhammad ^La) seen him (i.e.
Abu Jahl) who prevents
10. A slave (Muhammad l^) when lie prays?
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(¥.95:3) See foolnole oi' (V,2: 19 1}.
Surah 97. Al-Qadr
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11, Have you seen if he (Muhammad pVj ^ is cm
the guidance (of Allah)
12. Or enjoins piety?
13 + Have you seen if he (Abu Jahl) denies (the truth* i + e. this
Qur'an) and turns away?
!4 + Knows he not that All all sees (what he does)?
15. Nay! If he (Abu Jahl) ceases not, We will catch him by
the forelock —
16. A lying, sinful forelock!
17. Then let him call upon his council (of helpers),
18. We will call out the guards of Hell (to deal with him)!
19. Nay! (0 Muhammad V^- djl J-*)! Do not obey him
(Abu Jahlln Fall prostrate and draw near (to Allah)! [+]
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
1. Verily* We have senl it (this Qrn^an) down in the night of
Al-Qadr (Decree), 111
2. Anti what will make you know w r hat the night of Al-Qadr
(Decree) is?
3. The night of Al-Qadr (Decree) is better than a thousand
months (i.e. worshipping Allah in that night is better than
worshipping Him a thousand months* i.e. 83 years and 4
months).
4. Therein descend the angels and the Ruh [Jlbril (Gabrili]
by Allah's Permission with all Decrees*
5. (All that night), there is Peace (and Goodness from Allah
r-v|
to Ilis believing slaves) until the appearance of dawn.
1,1 (V.96: 1 9} Prostration [set Apperndi* I).
1,1 (V.97:l) i Tbcrcin (that night) is decreed every mailer of ordimimcnts." [ Verse 44 4)**
** i.e., the matters of deaths, births, provisions, calamities for the whole (coming)
year JLS decreed by Allah.
" {V.97'5} Narrated ‘Aishah Allah's Messenger i «: ji \±£r & ' said,
".Seaicb for Ulc. Night of At-Qudr in the odd nights of the last too nights of Ramadan/"
(SahihAI Bukftiirt Vol 3„ Hadhh No, 234).
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Surat Al-Bayyinah
(The Clear Evidence) XCV
hi the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
1. Those who disbelieve from among the people of the
Scripture (Jews and Christians) and Al-Mushrikun^ 11 were not
going to leave (their disbelief) until there came 1o them the
clear evidence,
2. A Messenger (Muhammad iJ La y from Alfah,
reciting (the Qur’an) purified pages [purified from Al-Batil
(falsehood)],
3. Wherein arc correct and straight laws from Allah,
4. And the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)
differed not until after there came to them clear evidence (i + e.
Prophet Muhammad ph-j 4) and whatever was
revealed to him),
5. And they were comma mi ed not, but that they should
worship Allah, and worship none but Ilim Alone (abstaining
from ascribing partners to Him), and perforin As-Saldt
(Iqdmat-as-Saldt) and give Zakdt , and that is the right religion,
6. Verily, those who disbelieve (in the religion of Islam, the
Qur'an and Prophet Muhammad ^ 41 J**} from among
the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) and
Al-Mushrikun w ill abide in the Fire of Hell, They are the worst
of creatures. fil
7. Verily, those who believe [in the Oneness of Allah, and in
His Messenger {Muhammad ,4*0 41 lt**) including all
obligations ordered by Islam] and do righteous good deeds,
ll] {V.9&1) Al-Mushriktin: polytheists, pagans, idolaters and disbelievers in the
Oneness of Allah and Elis Messenger Muhammad ^li
Li] {V,98:6) Ii is obligatory to have Belief in the Messengcrship of the Prophet
(Muhammad ^ Narrated Abu Hurairah sj- -i,i AllSh's
Messenger 4- j said: "By Him {Allah) in Whose Hand Muhammad's soul
is. there is none from amongst the Jews and Christians (of these present nations) who
hears about me and then dies without believing m the Message with which I have
been sen! (i.e. Islamic Monotheism.) bui he will be from the dwellers of the {Hell)
Fire/ 7 (Sahth Muslim, the Hook of Faith, Vol. 1 , Hutfilh No 153-5.S.M.H.20). See also
(V.3:S5) and (V.3: 1 16).
Surah 9!}. Az-Zakalah
Sfira] i HXI. Al- L Adiyat
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Part 5l>
they art’ the be si of creatures.
8. Their reward with their Lord is ‘Adn (Eden) Paradise
(Gardens of Eternity), underneath which rivers flow. They will
abide therein forever, Allah will be pleased with them, and I hey
with Him. That is for him who fears his Lord.
In the Name of Allah ,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
1. When the earth is shaken with its (final) earthquake.
2. And when the earth throws out its burdens.
3. And man will say; “What is the matter with it?"
4. Thai Day il will declare its informal ion (about all that
happened over it of good or evil).
5. Because your Lord will inspire it
6. That Day mankind will proceed in scattered groups that
they may be shown their deeds. 1
7. So whosoever does good equal to the w r eight of an atom
(or a small ant) shall see it
8. And whosoever does evil equal to the weight of an atom
(or a small ant) shall see it.
In the Name of Allah ,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
1. By the (steeds) that run, with panting.
2. Striking sparks of fire (by their hooves),
3. And scouring to the raid at daw n.
4. And raise the dust in clouds the while,
5. And penetrating forthwith as one into the midst (of the
foe).
ft. Verily, man (disbeliever) is ungrateful to liis Lord.
7, And to that he bears witness (by his deeds).
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(V.99:6) See footnote of (V.l 1:1 H}.
Surah 101. Al-QarPah
Sural t ll)2. At-Takatlmr
Part 30
8. And verily, he is violent in the love of wealth.
9. Knows lie not that when (lie contents of the graves are
poured forth (all mankind is resurrected)?
10. And that which is in the breasts (of men) shall be made
known?
11. Verity, that Day (he. the Day of Resurrection) their Lord
will be Welt- Acquainted with them (as to their deeds and will
reward them for their deeds).
Jn the Name of Allah t
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
1. Al-Qari'ah (the striking Hour be. the Day of Resurrection).
2. What is the striking (Hour)?
3. And what wit! make you know what the striking (Hour)
is?
4. It is a Day whereon mankind will be like moths scattered
about*
5. And the mountains will he Like carded wool.
6- Then as for him w r hosc balance (of good deeds) will be
heavy/ 1]
7. He will live a pleasant life (in Paradise).
8, But as for him whose balance (of good deeds) will be light,
?. He will have his home in Hdwiyak (pit, i,e. Hell).
10. And what will make you know what it is?
11. (It is) a fiercely blazing Fire!
Surat At-Takdthur (The piling Up
The Emulous Desire) CH
In the Name of AlWi t
the Most Grattans, the Most Merciful
1. The mutual rivalry (for piling up of worldly things)
diverts you,
2. Until you visit the graves (i.e. till you die).
m
{V. 10 1:6} See footnote of {V.7.S.).
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3. Nav! You shall come to know!
4 + Again nay! You shall come to know!
5* Nay! If you knew with a sure knowledge (the end result of
piling up, you would not have been occupied yourselves in
worldly things),
(j. Verily, You shall sec the blazing Fire (Hell)!
7 + And again, you shall see it with certainty of sight!
8, Then on that Day you shall be asked about the delights 111
(you indulged in, in this world)!
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful*
1. By AU *Asr (the lime).
2. Verily, man is in loss,
3* Except those who believe (in Islamic Monotheism) and do
righteous good deeds, and recommend one another to the truth
[i.e. order ntie another to perform all kinds of good deeds
1 (V. 102:8) Narrated Abu Hurairah ^ J 1 ' Once during a day or a night ? AllSh’s-
Messenger A 1 -* •&’. came out and found Abu Bakr and "Umar lie
said: "What has brought yon out of your homes at this hour?" They replied; "Hunger,
O Allah's Messenger ” lie said: "By Him (Allah) in Whose Hand my soul is. I too
have come out for the same reason for which you have come out"' Then he A=- ***■ A**
Aj said to them (both); "Come along!” And he went along with them to a man from
the Ansitr but they did not hud bint in his house. The wife of that roan saw the Prophet
A' and said; “You arc welcome.” Allah’s Messenger Aj aj!& M
asked her (saying): "Where is so-and-so?” She ceplied. "He bas gone to fetch some
water for us." In the mean lime the Ansaft man came, he saw Allah's Messenger
Aj <i^- with his two ■Companions and said:: "All praise and thanks are Allah's:
today there is none superior to me as regards guests ” Then lie went and hi ought a pail
of a bunch of date-fruit, having dales, some stall green, some ripe and sonic fully ripe
and requested them to eat from it. He then took his knife (to slaughter lor them a
sheep). Allah's Messenger A- ^ *^1 A^ 3 said to him: "Beware? Do not slaughter a
milch sheep", So he slaughtered a sheep (prepared the meals from its meat) They ate
from that sheep and that bunch of dales and drank water. Alter they had finished
eating and drinking to then fill. Allah's Messenger A.? A- ^ A^ said to Abu Bakr
and Umar Wis- Al \ ; “Rv Him in Whose Hand my soul is, you will be asked
about tills treat on the Day of Resurrection. He (Allah} brought you out of your homes
with hunger and you are not returning to your homes till you have been blessed with
Ibis treat." (Sohih Muslim. Vol.fi, The Book of Foods and Drmks. Hattilh.No.lQ3&-
S S M.H.1306)
frurah 104. AI-Huiim/iili
Surah 1<}5. Al-Pil
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( Al-Ma'ruf ) which Allah has ordained, and abstain from all
kinds of sins and evil deeds ( AI-Munkar ) which Allah has
forbidden], and recommend one another to patience (for the
sufferings, harms, and injuries which one may encounter in
All ah’s Cause during preaching His religion of Islamic
Monotheism or JihM),
Surat Al-Humazah
(The Slanderer ) CIV
In the Name of A Hah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
ill
1. Woe to every slanderer and backbiter.
2. Who has gathered wealth ami counted it*
3. He thinks that his wealth will make him last forever!
4. Nay! Verily, he will be thrown into the crushing Fire,
5. And what will make you know what the crushing Fire is?
6. The fire of Allah kindled,
7. Which leaps up over the hearts,
H. Verily, it shall he closed upon them,
9* In pillars stretched forth (i + e + they will be punished in the
Fire with pillars).
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious , the Most Merc i/m/.
1* Have you (O Muhammad V s L ^ e ) not seen how
your Lord dealt with the owners of the Elephant? [The
Elephant army which came from Yemen under the command
of A hr a hah Al-A shram intending to destroy the Ka‘bah at
Makkah].
2, Did He not make their plot go astray?
3. And He sent against them birds, in flocks,
4, Striking them with stones of SiJjU (baked clay),
5. And lie made them like (an empty field of) stalks (of which
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(V. 104:1) See the footnotes A. B, C, of (V .49:] 2}.
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the torn hits been eaten up by cattle)** 11
In the Name of Allah t
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
1* (It is a great Grace from Allah) for the Protection of the
Quraish,
2. (And with all (ho.se Allans Grace and Protection,^ We
cause) the tQuraish) caravans to set forth safe in winter(to the
south) and in summer (to the north without any fear).
1,1 <V. 105;5 j The story of the army of the Elephants. This incident happened during
the period of the birth -year of Prophet Muhammad ^ . Abrahah
Al Ashram was lhc governor of Yemen on behalf of the king of Ethiopia (as Yemen
was a part of Lhc Ethiopian kingdom). He { Abrahah j Lhoughl tn huiltl a bouse (like Lhc
Kii tn/li at Makkah) in San' a (the capital of Yemen) and tali the Arabs to perform the
pilgrimage there in San' a instead of the Ka'bak {At- Bait Ai-Harfim ) in Makkah. with
the intention of diverting the trade and benefits from Makkah to Yemen. He presented
his idea to die king of Ethiopia who agreed to Iris idea. So die house (church) was
built and he named it Al-Qulfais: there was no cluireh of its like at that lime Then a
man from the Quraish tribe of Makkah came there and was infuriated by it, so he
relieved Ins nature (stools and urine) in it, soiled its walls and went away. When
Aboihah Al-Ashram. saw that, he could n<H control his anger and raised an army to
invade Makkah and demolish die Ka'bak. lie had in that army thirteen elephants and
amongst lhem was an elephant called Mahmud which was the biggest of them, So that
army proceeded and none amongst the Arab tribes that faced them (fought against
them} hut was killed and defeated, till it approached near Makkali. Thai there took
place negotiations between Abrahah Al- Ashram and ihe chief of Makkah (Abdul
Muttalib bin HSshiin, the grandfather of the Prophet A* 5 Mid it was
concluded that Abrahah would restore the camels of Abdul Muttalib which lie had
taken away, and [hen he (Abrahah Al- Ashram) would decide himself as regards the
Ka buli. Abdul Muttalib ordered die men of Makkah to evacuate the city and go to die
top of the mountains along with their wives and children in case some harm should
come to then] from the- invading oppressors. Then that army moved towards Makkiih
till tlicy readied valley Muhassir. While the army was marching towards Makkab, in
the middle of the valley, suddenly il was overtaken by flocks of birds, flocks after
Hocks, air-raiding that army with small stones slightly bigger than a lentil seed. There
never fell a stone on a soldier except it dissolved his flesh and burst it into pieces So
they perished with a total destruction. Abrahah Al -Ashram fled away while his flesh
was bursting into pieces till he died on the way (back to Yemen). Such was the victory
bestowed by Allah, (the All-Majestic. All-Powerful} to the people of Makkah and
such was the protection provided by 1 Jim. for His House (Kn 'bah in Makkah). (See
Tapfy ibn Kathir, SfiratAl FU).
Surah 107. Al-Ma^n
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3. So Id (hem worship (Allah) the Lord of tills House (the
Ka 'hah in Makkah),
4. (He) Who has fed them against hunger, and has made
them safe from fear*
In the Name of AUiih y
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful,
1. Have you seen him who denies the Recompense?
r 1 1
2. That is he who repulses the orphan (harshly),
3- And urges not on the feeding of Al-Miskm (the iieedy), [i]
4, So w oe to those performers of Salat (prayers) (hypocrites),
5. Those who delay their Salat (prayers from their staled
fixed times)* [J]
ft. Those w r lio do good deeds only to he seen (of men),
7. And withhold A l-Md'un (small kindnesses like salt, sugar,
water).
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
1. Verily, We have granted you (O Muhammad AJe ^*3
t w^j) Al-Kauthar (a river in Paradise ). 111
fjl {V. 107:2} Nanated Sahl bin Su'd “ ^r-^j . The Prophet “ jl— said, "I and
the person who looks after an orphan and provides for him. will be in Paradise like this."
putting his index and middle Undent together. (Sahih A! -Bukhari, Vnl.S, Hadfth No. 34)
r i (V. 107:3} Narrated Abu Hurairah ^ : The Prophet said.
"Hie ofte who looks after a widow or a prior person is like a Mujethid (fighter) whu
light i for AlISli's Cause, or like him who performs prayers ail the night and fasts all
the day.” (Sahfh Al-BukMri, Vol.7, Hadtth No 265}
fsl {V. 107:5} See the footnote of {V. 2:238)
l " 1 (V. 108:1) Narrated Anas xo When the Prophet .*L-j was made
to ascend to the heavens. He ^ •-N* 3 said (after his return), '"I came upon a
river (in Paradise) the hanks of which were made of tents of hollow pearls. I asked
fibril (Gabriel), ‘Wliat is lids {river}? ' He replied, 'This is AI-Kamha r. ” fiahth
A/ Bukhari Vol.6. H&iitth No. 4 Si).
Surifth 10!>. Al-K;iLifun
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2. Therefore (urn in prayer to your Lord and sacrifice (to
Him only).
3* For he who hates you (O Muhammad A-j ^ ■*&' he
will be cut off (from posterity and every good thing in this
world and in the Hereafter). 111
In the Name of Allah*
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful*
1. Say: (O Muhammad fl— j ^ Jd J** to these Mushrikun
and Kaftrun): u O Al-Kafirun (disbelievers in Allah, in His
Oneness, in His Angels, in His Books, in His Messengers, in tlic
Day of Resurrection, and in Al-Qadar.}\
2. 1 worship not that which you worship,
3. Nor will you worship that which I worship.
4. And I shall not worship that which you are worshipping,
5* Nor will you worship that which I worship.
6 + To you he your religion, and to me my religion (Islamic
Monotheism) ”
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
1. When there comes the Help of Allah (to you, O
Muhammad ^ against your enemies) and the
conquest (of Makkah).
2r And you see that the people enter Allah’s religion ( Islam!
in crowds.
3. So glorify the Praises of your Lord, and ask His Forgiveness,
Verily, He is the One Who Ever accepts the repentance and
Who forgives.
' 1 (V. 108:3) Narrated Anas j: The Prophet A*ji ^ ■*' said, "None of
you will have Faith till he loves me more than hi* father, his children and all mankind.
(Stihih Al BukhArT. Vol.1, Hadtth No. 14).
In the Name of Allah,
llit Most. Gracious, Ihc Most Merciful.
1. Perish the two hands of Abu Lahab lan uncle of the
Prophet) and perish he I * 1 * ' 5 * * * * *
2. llis wealth and his children will not benefit him!
3. He will he burnt in a Fire of blazing flames!
4. And his wife, too, who carries wood (thorns of Satfan
which she used to put on the way of the Frophel ,
m u
or use to slander him).
5. In her neck is a twisted rope of Masad (palm fibre)/ 31
fl] (V. 111:1) Narrated Ibn 'Abbas Ah 6, ■ djl is^°J : "When the Verse, 'And warn yonr
tribe (O Muhammad A"J 4' t>f near kindred. ' (V.26:214) was revealed,
AllSkfs Messenger A-j \A iL ' lA 3 * went out, and when he had ascended As Safa
mountain, he shouted. *YA Sab&hah!'* The people said, 'What is that?' Then they
gathered around him, whereupots he said, "Do you see',? Ii' I inform you that
cavalrymen are proceeding up the side of this mountain, will you believe me?' They
said, ‘Wc have never heard you telling a lie.’ Then, he said, T am a plain warner to
yon of a coining severe punishment.' Abu Lahab said, ’May you perish! You gathered
us only for this reason 11 ' Then Abu Lahab went away So [S&rat A Mas ad] 'Perish
the hands of Abu LahabT was revealed. {V.l 1 1:1). {Sahib Af-Rukhari, Vol. ft, Uadith
No. 495).
* H TVf SithdhdhY' is an Arabic expression used when one. appeals for help or draws the
attention of others So some danger
r ' ] (V.11 1:4) 'And his wife too. who carries wood.' Mujalud said, ’Curies die wood'
means that she used to slander (the Prophet A-j sA ^ and goes about with
Lilumnics.
I t]
(V 111-5) iL Jn her neck is a twisted rope of palm fibre, [i c, the chain which is in the
Fire {of Hell)] P " ($ah?k At-BukhAri, Vol. ft, Chapter 356, Page 469).
[Imtrii Qurtohi says in the Tafsir of the (V .17:45)]
Narrated Sa'id bin Juhair **' : "When Surah Net. 1 1 l Al-Masad was revealed,
the wife of Abu Laliab came looking out for the Prophet A sA At -A 3 while Abu
IL'ikr jf was silting beside him. Abn Raltr said to the PropbeL A* j NA m<i A 1-1
. "I wish if you gee aside (or go away) as she is coming, to us, site may harm you' . 'Hie
Prophet said: 'There will be a screen set between me and her'. So she did not sec him
She |.0 Abu TJaJ-r Your companion I.s saying poetry against
me.' Abu Bakr sard: 'By Allih he docs not say poetry.' She said: 'Do you believe
that' Then she left. Abu Bakr said, 'Q Allah's Messenger! She did not see you" The
Prophet A-j NA 4t .A - 1 said: 'An angel was screening me- from her.’ " [ Thi>
Hadith rs quoted from Musnad AbU ym Id J
It is said that if the Verse [(17:45) The Qur'SnJ is recited by a real believer (of Islamic
Surah 112. Al-lkhlas
Surah 113- Al-Falaq
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Surat Al-Ikhlds orAt-Tauhtd
(The Purity) CXI*
In the Same o/A ildh,
the Mast Gracious, the Mast Merciful
1* Say (O Muhammad V* ^ J**}- "He is Allah, (the)
One,
2. AUah-iis-Samad ( ^ ) [Allah — the
Seif-Sufficient Master* Whom all creatures need* (He neither
cals nor drinks)].
I ] 1
3. He begets not, nor was He begotten.
4. And there is none co-equal or comparable to Him. n
Surat Al-Falaq (The Daybreak) CXIII
In the Same of Allah f
the Most Gracious f the Most Merciful,
1. Say: "I seek refuge with (Allah), the Lord of the daybreak,
Monotheism) he will be screened from, a disbeliever, (Allah knows best), {Tapir
Ai-Qurluhi ; Vol. ID, Page 269).
h ' {V. 112:3) A) Narrated Mu‘adh bin Jabal ^ : The Prophet A*.* A sn'-
said, "O Mu'adh! Do you know what Allah's Right upon His slaves is'?" : I said, "Allah
and His Messenger know bolter.'' The Prophet A-t A 1 “ li A' 3 said. '"To worship Him
(Allah) Alone and to join none in worship with Him (Allah). Do you know what their
right upon, Him is?" I replied. "Alldh and His Messenger know hettet." The Prophet
Aj A- A 3 said- "Not to punish them (if they did so)." (SakthA! Bukhari. Vo!. 9.
Hadith No- 470).
B) Narrated Abu 5u L id Al-Khndri ^ 4i' A man heard another man reciting:
'Say (O Muhammad): ""He is Allah, (the) One.” (H2:l) And he recited it repeatedly.
When it was morning, he went to the Prophet At A and informed him about
that as if be uonsidered that the reti(a(i0n of that Surah by itself was not enough,
AllSh's Messenger Aj “A -il A^ said, "By Him in Whose Hand my soul is, it is
equal to one-third of the Qur'an (Sahib Ai- Bukhari, Vol. 9. HadUh No, 471),
C) Narrated : Aishah ^ The Prophet A-' A ^ A 3 scut (an army unit)
under the command of a mao who used to lead his companions in Use prayers and
would finish his recitation with (the 3iJrf?h 112): "Say (O Muhammad): "He is Allah,
(the) One " 1 (1121). When they returned (from Lhe battle), they mentioned lhaL to the
Prophet Aj A A^ . He said (to them), "Ask him why he docs so." They asked
him and he said. "I do so because ii mentions the Qualities of the Most Gracious and I
love to recite it (in my prayer). 7 ' The Prophet Aj A 1 4jI A slid (to them). "Tall him
that Allah loves him.” {SahthAl BitkMrt, Vol. 9, Hadtth No. 472).
Surah 114 + An~N[as
694
Part n
2. Frmn Lht evil uf what He has created,
3. Anri fruin the evil of the darkening (night) as it comes
with its darktie&s; (or the moon as it sets or goes away)*
4* And from the evil of those who practise witchcraft when
they blow in the knots t
5. And from the evil of the envier when he envies*”
In the Name of Allah,
the Most Gracious t the Most Merciful.
1„ Say: “I seek refuge with (Allah) the Lord of mankind/ 11
2, The King of mankind — 121
3, The Ildh (Ciod) of mankind,
4, From the evil of the whisperer (devil who whispers evil in
the hearts of men) who withdraws (from his whispering in
one's heart after one remembers Allah). L
5, Who whispers in (he breasts of mankind.
6, Of jinn and men ”
11 ' (V.l 14.1} Narrated. Aishah - Ll - Whenever AllSh’s Messenger ^
A~j went to bed, he used to recite Surat A]-Tkhlas (112), Siirat Al-Faht] (113) and
Surat An-N&s { 1 14) and (hen blow on bis palms and pass them over Ills, face and those
parts of liis body that his bands could reach. And when he fell ill. he used to order me
to do like lhal for him- {Sntiik AI-Bukhan, Vol- 7 : iiarf'hh No 644).
I "' (V. 1 14:2) The Statement of Allah >■: 'The King of mankind. ’
Narrated Abu Uurairah 4'. ■ The Prophet 4,1 1Jf ^, said, "On tlie Day of
Resurrection Allah will grasp the whole (planet of) earth (by His Hand) and shall toll
up the heaven with His Right Hand and say, ‘I am the King. Where ate the king:? of
the earth?"' (Sahib At Bukhari, Yol, 9. Hadttk No. 479),
1 '' {V. 1 1 4:4) Narrated Abu. Uurairah Aie, 41 j_ Allah’s Messenger j4jj 41
said. '“The (Hell) Fire is surrounded by all kinds of desires and passions, while
Paradise is surrounded by all kinds of disliked undesirahle things."* (Sahtfi
Al-BukMrf, Vo 1. S. Hudoh No. 494).
* Inordinate desires and animalistic passions lead to the Fire while self-control,
perseverance, chastity and all other virtues, and the obedience to Allah and His
Messenger A** 4,1 <^1** lead ter Paradise. What leads to Hell is easy to do while
what leads to Paradise is difficult to do.
Appendix 1
695
LIST OF PROSTRATION PLACES
IN THE QUR’AN
Tt is a good practice to prostrate at tlie following places while reciting the
Qur’an.
No,
Part No,
Name of Surah
Surah No.
Verse No.
L
9
AJ-AW
7
206
2.
13
Ar-Ra l d
13
15
3,
14
An-Nabl
16
50
4.
15
Al-lsra 1
17
109
5.
16
Maryam
19
58
6.
17
AJ-Hajj
22
18
7.
17
Al-Hajj
22
77*
8,
19
Al-Furqan
25
60
9.
19
An-74 ami.
27
26
10.
21
As-Sajdah
32
15
1 L
23
Sad
38
24
12.
24
Fussilat
41
38
13,
27
An-Najm
53
62
14,
30
Al-Inshiqaq
84
21
15.
30
Al-’Alaq
96
19
*ln all, fourteen places of prostration arc agreed upon hy all Muslim religious
scholars and 1 Ulama.. while Imam ShafTT suggests a prostration at this place
also (V .22:77).
The following invocation is usually recited during the prostration:
Sajada wqjhiya lill&dhi khalaqahu wa smvwamhu, w shaqqa $am‘ahu wt
bcjsarahtt, tabarak-Allahu Ahsan-ul-Khaiiqm. \Suhth Muslim, Vol. 4, Hadith
No.201].
^ iljLj & r^i} * 6j. * '■•da 1 i^TjJ ■ J.^T-
AppHjnd.ii 1
6V6
PROPHETS MENTIONED IN THE QUR’AN
Names of the Prophets mentioned in the Qur’an and their English
equivalents:
SdNo
Arabic
English
L
Adam
hJLp ,o-
Adam
2.
At y asa
Uf jLuull
Elisha
3-.
Ayytib
«Ja- Jjl
Job
4.
Dawud
' - r-
David
5.
Dhul-Kifl
Dhul-kifl
fi
Harun
Aaron
7.
HAd
Hud
8.
Ibrahim
f J'» ■*JLp- j]
Abraham
9.
Idris
AJlIh- ,«_£ |J P
■ “J ■
Knoc h
10,
Iliyas
Elias
11.
*Isa
1 «C-
Jesus
12.
Ishaq
I saae
13,
Ismail
^ LAe-l
■ ^*1 ■ #
Ishmacl
15.
Lut
O^hJI -hjl
Lot
14.
Muhammad
m ^ ^
Muhammad or Ahmad
16.
Musa
j! A*j*jP
Moses
17,
Nub
,'1 ^ jj
Noah
IS,
Salih
Salih
10,
Shu’aib
p^LJ 1
Shuaib
20,
Sulaiman
^-j-Lp- lj^- wm ir ,rf
Solomon
2J.
Ya'qub
1 -M - 1
Jacob
22.
YahyS
1^ "N* I_^— _l * i\-AV
John
23.
Yunus
■ >^I. *4f-
Jonah
24,
Yusuf
Joseph
25,
ZakariyyS
oL^i i. jP T j
Zechariah
Appendix 1
6^ 7 Glnssairy
GLOSSARY
This glossary has been taken from Sahib a l- Bukhari for the benefit of the
reader. It covers the words which are present in the Noble Our 'an.
Abd
(-V-J 1 ) A male slave, a slave of Allah .
‘Ad
: (M — 0 An ancient tribe that lived after Nub (Noah). It
was prosperous* but disobedient to Allah, so Allah
destroyed it with a violent destructive westerly wind .
Adhdtt
: The call to Salat (prayer) pronounced loudly to
indicate that the time of praying is due, .And it is as
follow^ '.Allditu Akhar, Altdfru-Akbar; Alftthu-Akbar,
AUdhn-Akba)-; Ash-hadu an Id ildha illalldh. Ash-hadu
an Id ildka illatldh; Ash-hadu anna Muhammadan
Paisul- IJHdh. Ash-hadu anna Muhammadan Rasub
Uildh; Haiya 'alas-Sald(h}. Haiya 'alas-Saldfh); Haiya
‘olai-h aidh, Haiya alal-Fatdh; Allcihn-Akbar, A Udhu-
Ah ham
Akhar; La ildka lUalldh ,(See SaMh Al-Bukhdri,
Vol.l, Page 334).
: (4 — legal status". According to Islamic law,
there arc live kinds of ahkdm:
] . Compulsory ( Wdjih u-v! y\)
2. Desirable but not compulsory (Musiahabb ^cui,i)
3 , Forbidden {Kftiharram - A!)
4. Disliked but not forbidden i Makruh
Al-Ahzdh
5, Lawful and allowed {Haldl j^i)
: (V- ; — - V') The Confederates. The term is used for the
disbelievers of Quraish and Lhe Jews residing at Al-
Madinah and some other Arab tribes who invaded the
Muslims of Al-Madinalt but were forced to
withdraw.
‘ 'Afwah
Alim
- A kind of date.
: (1 udi) A knowledgeable person or a religious scholar
Alldhu-Akhar
in Islam.
: ( ill) Allah is the Most Great.
’Amah
: faV) A female slave.
Al- A man ah
: (i — ioSfi) The trust or the moral responsibility or
honesty, and all the duties which Allah has ordained -
A []|J-L L 31[] i JL [
Amin
Ansar
At- 'Aqiq
‘ Aqtqah
'Aqra Ilalqd
',4 rafah (day of)
'Aram
Arak
Al-Arba Ah
'Atsh
'A sahah
Ashdb As-Suffiih
A shah As-Sunan
As hum J
tn
Glossary
■ 0 Allah, accept our Invocation.
: (^.Un-Vi) The Companions of the Prophet — Jj- *»'
,+v — *-jfrom the inhabitants of Al-Madlnah, who
embraced Is 13 m and supported it and who received
and entertained the Muslim emigrants front Makkab
and otlter places.
: (j -S*Jl) A valley in At-Madmah about seven
kilometers west of AJ-Madinah.
: It is the sacrificing of one or two sheep on the
occasion of the birth of a child as a token of gratitude
to Allah, ( See Sahib At -Bukhari The Book of
‘Aqiqah, Vol. 7, Page No. 272).
: <jj — is-) It is an exclamatory expression „ It
expresses disapproval.
: (i*>) The ninth day of the month of Dhul-Hijjah. on
which the pilgrims stay in the'Araflt plain till
.sunset.
: (-^i — A famous place of pilgrimage on the
southeast of Makkah about twenty- five kilometers
from it,
: \±i' /Jl) A tree from which Siwdk (toothbrush) is
made.
: p. ajjVi) Tht four compilers of Ahadith — Abu
Dawud, Nasa’i, TirmidM, Ibn Majah.
' {J-jA) Compensation given in case of someone’s
injury caused by another person.
: — -J 1 ) All male relatives of a deceased person from
the father's side.
: — :i — ■ u^-i) They were about eighty or more men
who used to stay and have religions teachings in the
Prophet's mosque in Al-Madinah, and they were very
poor people.
: (g4— Ji The compilers of the prophetic Ahadith
on Islamic jurisprudence.
: (c'jj — £Uli) The 1 Oth of the month of Muharram (the
Glossary
Appendix [
6*W
Asr
'Aurah
Awsuq
Aydi
Ayai-ui-Kursi
Avydm AS-Tashrkj
Ayyim
Az-Zihdr
‘Ail
Azldm
Badanah
Badr
Al-Bahiroh
Bui r As-Salqf
Bni' Ax-Salam
Bat 'ah
first month in the Islamic calendar),
: Afternoon. ‘Asr prayer time.
: (ajj — wl>) That part of the body which is illegal to
expose to others -
: (^_ 5 ') Plural of t¥o$q, which ik a measure equal to 60
StV = 135 kgms, (approx). It may be less or more.
: (^' — r.^0 Proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs,
revelations, etc -
: * — jT) Qur’anic Verse No.. 255 at" Surat
Al-Baqarah .
: (jj *-Lm) It is a term used for the eleventh, twelfth
and thirteenth of'Dhul-Hijjab.
: (/cVi) A woman who already has had a sexual
experience; she may be a widow or a divorcee.
: {_..L+kl') One’s telling to his wife, “You are unlawful to
. ..... , ? &
me for cohabitation like my mother ' ,
: (J_> — *1') Coitus Intemiptus, i.e,, pulling out the penis
froni vagina at the time of ejaculation of semecl for
the purpose of birth control,
: jSl) Literally means “arrows". Here it means
arrows used to seek good luck or a decision,
practised by the Arabs of Pre- Islamic Period of
Ignorance.
: (* — iJj) (Plural . Budn), A camel or a cow or an ox
driven to be offered as a sacrifice, by the pilgrims at
the sanctuary of Makkah.
: A place about. 150 kilometers to the south of
Al-Madinah, where the first great battle m Islamic
history took place between the early Muslims and the
infidels of Qnraish-
: A milking she- came], w r bose milk used to be
spared for idols and other false deiiies-
: See Salqf
: (JLJi See Salarn,
: (5. — ^J L ) A pledge given by the citizens to their Jmtim
AppcnJLi I
7{Kl
Olussary
Bai 'at-ur- Ridw&n
AI-B&it-ul Ma 'mur
Bait-til- Maqdis
Ba it-ul-Midras
Balam
Barm Al-Asfar
BaqV
Barr
Bid'ah
Bint Labun
Bint Makhad
Bitrdq
Dayydn
Dqijdl
(Muslim ruler) to be obedient to him according to the
Islamic religion.
- (ol_, — -> J'i * — *A) The -oath and pledge taken by the
Sahdbah at Ai-Hiidaibiyah in the year 6 H to fight
Quraish in ease they harmed ‘LThmfin - — ^ *1' ^
who had gone to negotiate with them and reported to
have been taken captive.
" Gj^ 1 wJ>) Allah's House over the seventh heaven.
: (^“W 1 Bait literally means ‘House 1 : a mosque is
frequently called BaituKdh (the House of Allah).
Rait-ul-Maqdis is the famous mosque in Jerusalem
which is regarded as the third sacred mosque in
Islam: the first and second be i tig A I - Masj td- ai-Hard m
at Makkah and the mosque of the Prophet v* <&!
jal Al-Madinah, respectively.
: (^ija — Li ^i—j) A place in Al-Madinah (and it was a
Jewish centre).
: (f^V) Means an ox.
: ( yj) The Byzantines .
’ (*— JJ') The cemetery of the people of Al-Madinah:.
many of the Companions of the Prophet j — 4!-i
arc buried in it.
" (^rJ'iJ Pious.
: (*pjJ') Any innovated practice in religion.
: (c- d A two-year- old she-eamel.
: (j^'o: ^j) One-year-old she- eamel,
: (jij — ■) An animal bigger than a donkey and smaller
than a horse on which the Prophet d - —
went for the M ‘raj. (The Ascent of the Prophet
|JL- ■ dj'to the heavens.)
- (C'LjJ. — J l) Allah; il literally means the One Who judges
people from their deeds alter calling them to aeeounl.
■ (Jwo. — ii) Pseudo Messiah (Al-Masih-ad-Dajifdl) or
Antichrist. Literally a liar, quack, deceiver. (See the
footnote of V.6:158 the Qur'an and also Hadith
No. 649 and 650, Vol.4, Sahsh Al-Bukhari).
Glossary
A |3|i£ri d i a [
701
Dhdt- ' Irq
Dhat-un- Nitdqain
Dha w-til-A rhum
Dhimmi
Dhu-Mtihrwn
Dkul-Fara 'id
Dhul-Hiijah
Dhul-Hulaifah
Dhul-Khakisah
Dhul-Qadah
Dhul-Qatnain
Dhu-Tuwa
Dibaj
Dinar
Dirham
'■ ( J /- >^ii) Miqdt for the pilgrims coming from Iraq.
: (^i 1 . bd 1 cj'a) Asma > 1 the daughter of Abu Rakr
1*+^ It literally means a woman with two belts.
She was named so by the Prophet ^ •&' .
■ jji) Relatives on the maternal side.
: (.yb — '•!) A non -Muslim living under the protection of
an Islamic government-
: (y ^ — *=■ jV) A man, whom a woman can never many
because of close relationship (e.g. a brother, a lather,
an uncle); or her own husband.
: Those persons whose share of inheritance
is described in the Qur’an are called Dhul-Fard 'id
and the rest are 'Asahah(\^') .
: (Wi-'iji) The twelfth month in the Islamic calendar.
: {< — ■yjkl- _*i) The Mlqai of the people of A l- M admail
now called ’Abyar 'AIL
: — et' ti.) Al-Ka bah Al- Yamartiyyah. (A house in
Yemen where idols used to be worshipped, it
belonged to the tribe of Khalit 1 am and Bujailah).
: — aaIi jj) The eleventh month of the Islamic
calendar.
: ^ o) A great ruler in the past w r ho ruled all over
the world, and was a true believer. His story is
mentioned in the Qur’an (V, 18:83)
: 1 -jjb It is one of the valleys (districts) ofMakkah
atid there is a well-known well in it. Iti the lifetime of
the Prophet IIu'- Makkah was a smalt city
and this well was outside its precincts. Nowadays
Makkah is a larger city and the well is within its
boundaries.
■ (j^LijJl) Pure silk cloth -
■ GWO An ancient gold coin.
: — H) A silver coin weighing 50 grains of barley
■with cut ends. It is equal to 1/12 of one Uqiyyah of
gold in value.
Appendix 1
702 Glossary
Diyah
: ( 5 — jcJ'-) (Plural :Dfydt) Blood money (for wounds.
Duha
killing, etc.), as compensation paid by the killer to the
relatives of the victim (in unintentional eases).
: Forenoon.
Fadak
: (cijj) A town near Al-Madinah,
Fdhish
■ (j^j-Ull) One who talks evil.
Far
Fqjr
’ ( t ^d') War booty gsLined. without fighting.
- (j— Ph-Ji) Dawn or early morning before- sunrise, or
Faqth
Fard id
morning Saids (prayer) .
: (<jjih) A learned man who can give religious verdicts.
■ (jitlj — ill) Share fixed lor the relatives of a deceased.
Fard 'Am
Such shares are prescribed in the Qur’an (1/2, 1/4,
L/3, 1/6, I/S, 2/3). (V.4:l 1, 12, 176) '
: (jwl ( J * » It is an individual duty — an obligation
Fat’d Kifdyah
essentially to he performed by each individual.
: (5 — /-iSd 1 ^>^i) It is a collective duty — an obligation
which, if performed by one person, suffices for the
rest; as it does not have to he performed essential ty
by alh
Faridah
Fatal
■ (Plural .Fard 'id) An enjoined duty.
: (S'-sdi) A female slave or a young lady.
Al-Fdtskah
: (^Uk) The lirst Surah in the Qur'an.
Fidyah
■ (< — (jAii) Compensation for a massed or wrongly
Fiqh
AFFirdaus
practised religious obligation (like in iiajj). Usually
in the form of money or foodstuff or offering (animal
by slaughtering it).
: (***J l ) Islamic jurisprudence -
; (^y- y/i) The middle and the highest part of Paradise.
Fitnah
: (sudJ*!) (Plural :Fitan) Trials, persecution, confusion in
Ghaituh
the religion, conflicts and strifes among the Muslims.
: (ijjJJi) This word covers a wide meaning : jealousy as
regards women, and also it is a feeling of great fury
and anger when one's honour and prestige is injured
or challenged.
Ghdzt
: (^;,UJl) A Muslim lighter returning alter participation
in Jihad (Islamic holy fighting).
Glossary
Appendix [
703
Ghazwah
Gh&zwai-ul-
Khundaq
Ghului
Ghurqf
A l-Ghurr-ul-
Muhajjalun
Chart
Habal-ul-Hahala
Al-Hadath
Al-Akbar
Al-Hadath
Al-Asghar
Hadlth
l lady
Hajj
Hajj al l pad
■ (Plural : Ghazawdi}. A holy battle or fighting
in the Cause of Allah consisting of a large army umL
with the Prophet fd—y ^ ^ ^jC-himsel f leading the
army.
: The name of a battle between the early
M uslims and the in I ] dels in which the Muslims dug a
Khandaq {trench) round AJ-Madlnah to prevent any
advance by the enemies.
: (J j till) Stealing from the war booty before its
distribution .
: Special abodes.
: jiJi) A name that will be given on the Day of
Resurrection to the Muslims because the parts of
their bodies which they used to wash in ablution, will
shine Lhen .
: {J- A ceremonial bath. This is necessary' for one
who is Jtt/tub, and also on other occasions. This
expression 'taking a bath 1 is used in this book with
the special meaning of Ghu.il mentioned hure-
: (aiJ-i J^-) There were two forms of this trade called
Habal-ui Habaluh, The example of the first form is
that to buy an offspring of an animal which itself is
yet to he bom by making the payment in advance.
Second form is to sell an animal on condition Lo have
the offspring of the sold animal. Both forms of this
kind of transaction are prohibited,
: ( jrA"V' i'jri- 1 ) Slate of undeanliness because of sexual
discharge,
: (Aw*Vi Passing wind or urine or answering the
call of nature,
: (Plural: Ahddlth ) The sayings, deeds
and approvals accurately narrated from the
Prophet .tA- * *4+ &
■ An animal (a camel, a cow, a sheep or a goal)
offered as a sacrifice by the pilgrims.
' Pilgrimage to Makkah.
: ^j-) In it a pilgrim enters in the state nf Ihrdm
AppcnilLi I
704
C : IriKsary
Hajj a! Qiran
Hajj Mahrur
A l- H ajj-al-A khar
A I- H ajj-al-A sghar
H qjj-at- Tamattu '
Hajjat-ul- Wadd ‘
HalM
Hanlf
Hamm
Hamm
II at' bah
Harj
Harrah
Al-Hamnyyah
Al-Hasba '
Haw ill ah
Hawazin
with the intention of performing Hajj only.
: (Oljil' [n it a pilgrim enters in the state of Ihram
with, the intention of performing * Umrah and Hajj
together.
■ (jjjji 1 ?y-j Hajj accepted by Allah for being perfectly
performed according to the Prophet’s Sunnah and
with legally earned money.
’ ( jC — S‘Y 7 * — J- L ) The day of A ; ahr (i.E the 10th of Dhiil-
Hijjah).
: ^j-i) Umrah.
]n it a pilgrim enters in the state of I hr dm
with the intention of performing * Umrah ami then
after performing Tawdf and Sa [y, he comes out of his
Ihrdm .With the commencement of Hajj days, he
enters in the stale of Ihrdm again and performs Hajj.
(y bjjl The last Hajj of the Prophet
J^j n the year before he died.
’ (j>^0 Lawful.
■ (u^ 1 ) Pure Islamic Monotheism (worshipping Allah
Alone and nothing else).
’ Sanctuaries of Makkah and Al-Madiuah .
: (>'_? — =^') Unlawful, forbidden and punishable from the
viewpoint of religion.
: (*j yH) A short spear,
: (jr.A 1 ) Killing .
: (ij. — L 1 ) A well-known rocky place in Al-Madinah
covered with black stones ,
’ A special unorthodox religious sect.
: (fUa — J- 1 ) A place outside Makkah where pilgrims go
a her finishing all ihe ceremonies of Hajj.
- (ifjJ-'i) r |’he transference of a debt from one person to
another. It is an agreement whereby a debtor is
released from a debt by another becoming
responsible for it.
: (iVjV) A tribe of Quraish.
Appendix I
7(15
f i lossary
Hayd '
Hibah
AI-Hiddnah
Ili/ub
Al-Hijr
Hi) rah
Hildb
Mima
Mimyan
Him: a
Hiqqah
Mira '
Muhat
'■ (tU- 1 ) This term covers a large number of concepts, It
may mean 'modesty 1 , “self-rcspectf 'bashfulness*,
'honour 1 , ete Jlaya’ is of two kinds: good and bad,
the good Maya’ is to be ashamed to commit a crime
or a thing which Allah J — * * ^ and His Messenger
jjj' have forbidden, and bad Hayd' is to
be ashamed to do a thing, which Allah and llis
Messenger ^ Ji-* ordered to do, (See Sahik
A (-Bukhari, Vol. 1 -.Hadith No. 8).
’ It means to present something to someone as a
gift for Allah's sake,
: The nursing and carctak in g of children .
: (tyUJA) A Long dress prescribed for Muslim women
to cover their whole body from head to feet,
: (j — piJ- 1 ) The unroofed portion of the Ka'bah w r hich at
present is in the form of a compound towards the
north of the Ka'bah.
’ (*_p — L iterally it means 'migration'. This term, is
used for: (i) the migration of Muslims from an enemy
land to a secure place for religious causes, (ii) the
first Muslims migration from Makkah to Abyssinia
(Ethiopia) and later to Al-Madinab, (iii) the Prophet's
migration journey from Makkah to Al-Madiiiah, and
(iv) the Islamic calendar year Vi r hich started from the
Prophet’s migration journey from Makkah to AI-
Madmah.
- A kind of scent ,
: (.jhJ- 1 ) A private pasture.
: (ol^) A kind of belt, part of which serves as a purse
to keep money in it.
: (t 1 — J- 1 ) (Henna) A kind of plant used! for dyeing hair,
etc.
: (iiiU) A three -year- old she-cameL
: (Oj M A well-known cave in a mountain near
Makkah
: (Ji — -*■) The name of an ideil in the Ka'bah in the Pre-
App-midis [
Hub Id
Hudd '
A l-Hudaihiyah
Hudud
Hujrah
Hukm
I lums
Httnain
Hur
'Id-al-Adha
Id-al-Fitr
7 U 6
Glossary
lsllmie Period oflgnoranee.
: (juk ; ) A kind of desert tree.
: — *-i) Chanting of € nmol' drivers keeping time at
camel's walk-
■ (J — A well-known place about 16 kilometers
from Mukkah on the way to Jeddah. At this place a
treaty was made m 6 H. between the Prophet
-J^atid the Quraish who stopped him and his
Companions from performing ‘Umrah*
: — J-l) (Plural of Hadd) Allah’s boundary limits for
Halal (lawful) and Hardm (unlawful).
■ (ijaJ-'i) Courtyard or a room .
: (|T — A judgement of legal decision (especially of
Allah)
: ( Lr - — J-} The tribe of Quraish, their offspring and their
allies were called Hums. This word implies
enthusiasm and strictness. The Hums used to say,
“We are the people of Allah and we shall not go otic
of the sanctuary of Makka.fi. ^ They thought
themselves superior to the other people.
■ (j*~) A valley between Makkah and Ta’if where the
K
battle took place between the Prophet 4n JU*
and Quraish pagans.
: ( jJ. ' ') Very fair females created by Allah as such not
from the offspring of Adam, with intense blaek irises
of their eyes and intense white scleras. [For details
see the book Ilddi AI-Arwah by Ibn Al-Qaiyim,
Chapter 54, Page 147],
: (_y=H — The four days' festival of Muslims
starting on the tenth day of Dhul-Hijjah (month) .
: (jkti The three days’ festival of Muslims starting
from the first day of Shawwal, the month that follows
Ramadan -Fitr literally means 'breaking the Saum
(fast),’ Muslims observe Saum (fast) the whole of
Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar
and when Shawwai comes, they break their Saum
Glossary
Ajijiemlii [
707
'Iddah
Idhkhir
Iftar
Al-lhddd
I hr dm
Ihsdn
Al-Ihnba
fla’
Ilya’
Imam
Iman
1 nah
: f Allah’s prescribed waiting period for a woman
after divorc-e or death of her husband, after the expiry
of which she can remarry another person. (See the
Qur’an, Surah h5).
: It is a kind of grass which is used in the
process of melting of the metals. The same is laid
down on the roofs and floors of houses, and is also
used in spreading in the graves.
: ( ^.UaiV!) The opposite of Saum (fasting), (breaking the
fast).
: Mourning for a deceased husband -
: (^y-V 1 ) A state in which one is prohibited to practise
certain deeds that are lawful at other times. The
duties of ‘Umrah and Hajj are performed during
such state. When one assumes this state, the first
thing one should do is to express mentally and orally
one’s intention to assume this state for the purpose of
performing Had or ' Ummh. Then Talhiyah is
recited, two sheets of unstitched clothes are- the only
clothes one wears, (I) Izar: worn below one’s waist;
and the other (2) Rida " : worn round the upper part of
the body.
: (j'— — ^1} The highest level of deeds and worship,
(perfection i.e. when you worship Allah or do deeds,
consider yourself as if you sec Him and if you cannot
achieve this feeling or altitude, then you must bear in
mind that He Secs you).
: A sitting posture, putting one's arms around
one’s kgs while sitting on the hips,
: (sW^i) The oath taken by a husband that he would
not approach his wife for a certain period.
: (sUj) Jerusalem.
■ {r — ^y) The person who leads others in the Saldi
(prayer) or the Muslim caliph (or ruler).
: (j'^O Faith, Relief.
: A kind of transaction. One form of it is that if a
person asks someone to lend him a certain amount ot
money, he refuses the money in cash, hut instead
offers him an article at a higher price than his
demand of the required money, and later on buys the
Appendix [
Iqdmah
Iqamat-as-Salat
'hhd 1
Istabraq
Istihddah
708
Glossary
same article from him at a less price, i.e. equal to the
money he wants. In this w r ay he makes him indebted
for the difference. It shows that two things are the
causes of Muslim disgrace — one is giving up of
Jihad and the second is fraud and swindling.
: (3 — The wording of A dhdn is reduced so that the
wording that is repeated twice in the Adkdn is said
once in fqdniah, except the last phrase of Alldhu
Akbar, and the prayer is o fibred immediately after the
Iqdmah.
: ^ti[) The performing of As-Saldt (the prayers).
This is not understood by many Muslims. It means:
(A) Every Muslim,, male or female, is obliged to oft'er
his Salat (prayers) regularly five times a day at the
specified times; tire male in the mosque in
congregation and as for the female, it is better to
offer them at home. As the Prophet M JL*
has said: “Order your children to offer Said!
(prayers) at the age of seven and beat them (about it)
at the age of ten’*, The chief (of a family, town, tribe,
etc.) and the Muslim ruler of a country are held
responsible before Allah in ease of non- fulfillment of
this obligation by the Muslims under his authority.
(B) To perform the Saldt (prayer) in a way just as
Prophet Muhammad .J— • v A. ^l^used to perform
:L with all its rules and regulations^ i.e. standing,
bowing, prostrating, sitting, etc. as be JO?
has said: “Perform your Saldt (prayer) the way you
see me performing it. [ Original Sahib A!- Bukhari
Vol.9 Hadiih No. 3 52 f Please see Ahddith Nos. 702,
703, 704, 723, 786, 787 Vol. I, Sahib At Bukhari for
the Prophet’s way of offering Saldt (prayer), in the
Rook of Characteristics of the Saldt (prayer) ami that
the Salat (prayer) begins with Takbtr {Alldhu- Akbar)
with the recitation of Surat Al-Fatihah etc, along
with its various postures, standing, bowing,
prostrations, sitting, etc. and it ends with Taslim.
■ £s:iJw_Jl) Late evening Saldt (prayer). Its time starts
about one and a half hour after sunset, till the middle
of the night.
: ( j^i) Thick Dibdj (pure silk cloth).
: Any bleeding from the womb of a woman
in between her normal periods, (See Sahth
Al -Bukhari, Vol. 1, Hadiih No. 303 and Chapter
Glossary
709
h iikhdrah
Istisqd '
J ‘ tikaf
tear
Jadha 'ah
Jahunnam
Jdhiliya
Jalsat-ul-
Istirdhah
Jam '
Jumrah
Jamrat-al-
‘Aqabah
Jandhah
No. 10, Tage No. 183).
■ (j A Said! (prayer) consisting of two Kak'ah
in which the praying person appeals lo Allah to guide
bun on the right way, regarding a certain mailer he
wants to undertake. (See Hadith No, 2 63, VoL 2,
Hadith No, 39 1, VoL 8, Hadith No, 487, VoL 9 ,
Sahth Al-Bukhdri),
: (sUL^'sh) A Sakh (prayer) consisting of two Rah 'ah,
invoking Allah for ram in seasons of drought.
: (ji — Seclusion in a mosque for the purpose of
worshipping Allah only. The one in such a state
should not have sexual relations with his wife, and
one is not allowed to leave the mosque except for a
very short period, and that is only for very urgent
necessity, eg. answering the call of nature or joining
a funeral procession, etc.
■ UjV') A sheet worn below the waist to cover the
lower- half of the body.
: (ipJA- 1 ) A four-y ear-old she- camel.
: 31 ell- fi re -
: (i — JU',Jr!) (i) Ignorance belonging to the period before
S
the advent of the Prophet ^ ^ , ( ii) Un-
is lam ic practices which either existed or were
inherited from the era before the advent of the
Prophet, ^
■ — -bN The brief fitting between rising up
from a prostration position to the standing position in
a prayer.
: {? *-V') Al-Muzdalifah, a well-known plate near
Makkah.
: A small stone-built pillar in a walled place.
There are three Jamrahs situated at Mina. One of the
ceremonies of Hajj is to throw pebbles at these
Jamrahs on the four days of \d-al-Adha at Mina,
: (sjtaJi i yir) One of the three stone-built pillars situated
at Mina. It is situated at the entrance of Mina from
the direction of Makkah.
■ (7 — |U.-U) The state of a person after having sexual
intercourse with his wife or after having a sexual
discharge in a wet dream. A person in such a state
Glossary
Appendix [
Jandzah
Jarinah
A l-Ji 'rdfiah
Jihad
Jimdr
Jinn
Jizyah
At-Jahfah
Jumu 'ah
Jmuh
Jurhum
Ka 'bah
Kqfdlah
Kaff'drah
Kafir
710
should perform Ghusl (i.e. ha ve a bath) or do
Tayammum, if a bath is not possible.
: fij'wJr') (Plural; Jana ’\z yUU ) Funeral.
: (^1) Paradise.
: (t — A place few kilometers from Makkah. The
v
Prophet 4-; ^ J ^ distributed the war booty of
the battle of llunain therc T and from there he assumed
the state of Ihratn to perform ‘Utnrah,
: (jI — *A- i) Holy fighting in the Cause of Allah or any
other kind of effort lo make Allah’s Word (i.e. Islam!
superior -Jihad is regarded as one of the
fundamentals of Islam. Sec the footnote of(V.2:l9fl),
The Noble Qur'an.
: L-UV) Plural of Jamrah.
: A creation, created by Allah from fire, like
human beings from dust, and angels from light.
: (* — i jJri) Head tax imposed by Islam on all non-
Muslims living under the pro Lection of an Islamic
government. [See Sahth Al-Bukhdri, VoL 4, Page
Nos, 251, Chapter 21, and AMdith No. 384, 385 and
386.]
: (iijJr'i! The Miqdt o f the people of Sham.
: Friday.
: ('^*0 A person who is in a state of Jandhah.
• Name of an Arab tribe-
: (* — jJJ) A square stone building in AlMosjhi-al
liaram (the great mosque al Makkah) towards which
all Muslims fate in Salat (prayer),
: (j — JU£J>) The pledge given by somebody to a creditor
to guarantee that the debtor will he present at a
certain specific place to pay his debt or fine, or to
undergo a punishment, etc.
■ Making atonement for uttering or committing
an unlawful thing in Islam.
: (jji 5d') (Plural :Kujjfdr J i&l}- The one who
disbelieves in Allah, His Messengers, all the angels,
all the holy Books, Day of Resurrection and in the
Al-Qadnr (Divine Preordainments),
Appendix I
711
f i kiMsary
Kanz
Kattn
Kauthar
A!-Kauthar
Khaihar
Khaim
Khalil
Kkaftifaah
Khamr
A /- Khamaah
Khardj
Kkawarij
Khazif or
Khazirah
Khilafah
Khimdr
Khuff
KhuV
'■ Hoarded up gold, silver and money, the Zakat
of which haw not been paid. (See the Qur'an V. 9:34).
: A plant used for dyeing hair.
: (y^'i} See Al- Kauthar,
■ G^) A river in Paradise (sec the Qur’an, Surah
No. 108).
: (_n — jt) An oasis and date- growing village, about 100
kilometers from Al-Madinah. During the Prophet’s
time, it was inhabited by a Jewish tribe called Ranu
Nadir. It was conquered by the Muslims in 5 H.
’ (Plural Khulafd tUJ-i Caliph, a successor, art
Islamic term used for the first four rulers after the
death of the Prophet ^ w dr .
: (Jjjki) The one whose love is mixed with one’s heart
and it is superior to a friend or beloved. The Prophet
w Jji'- JLriiad only one KhaiiL he. Allah, but he
had many friends.
: A black woollen square blanket with marks
on it,
: ( r r*J- 1 ) Wine, Alcohol, intoxicant, etc.
- (L, *jk'j The five compilers of Ahadiih — Abu
Dawud, Nasa’i, Timudhi, Ibn Majab and Ahmad.
■ l Jk') Zakat imposed on the yield of the land (1/1 0th
or 1/20 tb),
" The people who dissented from the religion
and disagreed with the rest of the Muslims.
: A special type of dish prepared from
barley- Hour, meat- so up, fat, etc,
’ (klvJ-iXi) Succession, (ii) Islamic leadership.
■ A piece of doth with winch a woman covers
her head and neck area,
: (i^jA 1 ) Leather socks,
: fo — J-') A kind of divorce In which a wife seeks
divorce from her husband by giving him a certain
compensation, or returning back the Mahr which he
Glossary
Ajijiemlii [
712
Khumrah
K humus
Khushu '
Khusuf
Kkuibah
Khutbat-m-
Nikdh
Kht&u ‘ah
Kufah
Kufr
Kuhl
Kunyah
Kusuf
La Udha iUaildh
Lahhctika wa
an 'daika
Lailat-uf- Qadr
gave her.
: A s 1 1.1 i. 1 1 1 mat Just sufficient for the face and the
hands [on prostrating during Salat (prayers)].
: — *^i) One- filth of war booty given in Allah’s
Cause (The Qur’an* V,8:41).
: Humility before Allah-
^ypb*" 0 Lunar ellipse,
: (i-ii-L 1 ) Religious talk (sermon).
: (V, — £j' r — itsi) ,A speech delivered at the time of
concluding the marriage contract.
: Banu Khuza'ah, an Arabian tribe .
: A town in l Iraq,
: (jXJ 1 ) It is basically disbelief in any of the articles of
Islamic Faith and they are: to believe in AUSh [God)*
His angels, His Messengers, Ilis revealed Books, the
Day of Resurrection, and A l-Qadar (i.e. Divine
Preordain ments, whatever Allah has ordained must
conic to pass).
: Antimony eye powder.
: {< — Calling a man, l O father of so-and-so! : or
calling a woman, l O mother of so- and- so f 1 This is a
custom of the Aral™.
: f-j Solar eclipse.
■ V; A — W) None has tire right to be worshipped but
Allah,
: * eJLJ} I respond to your call and I am obedient
to your orders.
: f^JLill iiJ) One of the odd last ten nights of the month
of Saum (Fasting) (i,e. Ramadan )* Allah j\ -c
describes it as better than one thousand months, and
the one who worships Allah during it by performing
optional prayers and reciting the Noble Qur'an, etc,,
will get a reward better than that of worshipping Him
for one thousand months (i.c. 83 years and (bur
months).[See the Qur’an Surat 97 (VV.97: S-5)j.
(Sec Sahih Al-Bukhdri, Vo I. j, Hadsth No. 231 and
Chapter No.2).
Appendix [
Lat & ' Uzza
Li 'an
Luqatah
Mu lifiri
Md ska r Allah
A l-Madbuih
Magkqftr
Al-Maghazi
Maghrib
Muhr
Mahram
Makruh
Martiluk
Manasik A LHajj
waL ‘Umrah
Month ah
Maqdm Ibrahim
713
Glossary
: j e^Ji) Welt- known idols ita Hijaz which used
Lo be worshipped during the PrcTslamie Period oi
lgnorance-
: (O' — *il‘) An oath which is taken by both the wife and
the husband when the husband accuses his wife of
committing illegal sexual intercourse. (The Qur’an,
Surat An- Nur, 24 : 6 t 7,8 t 9,).
: Article or a thing, (a pouch or a purse tied with
a string) found by somebody other than the owner
who has lost it.
: (^>>**) A type of garment of Yemen origin .
: (**' A — ^ U) An Arabic expression meaning literally,
L Wbat Allah wilts, 11 and it indicates a good omen.
: (3— j- 4‘) Well-known city in Saudi Arabia, where the
Prophet’s mosque is situated. It was formerly called
Vathrib.
: {>UA) A bad smelling gum.
■ Plural of Maghza r t.e. holy battle; or the place
where the battle took place; or the deeds and virtues
of Ghent (fighters in Allah's Cause)
: SunseL evening Salat (prayer) -
: C-+b) Bridal money given by the husband to the wife
at The time of marriage.
: [r j£<) See Dhu-Mahram
'■ [a*; — Sb.) !S"ot approved of, undesirable from the point
of view of religion, although not punishable
: A male slave.
: (C , — ^ — U Acts connected with Hajj like
l hr Am, Tawaf of the Ka'bah and Sa ‘y of As- Safa and
Al-Marwah; stay at 'Arafat, Muzdalifah and Mina;
Ramy (throwing pebbles) of Jamaral; slaughtering of
Hady (animal), etc. For details, sec The Book n\~ Hajj
and ' Umrah, Sahib Al- Bukhari, Vol..2-3 r
: (Plural \Mand'i A kjLJL 1 ) A soit of gift in the
form of a she- camel or a sheep which is given to
somebody temporarily so that its milk may he used
and then the animal is returned to its owner,
: ((P-»ijd A**) The stone on which Ibrahim (Abraham)
Appendix I
Maqam- Mahmud
Al-Marwah
A l-Mash 'ar-
Al-Hamm
Al-Masih-ad-
Dajjal
A i-McVijid-al-} lardm
A l-Ma&jid-al-A qsa
Mathani
Mat ms
Mania
Mouldy a
Mauqudhah
Mawdlt
Mayuthir
Mi ' raj
Mihjan
Mijamia
714
u^stood while he and krruTIl (Ishmael)
building the Ka L bab.
: The highest place in Paradise, which will
be granted to Prophet Muhammad J— ; dn
and none eke. (See Haditk No. 242, Vol.6, Sahih
Al- Bukhari).
: (ejj Li) A mountain in Makkah, neighbouring
A l- Masj id- a l- H a ram .
’ ri-' See Muzdalifah.
- (JiWuUJi Pseudo Messiah or Antichrist (see the
footnote of V.6:158 the Qur'&n and also Hadtih
No. 641? and 650, Vol.4 ySahth Al-Bukhdrt).
: (j'lj — J»'i JCta — L') The most Sacred Mosque in Makkab.
The Ka'bah is situated in it.
- (j^V 1 a*wJLi) The most sacred mosque in Jerusalem.
: (^i£Li) Oft repeated Verses of the Qur'an, and that is
Surat A l-fuifikah. recited repeatedly in the Salat
(prayer).
; Q/jA*) A Persian word meaning “don't be afraid”.
: (Jr 1 ) It has many meanings. Some are: a manumitted
slave, or a patron, protector, supporter, or master or
the Robb [Lord (Allah)],
: (i^V) My lord, my master (an expression used when
a slave addresses his master) (also used for a freed
slave) .
: — ijlp An animal beaten to death with a stick, a
stone or the like without proper slaughtering.
: Non- Arabs and originally former slaves.
’ (jJUJ) Silk cushions.
: (Vi ydi) The Ascent of the Prophet v* fl ^ il to
the heavens (by soul and body). (See Hadflh No.
345, Vol. I, Hadith No. 429, Vol.4 m\A Hadith
No .227, Vol 5, Sahih ABBukhdri). [Ako see
(V.53: 12) the Qur'an]
: A walking stick with a bent handle.
- (^hti) A place at Makkab.
Appnidii I
715
Mina
M'iqdt
Miswdk
Mithqdt
Mu 'am is
Mu ‘awwidhdt
Mu 'ktkif
Mu 'adhdhm
Mu 'allafat- ul-
Quiub
Mubashshirdl
Mubiqat
Mudabbar
Mudd
Mu fossa l or
Mu/assaldi
Muhcyit'
1 (j*) A pilgrimage plate outside Makkah on the road,
to "Aral at. It is eight kilometers away Iron IVIakkah
and about sixteen kilometers from 1 Arafat,
- (e/UiJj) (Plural ; Mawdqit c* — jl_di} One of the several
places specified by the Prophet 2u'- J^for
the people to assume Ihrdm at, on their way to
Makkah, when intending to perform Hajj or ' Um rah .
: (iil^di) A toothbrush made of^raA-trec roots.
: (J' — iii'i) A special kind of weight (equals 47 7 grams
approx,, used for weighing gold), It may be less or
more. [20 .Mithqdt ~ 94 grams approx,]
: A place nearer to Mina than Ash-Shajarah,
: (o^yu) i.e .Siirat Al-Fala q (It 3) and Surat An-Nds
(114). [ The Qur’an].
: One who is in a state of / 'tikdf.
- (.j i j — i'i A call- maker who pronounces the Adhdn
loudly - calling people to come and perform the Salat
(prayer).
: (^yl' New Muslims who were given Sadaqah
■ i
by the Prophet ,-U * to keep them firm in
the fold of Is latn.
: (c.''yi) Glad tidings. [See the footnote of (V. 10:64,
Sahih Al-Bukhdri, Vol % Hadhh No, 119],
: Great destructive sirs.
: A slave who is promised by his master to be
manumitted after Lbe latter’s death.
: (aii) A measure of two-thirds of a kilogram (approx.)
ft may be less or more.
: The Surahs starling from Oaf to the
end of the Noble Qur’an (i.e. from No. 50 to the end
of the Qur’an, No. 1 14).
: (/t'. — $ 2) Anyone of the early Muslims who had
migrated from any place to Al-Maditiah in the
lifetime of the Prophet > 4. before Ihe
conquest of Makkah and also the one who emigrates
for the sake of Allah and Islam and also the one who
Appendix I
116
(3 lnssary
Muhaqalah
Muharram
Al-Muha,?$ab
Muhkam
Muhrim
Mnhtimah
Muhsar
Mujdhid
Mujazziz
MujtahidUn
Milk at ah
kfukhadram
Maid 'artah
Mulhidun
Miisalld
Mifshrikun
Xfustiihmfah
quits all thos<e things which Allih has forbidden.
: (iULsi 1 ) It is. setting unharvested grain in the field with
already harvested grain tike wheat,
’ The first month of the Islamic calendar.
■ (s-^2 — .^l) A valley outside Makkah sometimes called
Khaif Bant Kinanah.
: Qur’anic Verses the contents of which are not
abrogated .
: One who assumes the state of Ihrdm for the
purpose of performing the Hajj or * llmrah.
: A female in the state of Ihram.
■ ( .r^A 1 ) A Muhrim who intends to perform the Hajj or
'Umrak but cannot because of some obstacle.
: (j. — (P lural: Mujdhidun) A Muslim fighter in
Jihad.
: A Qd ‘if: a learned man who reads the foot and
hand marks .
■ (i^jjk — 4^1} Independent religious scholars who do not
follow religious opinions except with proof from the
Qur'an and the Prophet's Suttnah.
: (v — A slave (mate or female) who makes an
agreement with the master to pay a eertain ransom for
his (or her) freedom.
: (r^* — ^') (Plural :ft'fukhadramtm) A person who
became a Muslim during the Prophet’s lifetime but
did not see him.
' (i^’siii) The act of performing Lt ‘da,
■ Heretics.
" (J^ 1 ) A praying pi ace .
: (Oj S' Li) Polytheists, pagans, idolaters and
disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah and His
H
Messenger Muhammad^.! *r|rW
— if) A woman who has bleeding from tlie
womb in between her normal periods .
A []|si L i] ri i v [
Mut 'ah
Mutafahkish
Muitishdbihdt
Mutiafaq 'Alaih
Muttaqun
Muwatta '
Mvzabanak
Muzdalifah
Nahr
An Najdshi
An-Najsh
An-Najwd
717
Crla$sary
: — cdl) A temporary marriage which was allowed in
the early period of Islam when one was away from
his home, but later on it was cancelled (abrogated).
: A person who conveys evil talk.
: Quranic Verses which are not clear and
arc difficult to understand,
: U — Meaning 'Agreed upon'. The term is used
for such Ahadith which are found in both the
collections of AhddUh\ Bukhari and Muslim.
: (jj — izLl) the pious believers of Islamic Monotheism
who fear Allah much (abstain from alt kinds of sins
arid evil deeds which He has forbidden) and love
Allah much (perform all kinds of good deeds which
Tie has ordained),
: (" — A Hadith book compiled by Imam Malik ibn
Anas, one of the four Fiqh imams.
■ (* — y.i) Tlie sale of fresh dates for dried dates by
measure, and the sale of fresh grapes for dried grapes
by measure. In both cases the dried fruits arc
measured while the fresh ones are only estimated as
they arc still on the trees.
: {iiijjh) A place between 'Arafat and Mina where the
pilgrims while returning from 'Aral at, have to stop
and stay fur the whole night or greater purL of iL (the
night), between the ninth and tenth of Dhul-Hijjab
and to perform the Maghrib and hka ' prayers
(together) there.
: (Literal: slaughtering of the camels only and is
done by cutting the carotid artery at the root of the
neck); the day of Nahr is the tenth of Dhnl-Hijjah on
which pilgrims slaughter their sacrificial animals.
: f (Title fur the) king of Ethiopia (Abyssinia)
— Negus.
: A trick {of offering a very high price) for
something without the intention of buying it hut just
Lo allure and eheal somebody else who really wants
to buy it although it is not w r orth such a high price,
: The private talk between Allah and each of
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Naqib
Nash
Nawdfil
Ntkah
Nisdb
Nun
A hmth
Qadar
QM
Qalib
Qdri '
Qdrin
Qarn -al-Mandzil
His slaves on the Day of Resurrection. It also means
a secret counsel or conference or consultation. [See
the Qur’an (VV.5B: 7-13), and also see the footnote
of (V.l l;]S)].{See Sahlh A I- Bukhari Vo], 3 -.Hadith
No. 621).
: ( V7 « | ) A person heading a group of six persons in an
expedition; a tribal chief,
: ) A measure of weight equals to 1 A Uqiyah (64
grams approximately),
: (j (Plural of Nafild) Optional practice of
worship in contrast to obligatory (Faridah).
'■ Marriage (wedlock) according to Islamic law.
: (ijU — J') Minimum amount of property liable to
payment of the Zak&t e g .Nisdb of gold is twenty
(20) Mithqdl i.e. approx. 94 grams; Nisdb of silver is
two hundred (200) dirhams, i.c. approx. 640 grams;
Nisdb of food-grains and fruit is 5 Awsuq i.e. 673-5
kg ms -Nisdb of camels is 5 camels; Nisdb of cows is
5 cows; and Nisdb of sheep is 40 sheep.
: ( j_y) Fish.
: An-Nusub w r ere stone alters at fixed places or
graves, etc,, whereon sacrifices were offered during
fixed periods of occasions and seasons in the name of
idols, jinn, angels, pious men, saints, in order to
honour them, or to expect some benefit from them.
: (^u^ : i) Divine Freordainmenf
: (.^uii) A Muslim judge,
: (w^uLli) A well,
■ (suijtii 1 ) Early Muslim religious scholars were called
Qurrd ' (plural of Qdri ' — this word is also used for
a person who knows the Qur'an by heart). The plural
is Qurrd'. The Qurrd' were teachers of the early
Muslims,
: { jjUli) One who performs Hajj-al-Qirdn.
: (J; 1 , — di o , — j) The Miqdi of the people of Najd. It is
situated on the way to Makkah. (Now it is known as
As-Sail-al-Kaheer)
: f— h^i) Pipes made of gold, pearls and other precious
Qasab
stones.
Appendix I
Qatifa
Qattdt
Qiblah
Qil wa Qdl
Qintdr
Qimt
Al-Qism
Qissi
Qitkdm
Qiydm
Qiyds
Qubd ''
7Tf>
( r kixsary
■ (iiJiAi} Thick soft doth.
: (o'. — ii!'i A person who conveys information from
someone to another with the intention of causing
harm and enmity between them. [Sahib
A l B ukhdri, Vo I . 8, Iladhh No. §2) .
’ (iL5ii) The direction towards all Muslims face in Salat
(prayers) and that direction is towards the Ka L bah in
Makkah (Saudi Arabia).
: (JV — i_* J — J) Sinful, useless talk (e.g. backbiting, tics,
etc.).
: ( / — kiil‘.) A weight- measure for food- grains, ete.* e.g.
wheat, maize, oat, barley.
’ A special weight; sometimes a very great
weight like Uhud mountain. 3 Qirat = 1/2 Ddniq ft I
Ddniq = E/6 Dirham,
: (^Wil 1 ) Laws of equality in punishment for wounds,
etc. in retaliation .
: (^-jJ 1 ) A kind of cloth containing silk; some say it is
called so because it is manufactured in Egypt at a
place called Qiss.
- (ft^i 1 ) A plant disease which causes fruit to fall before
ripening.
: (*Liji) The standing posture in Salat (prayer) .
: Gy^ 1 ) Verdicts and judgements given by the Islamic
religious scholars. These are given on the following
proofs respectively:- (A) From the Qur’an: (D) From
tlie Prophet's Sunnah. (C) From the unanimously
accepted verdict of the Mujtahidutr, (D) Qiyds: i,e,
the verdict given by a Xiujtahid who considered the
case similar in comparison with a ease judged by the
Prophet ^ 0 j -^. Qiyds is not to be practised
except if the judgement of the ease is not found in the
first three above-mentioned proofs, A, R and C.
: (*W) A place on the outskirts of Al-Madlnah, The
Prophet established a mosque there,
which bears the same name, A visit to that mosque on
Glossary
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Qutnqimi
Qunut
Qurnish
Qurashi
Rahh
Rubbiika
Rabi'-ul-Awwal
Rahiluh
Rahn
Rayydn
Rajub
Ar Raj ‘ah
Ar-Rajm
Rak ' ah
Saturday forenoon and offering a two Rak 'ah Saidi
(prayer) is regarded as a performance of Vmrah in
reward according to the Prophet’s saying.
A narrow headed vessel,
fo yll 1 ) An invocation in the Salat (pray er) .
One of The greatest tribes in Arabia in the Pre-
lsllmic Period of ignorance. Prophet Muhammad
— ■ * * — belonged to this tribe, which had
great powers spiritually and financially both before
and after Islam,
■ (j— A person belonging to Quraish (well-known
Arab) tribe.
: (v^ — -d There is no proper equivalent for Rath in
English language. It means the One and the Only
Lord for all the universe, its Creator, Owner,
Organizer, Provider, Master, Planner, Sustainer,
Cherisher, and Giver of security. Rahh is also one ol
the Names of Allah. We have used the word L "Lord i:
as nearest to Rahh. All occurrences of ‘"Lord’"
actually mean Rahh and should be understood as
such..
: (lLv .,) Your Lord, Your Master.
: (JjV The third month of the Islamic calendar .
: (^' jJ') A she- camel used for riding. (Literally means:
a mount to ride).
: (^j — f) According to Shari' ah, Ar-Rahn (mortgage)
means to give some property or belonging to a
creditor as a security for payment of a loan or debt,
: (O'. — Li') The name of one of the gates of Paradise
through which the people who often observe Saum
(fasts) will enter.
: The seventh month of the Islamic calendar.
: (3 — **^0 The bringing back of a wife by the husband
after the first or second divorce.
: — 1') To stone to death those married persons who
commit the crime of illegal sexual intercourse.
: (3. — yi) The Salat (prayer) of Muslims consists of
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Glossary
Ramadan
Rama!
Ramy
Riba
Rida r
Rikdz
Rub uilah
Rak'dt (singuLar-J^crA ‘ah, which is a unit of prayer
and consist of one standing, dm: bowing and two
prostrations).
: (vi 1 ^ — ^ The month of observing Saum (fasts). It is
the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. In it the
Noble Qur L an smarted Lo be revealed to our Prophet
^ *JL p L' JL^and in it occurs the night of Qadr
and in it also occurred the great decisive battle of
Badr.
: (j—* jJ ! > Fast walking accompanied by the movements
of the arms and legs to show one's physical strength.
This is to be observed in the first three rounds of the
Tawdf around the Ka'bah, and is to be done by the
men only and not by the women.
: J') The throwing of pebbles, at the Jimar at Mina.
■ {'« — > J l ) Usury, which is of two major kinds’ (a) Riba
A n-Nttsi 'ah, i.e. interest on lent money; (b) Riba At-
FadL i.e. taking a superior tiling of the same kind of
goods by giving more of the same kind of goods of
interior quality, c.g.„ dates of superior quality for
dates of inferior quality in greater amount. Islam
Strictly forbids all kinds of usury.
: (ttajli) A piece uf cloth (sheet) worn around the upper
part of the body.
: (jlT jJi) Buried wealth .
: {**!'• According to the early religious scholars
from among the Companions of the Prophet ^
i v>-i.-ind their students and the \iujtahidun, there
is a rule to distinguish between the tw r o nouns in the
genitive construction:
(A) When one of the two nouns is Allah, and the
other is a person or a thing* e.g.* (i) Allah's House
{Bait-ullah dn ^ — d) t ii) Alllh t s Messenger; (Mi)
Allah’s slave (’Abdullah una — ^ ); iv) Allah’s spirit
(Ruh-ulldh 'd. 1 rjj), etc, the rule of the above words
is that the second noun* e.g., House. Messenger,
slave, spirit* etc. is created by Allah and is
honourable with Him and similarly Allah's spirit may
be understood as the spirit of Allah, in fact, it is a
soul created by Allah, i.e. L Isa (Jesus), and it was His
Glossary
Appendix [
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Rstqbf
Ar-Ruqyah
Sd'
Sa 'dan
Sa y
As-Sd ’ ibah
Ax Sab ' a a!
Mathdni
Ax-Sab 'ah
Sahdhdh
Sabi 'im
Satlcufah
Safa ami , Warwafa
Word: ''Be! 1 ’' — and he was created (like the creation
of Adam),
(B) Rot when one of the two is Allah and the second
is neither a person nor a thing, then it is not a created
thing but is a quality of Allah, e.g., (i) Allah’s
Knowledge {'fimuUdh dn - U- (ii) Allah’s Life
{Hayatuildh «i *\ ); (iii) Allah’s Statement
[KaldmulldJj *A .->T ); (iv) Allah’s Self (Dhdtulldh
cj'i)ete.
: It is the house which is gifted to someone for
lifetime only to live at, and not as a belonging,
■ (3, — j jJl) Divine Speech recited as a means of curing
disease. (It is a kind of treatment, i.c. to recite Surat
A b Fat i hah Or any other Surah of the Qur’an and
then blow une r s breath with saliva over a siek
person's body- part),
: — !') A measure that equals four Mudd ( 3kg.
Approx.) .
: ( A thorny plant suitable for gracing animals.
: (.^- — !') The going for seven times between the
mountains of As- Safa and Al-Marwah in Makkab
during the performance of Hajj and 'Umrah.
: (3ju — !') A she-camel which used to be let loose for
free pastures in the name of idols, gods, and false
deities. ( See the Noble Qur’fira V.5‘103).
: ( — ill a^i) 'fhe seven repeatedly recited Verses i.e.
Surat Al-Fdiihah. [See the Noble Qur’an (V. I 5:87)]
: (W- — 51) The seven comp item of Ahddiih — ■ Bukhari',
Muslim, Abfi Dawiid. Nasa'i, Tirmidhl, Ibn Majah,
and Ahmad,
: (jl^'wj) An exclamation indicating an appeal for help,
: A people who lived in ‘Iriq and used to say
Ld Hdha iHaitdh (none has ihe right to be worshipped
buL Allahl and used to read Az Zahur (the Psalms ol
the Sabi r iin\ and they were neither Jews nor
Christians.
: (3#vuJi) Anything given in charity.
: (ajjiij Two mountains at Makkah neighbouring
Al-Masjid-al-Hardm (the sacred mosque) to the east.
Appendix I
Sanyyak
As-Saum
Sawfq
S ha 'ban
Ash-Shahddah
Shawwal
Shighdr
Ash-Steq&q
Shirk
Shuf'dk
Suhliq and
Siddlqftn
Shir
Siilrat-ul-
MuttU'th#
Siffm (battle of}
As-Sihdh As-SUtah
As-Sirat
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(ilnssar^
Makkah .
: (V r ~J , i) A small army- unit sent by the Prophet
?L-n wfor Jihad, without his participation, in it.
: The fasting i.c., not to cat or drink or have
sexual relations from the Arihdn of die Fajr {early
morning) prayer till the sunset.
: (j^j — J 1 ) A kind of mash made of powdered roasted
wheat or barley grain (also with sugar and dates).
: (C'Lj-i) The eighth month of the Islamic calendar .
: (Sjlj — (]) Testimony of Faith, (ii) 4 ‘None has the
right to be worshipped but Allah, and Muhammad
«*!* J-^is die Messenger of Allah' 1 -
■ The tenth month of the Islamic calendar.
: A type of marriage in which persons exchange
their daughters or sisters in marriage without Mahr,
■ (^UaJi) Difference between husband and wife or any
two persons .
: (a!, | — JJ' ) Polytheism and it is to worship others along
with Allah .
(5-m^J 1 ) Pre-emption.
: (ojjLji — , jjj, — hczJ') Those followers of the Prophets
who Were first and foremost to believe in them (See
the Qur’an, V, 4:69) .
(jA«h) Lote tree (or Nabiq tree).
; (^ — id' * ,j. — -) A Nabiq tree over the seventh heaven
near Paradise {the lotc tree of the utmost boundary)
) A battle that look place at Siffm between 'All's
followers and Mtt^wiy ail's followers after the killing
of ’Utitman, ^ 2i< ^ j
: j-t^ali) The six books of AhadUh: compiled by
Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawud, Kasa i, Tiimidhi and
Ibu Majah.
- (J? 1 ^i) Siraf originally means ‘a road’; it also means
the bridge that will be laid across Hell-lire for the
people to pass over on the Day of Judgement. It is
described as sharper than a sword and thinner than a
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lilimary
Ar- jiV.ro A
Sttbhan AIl#h
Sttndus
Sunnah
Sttlrah
T&'if
Tabah
rm !
Tahuk
Taghitt
Tahdjjtid
Tahn'ik
hair. It will have hooks over it to snatch the people -
: (ii — -J-) The six compilers of Ahddith — Bukhari,
Muslim, Abu Dawud, Nasal, Timudhi, ibn Majah:
and their six collections are called Sihdh Si If ah.
'■ (Jii iUw-) Glorified is Allah
: ( iw rA-J'i) A kind of silk cloth.
: (s^J 1 ) Tlic legal way or ways, orders, acts of worship
and statements of the Prophet J — -_■ - — ^ that
have become models to be followed by the Muslims .
: (E y-Jl) An object like a pillar, a wall, a stick, a spear,
etc., the height of which should not be less than a loot
and it should be in front of a person offering Salat
(prayer) to act as a symbolical harrier between him
and the others ,
: a well-known town near Makkah.
: (Xlh) Another name fur Al-Madrnah Al-Munawwarah.
: (yn 1 — dL) One who has met or accompanied any
companion of the Prophet ^ - j .
: (d j^') A well-known town about 700 kilometers north
of Ai-Madihahr
: (o-jjrt — Lt.il) The word T&ghut covers a wide range of
meanings: it means anything worshipped other than
the Real God (Allah), i.e. all the false deities. It may
be Satan, devils, idols, stones, sun, stars, angels,
human beings, c.g. Messengers of Allah, who were
falsely worshipped and taken as Taghut .Likewise
saints, graves, rulers, leaders arc falsely worshipped,
and wrongly followed. | See TafsTrlbn Kathir, VoL 1,
page 512: and (V.2:51}|,
: Night optional prayer offered at any time after
hha ' prayer and before the Fajr prayer.
: (dl — It is the Islamic customary process of
chewing a piece of date and putting a part of" its juice
in the child's mouth and pronouncing AdMn in
child's ears, (Sec Sahth Al-BukMrh the Book of
‘Aqlqah t Vol, 7, Page No, 272),
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lilimary
Taiha
Takhir
fukbirah
Talbinak
Tatbiyah
Al-Tan'ftn
Taqlid
Tardwih
Tarn
Tashahh mt
Tasifm
Tauhid {Islamic
Monotheism)
: (kd*) One of the names of Al-Madinah city.
: (» — £ji) Saying Alldhu-Akbar (AliSh is the Most
Great).
: (SjhS^i) A single utterance of AMhu-Akbar.
'■ (SiJJi) A dish prepared from Hour and honey -
: (* Saying Lahhaik Alfdhumma Labhaik (O
Allah! I am obedient lo Your Orders, I respond to
Your Call).
: A place towards the north of Makkah outside
the sanctuary from where Makkans may assume the
state of Ihr&m to perform ‘Urnmh,
'■ (jcllifi) Pulling coloured garlands around the necks of
Budn (animals for sacrifice).
: — l'j Optional Salat (prayers) offered after the
Tsha ' prayers on the nights of Ramadan. These may
be performed individually or in congregation.
: (£— yd 1 ) Repetition of the words of the Adhfin twice
by the Mu 'adhdhin { call-maker) .
: — sdi) The recitation of the invocation 'Ai-tahiydtu
tiliahi... (up to) ... mi ash- had it anna Muhammadan
Rasul-ulldh'y while in Qu'iid, i e. sitting posture in
Salat (prayer). (See Sahib Al-Bukh&ri Vol. 1, Hadfth
No. 794, and it also means: to testify ITi ilfiha ilialldh
Muhammadan Rusal Alidh {none has the right to be
worshipped but Allah and Muhammad is the
Messenger of Allah),
: (+J. — 3) On finishing the SalSt) prayer), one turns
one’s face to the right and then lo the left saying ,
Alaikum wa Rahmatulldh (Peace and
Mercy of Allah he on you).
: (j-j-yd'.) Tauhid is to believe in 1 Allah, 2 His Angels,
3 His Messengers. 4 His revealed Books, 5 Day of
Resurrection. 6 and Al-Qadar (Divine Prcordainmcnt
i.e. whatever Alisih ordained must come to pass), anti
to act on the five principles of Islam, i.e. 1 to testify
that L a iU&ha illalldh w-'ci anna Muhammad- ur Rasul
AHfih (None has the right to be worshipped but Allah
and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. 2 to
offer the (five compulsory congregational) prayers
(Iff am at as-Salat), 3 to pay zakat, 4' to perform Hajj
(i.e. pilgrimage to Makkah), 5 to observe fast during
the month of Ramadan. To believe in Allah means
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filossary
declaring Allah to be the only God in the heavens and
the earth and all that exists Jt has three aspects:
(A) Oneness of the Lordship of Allah: Tauhfd ar
Rububiyyah. To believe that there is only one Lord
for all the universe, and He is its Creator, Organizer,
Planner, Sustainer, and the Giver of security and that
is Allah.
(B) Oneness of the worship of Allah; Tauhid-ai-
Ufiihiyyah: To believe that none has the right to be
worshipped [e.g. praying, invoking, asking for help
(from the unseen), swearing, slaughtering sacrifices,
giving charity, fasting', pilgrimage, etc.];, hut Allah.
(C) Oneness of the Names and the Qualities of A113.li;
Tauhid-al-Asma* tyas-$ifth\ To believe that : (i) we
must not name or qualify Allah except with what lie
or His Messenger ^ — -- a — ^ **' J . — ^ has named or
qualified Him; (ii) none can be named or qualified
with the Names or Qualifications of Allah; e,g -
Al-Karim\ (iii) we must believe in all the qualities of
Allah which Allah has stated in his Book {The
Qurian) or mentioned through His Messenger
(Muhammad ^ J^) without changing their
meaning or ignoring them completely or twisting the
meanings or giving resemblance to any of the created
tilings; e.g. Allah is present over His Throne as
mentioned in the Quriln. (V,2Gr 5): The Most
Gracious (he. Allah) rose over (Isiawa) the (Mighty)
Throne 1 ’ over the seventh heaven; and He conics
dawn over the first (nearest) heaven (to us) during the
last diird part of every night and also during the day
of "Arafali (Hajj, i.e. 9th Dhul-Hijjah) as mentioned
by the Prophet ^ jjii , but He is with us by
His Knowledge, not by His Personal Self {Bi
Dhdtihi), "There is nothing like Him, and He is the
All- Hearer, the All- Seer." (The Qur’an, V, 42:11).
This Noble Verse proves the quality of hearing and
tiie quality of sight for Allah without likening it (or
giving resemblance) to others; and likewise lie also
says:
“To one whom I have created with Both My Hands,’ '
(V. 38:75); and He also says:
"The Hand of Allah is over their hands.”: (V. 48: 1,0,
tiie Quriin). This confirms two Hands for Allilh, but
there is no similarit y for them.
This is the Faith of all true believers, and tvas the
Faith of all the Prophets of Allah from Null (Noah),
Ibrahim (Abraham), Musa (Moses) and 'fsa (Jesus)
Appendix I
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Glossary
Tawaf
T a H' df- a l - ffdda h
Taw3f-ul-Wa4<j'
Tayammum
ThaniyyaT a l
Wadd'
Ath-Tl\alalhah
Tharul
Thaur
Tidaqa
Tur
Uhud
till the last of the Prophets f Muhammad * — -■> *»'■
— -j. It is not as some people think that AllS-Ei, is
present everywhere, here, there and even inside the
breasts of men.
These three aspects of Tauhtd are included in the
meanings of La ilaha rV ialldh {none has the right to be
worshipped but Allah),
It is also essential to follow Allah's Messenger
Muhammad |J— ■ « L' : WujQb Al-lmhd' and it
is a part of Tauhtd-af- Uluhiyyah. This is included in
the meaning: "T testify that Muhammad * — ^
J - — -j is the Messenger of Allah 11 and this means,
“None has the right to be followed after Allah's Book
h
(the Qur'an), but Allah’s Messenger A j ^
J L/\ [See the Quran (V. 59:7) and (V, 5:31)],
: (ijljjah) The circumambulation of the Ka'bah.
: (X^yji The circumambulation of the Ka'hah by
the pilgrims after they come from Mina an the tenth
day of Dhul Hi yah. This TawSfis one of the essential
ceremonies ( Rukn ) of the Hajj.
■ The Tiwdf made before leaving Makkah.
after performing Hajj or Umrah.
• if**— d l ) To put or strike lightly the hands over clean
earth and then pass the paint of each on the hack of
the other, blow off the dust and then pass them on the
face. This is performed instead of ablution (WW ft }
and Ghusl (in case of Janabt i).
■ (f_'idi =~ l ) A place near Al Madinah
: (i The three compilers of A had ilk — Abu
Dfrwud. NasS'i. and Tirmidhi.
: (ojji!') A kind of meal, prepared from meat and bread .
: (_i *') A well-known mountain in Al- Madinah.
: (v' — iiU-'l) Those persons who had embraced Islam on
the day of the conquest of Makkah -
: (jjhJi) A mountain -
: (Jj-i) A well-known mountain in Al-Madinah. One of
the great battles in the Islamic history took place at its
Appendix I
Umrah
'Urfut
'Ushr
Waky
Wat ih aka
Wailaka
Wal&'
Walt
Walimah
Waqf
Wars
Wasdyd
Al-WAsil
Wasita
Wasq
WixAl
Witr
72S
Glossary
foot. This buttle is called Ghazwai Uhud.
: {^.**51} A visit to Makkah during which one performs
the Taw&f around the Ka'bsh and the Sa H y between
As-Saf& and AI-Maiwah. it is also called ’lesser
Ilajj' . (Sec Sahih At-Bukhan r Vol. 3, Page 1).
: (Jai >J'} The tree which produces Maghqffr.
(j — ui L ) One-tenth of the yield of land to be levied for
public assistance (Zakat). (Sec Sahib AI- Bukhari.
Vol. 2, Hadfth No. 560),
( s ^ t? J | ) The Revelation or Inspiration of All3h to His
Prophets.
: May Allah be Merciful to you\
■ (jjJLi Woe upon you I
' (s V ji — ! ') Al-Wala ' is a right to inherit the property of a
freed .slave by the person who has freed him , A hadfth
have made it clear that Wal&' is a part like a lineage,
It cannot be sold or gifted, so selling it or offering it
as a gift is prohibited.
QjSi) (Plural: Auliya ) Protector, guardian, supporter,
helper, friend.
■ The marriLigc feast-
' Religious endowment.
: ( vr -j vl) A kind of shrub used for colouring yellow.
■ (li — -^yi) Wills or testaments. (Singular iWajfyya/i
jJi)
■ (A — jh) One who keeps good relations with his kith
and kin.
- (*L ^ The means of approach or achieving
closeness to Allah by getting His favours ,
(j— y') {Plural -Awaaq or Awfuq) A measure equals to
60 Si F = 135 kg. approx. It may be less or more.
Observing Saum (fast) for more than one day
continuously,
1 {/\ — !') An odd number of Rak'at with which one
finishes one's Salat (prayers) at night after the night
prayer or the ‘Ishci prayer.
Apjitmlix I
Wiuiu ’
Yatamlarn
Yaqtn
Yanmtk
Yathrib
Yaum An-Nafr
Yaum An-Nahr
Yaum Ar Ru ’us:
Yaum At-Tarwiyah
ZaMt
Zakdt-u l-k'itr
Zamzam
Zanddiqah
Zarntib
Zuhr
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Glnssary
: (s_t — *jyi) Ablution, which is washing the face and the
hands up to the elbows, wiping the head and ears with
wet fingers, and washing the feet up to ankles for the
purpose of offering prayers or doing e ire u mai nb u 1 a t i o n
round the Ka'bah.
: The Mfqat of the people of Yemen.
: Cd^yi) Perfect absolute Faith.
: (il y jt-'l) A place in Sham.
; (LjJb) One of the names of Al-Madinah-
: (jr — 4i'^j_.)Tlie 12th or 13th of Dhul-Hijjah when the
pilgrims leave Mina alter performing all the ceremonies
of Hajj at 'Arafat, AJ-Muzdalifah and Mina,
: ( , — j-J' j j — Z) The day of slaughtering the sacrificial
animals, i,e., the 10th of Uhttl-IIijjah-
: fjn) Meaning 'the day of heads'. It is the name
of the day following the Id day ( 'fd-al-Adhd ) .
: fj — i) The eighth day of the month of Dhul-
Hijjah. when the pilgrims leave Makkah for Mina.
: (Jt—f jSi) A certain fixed proportion of the wealth and of
every kind of the property liable to Zakdt of a Muslim
to be paid yearly for the benefit of the poor in the
Muslim community. The payment of Zakdt is
obligatory as it is one of the five pillars of Islam .Zakdt
is the major economic means for establishing social
justice and leading the Muslim society to prosperity
and security,.
: ( ; — hiJ' £■'■ — Yj) An obligatory Sadaqa to be given by
Muslims before the prayer of Id-al-Fitr (See Sahih
Al-Bukhdri r Vol. 2. The Book of Z akat-al-Fitr. Fage
No. 339).
: (.■ j, — *j) The sacred well inside the Ha ram (the grand
mosque) at Makkah
: Atheists.
: A kind of sweet- smelling grass -
: {_, — fr^') Noon, mid-day SaMt (prayer) is called Zuhr
prayer.
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APPENDIX II
In the mime of Allah, the Mast Gracious, the Mast Merciful.
WHY ALLAH SENT PROPHETS AND MESSENGERS eV— h ^U?
Ever since people innovated die dogma of Shirk, (i.e. joining others, in worship
along with Allah}. Allah had been sending Prophets and Messengers to his devotees,
in order to invite them, to the worship of Allah and Allah Alone, to order them not to
ascribe partners It) I lira and bring them out of the darkness of polytheism into the
tight of Monotheism. All die Prophets preached Tauhul {i.e. Monotheism, the Belief
m the Oneness of Allah, the Glorious, the Elevated. The following verses from the
Noble Quran illustrate this fact ;
"‘Indeed We sent Nth (Noah) to his people, and lie said : 'G my people ' Worship
Allah 1 You have no other Hah {God) but Him, {74 HI aha Mullah* none has the righl
to be worshipped but Allah). Certainly, I fear for y[)u the torment of a great DaV 1” {V.
7:59).
"And to 'Ad (people. Wt sent} their brother Hhd. lie said : 'O my people !
Worship Allah ! You have no other jfi'-liA (God) but Hun. (L& ifltiha Mullah, none has
the righl to be worshipped but .Allah). Will you not fear {Allah) ^ " (V 7:6?},
“And to (the people of) Mad van {Midian}, {We sent) ihcir brother Shtt'aib. He
said' 0 my people ! Worship Allah! You have no other Hah {Got!) but Him. {/4
ihaha itlallak h none lias the right to be worshipped but Allah). Verily, a clear proof
(sign) from your Loid has come to you. so give full measure and full weight and
wrong not men m their things, and do not make mischief on the earth after it has been
set in order, that will be better for you, if you arc believers." {V.7;£5)
“And to Thamfld {people. We sent) their brother Salih He said' 'O my people!
Worship Allah ! Yon have no other Hah (God) but Him. (La illahu illallah, none has
the right lobe worshipped but AllSh).’"' (V.7:73)
"And verily. We have sent among every Utnmah (community, nation) a
Messenger (proclaiming) : "Worship Allah {Alone} and avoid {or keep away front)
Taghvit (all false deities, s.e. do not worship T&ghfti besides AllSh).” (V. 16:36-}
Every Prophet was sent to his own nation foi their guidance, but the message of
Prophet Muhammad -J-** nn was general for all mankind and jinn. As in
Hu tut ai A' r&f (AllSli addresses His Messenger
“Say (O Muhammad ^ ^ JL*); O mankind! Verily. 1 am sent to you all
as the messenger of Allah ' ” {V.7:15?).
So the aim of sending these Prophets and Mesengers to mankind and jinn was
only that they should worship Allah Alone as Allah J|.Uj said ;
"And I {Allah) created not the: jinn and mankind except that they should worship
Me (Alone) “{V. 5 1:56).
And to worship Allah means to obey Hun and to do all that He has ordained. —
and to fear Him by abstaining from all that He has forbidden,
Then those who obey Allah will be rewarded in Paradise, and those who will
disobey Him will be punished in Hell-fire
m
Tagtiul : See the Glossary.
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TAUHID — {ISLAMIC MONOTHEISM)
Tauhtd (Islamic Monolheis.ni) is to believe in 1 Allah. 2 His Angels. 3 His
Messengers, 4 llis revealed Rooks, 5 Day nf Resurrection, 6 and Al-Qadar (Divine
Preordamment i.c. whatever Allah ordained must coma to pass), and to act on the five
principles of Islam, i.e. , 1 to testify that La illaha illallSh wa anna Muhammad- Hr
Rasul Allah (None has ihc right to he worshipped hut Allah and that Muhammad is
the Messenger of AIlSEi, 2 to oiler the (five compulsory congregational) prayers
{Iqdmal as -Sol tit}. 3 lo pay jeakflt , 4 to perform Hajj (he, pilgrimage to Makkah), 5 to
observe fast during, the month of Ramadan. To believe in Allah means declaring AIL Ah
to he the only God in ihe heavens and the earth and all that exists It has three aspects'
(A) The Oneness of the Lordship of Allah; Tauhid-ar-R ubfthiyytik : To believe
that there is only one Lord for all the universe. Who is its Creator, Organizer,
Planner, Suslainer, and the Giver of security, etc., and that is AllAh.
(B) The fineness of the Worship of Allah; Tauhtd a l UMthiyyah: To believe that
none has the right to be worshipped (e.g. praying, invoking, asking for help from the
unseen, swearing, offering sacrifice, giving charity, fasting, pilgrimage) hut Allah
(C) The Oneness nf the Names and the Qualities of Allah; Tauhid-al-Asmd' was-
Sifdt: To hchcvc that:
(!) We must ntst name or qualify Allah except with what Tie or His Messenger
ji' jLshas named or qualifier] Tlim;
(ii) None can be named or qualified with the Nantes or Qualifications of Allah:
e.g. A 1- Kanm ;
(iii) Wc must believe m all tltc qualities of Allah which Allah has staled in Hls
B ook (the QuTSn) or mentioned through His Messenger (Muhammad ^ *»'
+L- *) without changing lheir meaning or ignoring them, completely or twi sling the
meanings or likening them (giving resemblance) to any of the treated tilings e.g.
Allah is present over His Throne as mentioned in Lhc Qur’an (V 20:5):
"The Most Gracious (Allah) rose over (Istawci) the (Mighty) Throne (in a manner
that suits, His Majesty)," over the seventh heaven; and He comes down over the first
(nearest) heaven lo us on the day of ‘Arafah [Hajj. i.e. the 9 th of Dhul-Hijja), and also
during the last third part of the night as mentioned by the Prophet ^ nil
but He is with us by llis Knowledge, not by His Personal-Self (bi-Bhdiihi).
It is not as some people think tliat AllSh is present everywhere — here, there and
even inside the breasts nf men.
Also Allah says:
"There is noihing like Him and He is the All-Hearer, the .All-Seer " (V.42: 1 1).
This holy Verse proves the quality of hearing and the quality of sight for Allah
without likening them (or giving resemblance) to any of the created things) and
likewise He J*- * >nlso says:
"To one whom I have created with Both My Hands," (V.3S:75);
and He also says:
"The Hand of Allah is over their bands ” (V.4S: 1 0),
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This confirms two Hands fur Allah, but then* i.t no similarity fc?r them. This is the
belief of all true believers, and was the belief of all the Prophets of Allah, from Nuh
(Noah), Ibrahim (Abraham), Musd (Moses) and 'IsS (Jesus) till the last of die
Prophets. Muhammad
These three aspects of TavMd are included m the meaning of Ld itdha Wallah
(none has the right to be worshipped but AllSh).
It is also essential to follow Allah's Messenger, Muhammad adt L,'
Wujtib al-ltribd’ and it is apart of Tauhid-al-Uluhiyyah.
K
This is included in the meaning. : I testify thal Muhammad +1-^ v* <1' ^L^is
Allah's Messenger," and this means. “None has the right to be folio wed after Alliih's
hook (the Qur'an), but Allah's Messenger
Allah says:
“Add whatsoever the Messenger (Muhammad 2u' gives you, lake
it, and whatsoever he forbids you. abstain (from it)." (V.59;7)
And also Allah says:
"‘Say (O Muhammad ^t-U. * to mankind), u If you (really) love Allah
then follow me [i.c accept Islamic Monotheism, follow the Qur'an and the Sunnah
(legal ways of the Prophet +J— w jji JU*}], .Allah will love you and forgive you of
your sins.' ’ 7 (V.3:3 1)
Shaiuida
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SHAHADAH — CONFESSION OF A MUSLIM
k Jj *,j A J 1 YJ - Jl Y
LG ildha iUaliGh, Mtthatntnad-ur- Rastit-AlUdh
(None has the right to be worshipped but Allah,
and Muhammad. ■*' is the Messenger of Allah).
It has been nolie cd that most mankind, who embrace Islam* do not understand the
reality of the meaning of the first fundamental principle of Islam. i,e, Ut ilAfu i ilfaflfth,
Muhammad-ur-RasHl-AUah (none has the right to be worshipped hut Allah., and
Mohammad <**“'_■ .^a^is the Messenger of Allah). Sol consider it essential to
explain something of the meanings of this great sentence (principle) in some detail:
A kJl h"' *—
J! h
Ld it'iiha iltolldh, Muhammad ur Rastil AllGh
"None has the right to be worshipped but Allah... and Muhammad *J>-
jis the Messenger of Allah" has three aspects: tub and c,
a. It is that, you have to pledge a covenant with (Allah), the Creator of the
heavens ansi earth* the Ruler of all that exists* the Lord of Majesty anil Highness, on
four points (or conditions):
Point i: A confession with your heart that the Creator (of everything) is Allah; it
is that you have to say. "’I testify that the Creator of all the universe including the
stars, the plataets, the sun, the moon, the heavens, the earth with all its known and
unknown forms of life, is All£h. lie is the Organizer and Planner of all its affairs. It is
He Who gives life and death, and He (i.e. Allah Alone) is the Sustained and die Giver
of security." /uni tills is called (your confession for the) "Oneness of the Lordslup of
Allah,” — TauhTtI~ar -Ru bub iyyah .
Point II: A confession with your heart that: ' L 3 testify that none has the right to be
worshipped but Allah Alone." The word "worship ' (i.e, ‘IbGdah) carries a great
number of meanings in the Islamic terminology it conveys that all kmds of worship
arc meant for Allah Alone (and none else, whether it be an angel, Messenger. Prophet
'Isa (Jesus) - son of Maryam (Mary). ‘Uzair (Ezra)* Muhammad* saint, idol* the sun,
the moon and all other kinds of false deities.) So pray to none but Allah invoke none
but Allah, ask for help from none (unseen) but Allah, swear by nunc but Allah* offer
an animal as sacrifice to nunc but Allah*, etc* and that means, — all that Allah and
His Messenger Muhammad va- order you Lu do, in the Qur’an and in
Lhc Sunnah (legal ways of Prophet Muhammad +JU> * a ^ s - Zu you must do, and
all that. Allah and His Messenger Muhammad v* 1 ^ forbid you* you must
nut do. And this is called (your confession for the) "Oneness rsf the worship of Allah",
— Touhid-at-Uluhiyyah. And that you (mankind) worship none but Allah.
Point Ill\ A confession with your heart that: "O Allah! I testify that all the best of
names and the most perfect qualities with which You have named or qualified
Yourself in Your Book (i.e. the Qur'an) or a& Your Prophet Muhammad
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has named or qualified You, with his .statement, J believe that all those (nAnWs
and qualities) arc for YoU without changing their meanings or neglecting them
cumplrlrly Or likening them (giving resemblance) to others.'’ As Allah says:
"There if nothing like Him and He is the All Hearer, the All Seer.' (Y. 42: 1 1).
This holy Verse confirms the quality of hearing and the quality of sight for Allah
without likening litem (giving resemblance) to others, and He also says:
'To one whom I have created with Both My Hands.'’ (V.3&:75)
and He also says:
’The Hand of Allah is over their hands." (V.4B: 10}
This confirms two Hands for Allah, but there is no similarity for them. Similarly
Allah says:
The Most Gracious (Allah) rose over (hcfciWiiJ the (Mighty) Throne (m a manner
tliat suits Hls Majesty).” (Y.20:5).
So He rose over the Throne really in a maimer that suits His Majesty. And AllSJi
is over Ills Throne over the seventh heaven, as the slave-girl pointed towards Use
heavens,, when Allah's Messenger (Muhammad J^-ji sJU- Jn |jr L^) asked her as to
where Allah is He comes down over the first (nearest) heaven to us during the last
third part of every nighl and also on the day of 'Arafah {Htyj. i c. ihc 9ih of Dhul-
Ilijjah), as mentioned by tbe Prophet Cv* A' JL^-, but He i s with us by His
Knowledge, not by His Personal-Self {bi-Dkdtihi}. It is not. as some people say that
Allots is present everywhere — here, there, and even inside the breasts of men. He
sees and hears all that we dci or Litter. And this is tailed (your COnfesSjon for the)
"Oneness of the Names and Qualities of Allah,’ — Tmthid-al-Asmci ' was-Sifat and
this is the right belief, the belief which was followed by the Messengers of Allah
[from Nub (Noah), Ibrahim (Abraham), Musa (Moses), Dawud (David). Sulaimln
(Solomon), Ts5 (Jesus) to Muhammad ibUtzh ♦^J^-and chu Companions ot
v
Pmphct Muhammad ; cju 1 and the righicous followers of these
Messengers f+s*.
F&ini IV- A confession with your heart: "O Allah' 1 testify that Muhanunad
cjp Jilj.s Your Messenger" Tltat means that none has the right to be followed
V
after Allah, but Ihc Prophet Muhammad f-Uji dl he is the last of His
Messengers. As Allah says:
“Muhammad ^ dn [J 1 j*) is. not the hither of any man among you, but he is
the Messenger of Allah and the last (end) of the Prophets. And Allah is Ever All-
Aware of everything." (Y .3 3:40),
"And whatsoever the Messenger (Muhammad * *ds- di 1 gives you, take it
and whatsoever he forbids yon. abstain from Lt,"(V. 59:1).
And AilSli says:
"Say (O Muhammad dil .j^to mankind): 'If you (really) love Allah,
then follow me (i.e. accept Islamic Monothesim, follow Tbe Qur’dn and I’ll*
Sunn. ah).’ " (V.3:3I)
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A* for others- than Muhammad jri*, their Statements- ar* to be taken
or rejected as to whether these arc in accordance with. Allah's Book (i.e. the Quhftn)
and with the Surmah (legal ways, orders* eels of worship, statements) of the Prophet
fin _^jor not. As the Divine revelation has stopped alter the death of
Prophet Muhammad pi * ; ^1' and it will not resume except at the time of
the Descent cif 'Isa (Jesus) — son of Maryam (Mary) and he {"i.t. Jesus} will yule with
justice according to the Islamic laws, during the Last days of the world at it has been
mentioned m the authentic Hadrfh (i,e. narration of Prophet Muhammad *J* ■*'
(Sahih-Ai-Bitkhari, Vol. 3. Ifmlhh No. 425).
b. It is essential to ultcr: Lti iidfu i illalldh, Muhammad ur Ras&l AJI&h {none has
the light to be worshipped but Allah, and Muhammad *— ■ K&fr *»'• the
Messenger oi Allah.) As it has come in the statement of line Piophet Muhammad
v* ci'to his uncle Abu Talib at the time of the latter's death' “O uncle* if you
Utter it (La ilaha \Ua\liih, Muhammad-ur-Ras&l Allah, none has the right to be
worshipped hut Allah, and Muhammad .<►*—; ^ f" 1 L y^ is the Messenger of Allah),
then I shall be able to argue on your behalf before Allah, on the Day of Resurrection >h
Similarly, when Abu Dharr A! -G hi fin embraced Islam, he went to Al-Ma$jiet-a!-
Harfim and he proclaimed it loudly in front of the Quraish infidels until he was beaten
severely.
c. It is essential that the limbs and ail the other parts and organs of one's body
testify to it* and this is very important as regards its meaning (i.e . the meaning of IJt
Mr ha iilaHah MukamnUiii Rasul Allah — none has tile right, to be worshipped but
Allah, and Muhammad *L- j -dj- Jm'< is the Messenger of Allah}, So whoever has
confessed this (to his Lord),, he shall n«it commiL sins like nibbing, killing, stealing,
illegal sexual intercourse, eating pig meat, drinking alcoholic beverages, taking undue
advantage of orphan's property, cheating in trade, bribery and earning money through
illegal means, telling lies, backbiting or otherwise, the limbs and all the other parts
and organs of Ills body will testify against him that he was a liar m his words wtiieh he
pledged to Allah In ease he commits lhc above sins, he should know that ii is a sin
that obliges him to repent to AUSb, and ask His Forgiveness, as (his) body parts {i.e.
skin, private parts, hands, tongue, ears) will testify to the above mentioned crimes {i.e.
actions) againsi himself on Lhc Day of Resurrection,
And with the confession of this great sentence {i.e. principle) a person enters in
the fold of the Islamic religion accordingly, it is essential for him to believe in all the
Messengers of Allah and not to differentials between them. As it is mentioned in His
Book. Allah says:
"Do then those who disbelieve think that they can take My slaves [i.e. the angels;
Allah's Messengers: 'I&ft (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary)] as AuliyA " (lords, gods,
protectors) besides Me? Verily, We have prepared Hell us an entertainment feu the
disbelievers {in the Oneness of ALlSh — Islamic Monotheism).
"Say (O Muhammad JL-j jjh : ’Shall We tell you the greatest losers in
respect of (their) deeds?" "‘Those whose efforts have been wasted in this life, while
they thought they were acquiring good by then deeds! "They arc those who deny the
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A yd/ {proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of tlicif Lord and the
Meeting with I lien (in the Ilnrcalittr). So their works are in vain., and on the Day of
Resurrection, We shall not give ihem any weight, '"That shall he iheir recompense,
Hell; because they disbelieved and took My Ay&t (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons,
revelations, etc.) and My Messengers by way of jest and mockery. "VeriJyF Those
who believe (in the Oneness of Allah — Islamic Monotheism), and rlo righteous
deeds, shall have the Gardens of AhFirdaus (Paradise) for their entertainment
wherein they slia.ll dwell (forever). No desire will they liave to be removed therefrom.
"Say {O Muhammad ^ to mankind):. If the sea were ink for (writing)
the Words of my Lord, surely the sea would be exhausted, before the Words of my
Lord would be finished even if we brought (another sea) like it for its aid". Say {O
Muhammad jji I am only a man like you, it has heett revealed to me
that your /fflh (God) is One Uah {God, — i.e. Allah), So whoever hopes for the
Meeting with his Lord, let him work righteousness and associate none as a partner in
the worship of his Lord.” (V. IS: 102-1 10).
This introduction is necessary for anyone who wishes to embrace Islam. After this
■confession he { or shei should take a bath (i.e. Ghusf) and then offer a two Rak'at
i
prayer, and act upon the five principles of Islam, as narrated by ibn 'Umar +»'
1 * 4 -^- m Sahjh Ai-Bukhitrh Vol. 1 Hmlilh No. 7:
Narrated lbn 'Umar 2*r } : Allah's Messenger ** JI said:
Islam is based on the following five (principles);
1. To testify La r/dfta iflall&h wo anna Muhammad-ur-Rasuf-Alf&h (none has
the right to be worshipped but Allah and tliat Muhammad is The Messenger of Allath).
2. To peifortn flqwnut} As-Salut ^ '
3. To pay Ziskdi r 'l
4. To perform Hajj (j.e. pilgrimage to Maldtah).
3. To observe {fast} Liming the month of Ramadan,
and most believe in the six articles of Faith, i.e to believe in
(1) Allah, (2) His angels. (3) His Messengers, {4} His revealed Books. (5) the Day
■of Resurrection, and (6) Al-Qadar (Divine ITcordainmerils i.e. whatever Allah has
ordained must come to pass)
IMPORTANT \< >TF:
The acceptance of the righteous deeds depends on the following two basic
conditions which must be fulfilled:
{1} The intentions while doing such deeds must be totally for Allah's sake only
without any show off or gaining praise or fame, etc.
(2) .Such a deed must be performed in accordance with the $unnnk (legal Ways,
orders, acts of worship, slalcments) of .Allah's Messenger Muhammad ibn 'Abdullah,
the last (end) of all lilt Prophets and the Messengers *y — *+4^.
1 See the Glossary.
See the Glossary.
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Ash-Shirk wnd AI-Kufr
Axh- Shirk and Al-Kufr
POLYTHEISM AND DISBELIEF
Salvation of nil mankind from Ike greatest mil againsl Allah
It is essential to mention here some details of the greatest sm wliick will not be
forgiven by Ail5h. Tills. unpardonable sin is Shirk
Shirk implies ascribing partners tc.i All all or ascribing divine ailributcs to others
besides Allah and believing that the source of power, harm and blessings comes from
others besides .Allah.
Almighty AllSli say*.
"Verily, Allah forgives not that partners should be set up with Him (in worship),,
but He forgives except lhat (anyihing else) to whom He wills; and whoever sets up
partners to Allah (in worship), has indeed invented a tremendous sin.“(V. 4:4 S),
Almighty Allah says.
"Then when the Trumpet is blown, there will be no kinship among them lhat Day,
nor will they ask of one another.
'■"Then, those whose Seales (or good deeds) are heavy, these! they are the
succeSsful-
"And those whose scales (of good deeds) arc light, they arc those who lose their
own selves; in Hell will they abide."
"The Fire will bum their fates, and (herein they will grin with displaced lips
(disfigured) "
"Were not My Verses (this Qur in’i recited to you and then you used to deny
them?'
They will say; ‘Our Lord r Our wretchedness overcame us. and we were an erring
people.
"Our Lord! 13 ring us out of this. If ever we return (to evil) then indeed we shall be
Zalimuji (polytheists, oppressors, unjust, and wrongdoers}.’
"He (Allah) will say: ‘Remain you in il with ignominy! .And speak you not to
Mc! L "(V. 23:101 108).
"And whoever invokes for worships) besides Allah, any other Hah (god), of whom
he has no proof, then his reckoning is only with bis Lord. Surely! Al-Kajirvn (Lhc
disbelievers in Allah and m Lhc Oneness of Allah, polytheists, pagans, idolaters} will
not be successful."' (V. 23; 117).
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Ash-Shirk
POLYTHEISM AND ITS VARIOUS MANIFESTATIONS
Definition: Shirk basically isc polythei Srrt, i.e., the worship of other. 1 ; along with.
Allah. It also implies attributing divine attributes to any other besides Allah. It
particularly implies assticialing partners in worship with Al]5b or believing that tine
souicc of power, harm or blessings is from others besides Allah.
Types: There are three types of Shirk, namely:
{1} Ash-Shirk al-Akhar, i.e. ttlaj Of Shirk
{2} Ash-Shirk al-Asghar, i.e. minor Shirk
{3) Ash-Shirk al-KhafL i c. inconspicuous Shirk,
Manifestations: (1) Ash-Shirk al-Akbar (The major Shirk}- The major and
serious polytheistic form, has four aspccls:
{a) Shirk ad iJy d\ Le. mvocation.This aspect implies invoking, supplicating or
praying to other deities besides Allah.
Almighty Allah says:
"And when they embark oil a ship they invoice Allah, making theit Faith pure l'or
Him only, hut when He brings them safely to land, behold, they give a share of their
worship to others," (V.£9:65)
{b} Shirk nn-iVtyya.h n-al-IrSdah witl-Qfljd. Tills aspect implies intentions,
purpose and determination in acts of worship or leligious deeds, not for the sake of
Aildh but directed towards other deities.
Almighty Alhih says:
"Whosoever desires the life of the world and its glitter, to them We shall pay in
lull (the wages of) their deeds therein, and they will have no diminution (herein. They
are those for whom there Is nothing in the Hereafter hut Fire: and vain are the deeds
they did therein. And of no effect is that which they used to do."{Y. 11:15,16)
(c) Shirk ai-Td 'ah. This aspect implies rendering obedience to any authority
against the Order of AllSh. Almighty AllHh says:
"'They (Jews and Christians) tonic their Rabbis and their monks to be their lords
besides Allah (by obeying them in things which they made lawful or Uni awful
according to their own desires without being ordered by Allah}, and (they also took as
their lord) Messiah, son of Maryam (Mary), while they (Jews and Christians} were
commanded (in Hie Torah and the Gospel} to worship none but One Hah {God i.e.,
Allah), 11 i itdha ilia H uwa (none has the right to be worshipped hut He). Glorified is
lie (far above is He) from having the partners they associate (with Him).’’ (V.9:3l).
Once, while Allah's Messenger ^ ^^w-as reciting the above Verse,
'Adi ihn 1 1 at in i said. "O AllaJts Prophet t They do not worship them {rabbis and
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monks).” Allah’s Messenger said, “They certainly do, They fi.e. Hobbit and monks)
made legal things illegal, and LI legal things legal, ant! they fi.e Jews ami Christians)
fallowed [hem; and hy doing SO they really worshipped diem. ''{Narrated hy Ahmad,
At-Tirmidht . and Ibn Jarir). {Taf.ur Al-Tabari, Vol. 1 0, Page No. 1 1,4).
(d) Shirk-at-Mahefobah This implies showing the love which is due (o Allah
Alone to others than Him
Almighty Allah says"
"And of mankind are some who take {for worship) others besides .Allah as rivals
(to Allah), They love them as they love .Allah Bui those who believe, love Allah more
(ihan anything else), If only those who do wrong could see, when they will see the
torment, that all power belongs to Allah and that Allah is Severe in punishment,” (V,
2:165)
(2) Ash-Shirk-oI-Asghar Ar-Riyd ' (The minor Shirk, i,c acts performed to show
off). Any act of worship or any religious deed done in order to gain praise, fame or for
worldly benefit, falls under this category.
Almighty Allah says:
"Say {O Muhammad <-Lf- I am only a man like you, it has been
revealed to me that your Hah (God) is One Hah (God — i.c. Allah;' So whoever hopes
for the meeting with his Lord, let him work righteousness and associate none as a
partner in the worship of his Lord ! ” (V. IS; 1 10)
(3) Ash-Shirk-al-Khafi (The inconspicuous Shirk). This type implies being
inwardly dissatisfied with the inevitable condition that has been ordained for one by
Allah: conscientiously lanterning that had you done or not done such and such or had
you approached such and such you would have had a better status, etc,
The Noble Prophet Muhammad un ^L^said
"Ash Shirk-ill Khafi m tlic Muslim nation is more inconspicuous titan the
creeping of a black ant a on black rock in the pitch darkness of the night." .'And this
mconspieuous Shirk is expiated by saying tlirice the following sentences every day:
“O Allah! I Take Your refuge from that I should ascribe anything as partner in Your
worship, being conscious of that, and I beg Your pardon for that sin which l am not
aware of.“
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Al-Kvfr (DisbrUtf)
Al-Kofr
DISBELIEF AND ITS VARIOUS MANIFESTATIONS
Ku.fr is basically disbelief in any of the articles of Faith in Tslam
The articles of Faith arc; to believe in —
{1) Allah,
{2} Hi?, angels.
{3} His Messengers.
{4} His revealed Books,
(5 } The Day of Resurrection, and
{6} AI-Qadfir, Divine Piemdaimnenls (i.e. Whatever Allah p-j has ordained
must come to pass).
There are twci aspcmls of disbelief'
(lb The major disbelief (A [-Kufr-al-Akbar)\ This aspect excludes one completely
from the fold of Islam. Tiierc- are five types (of lhi' : ; major disbelief}:
(a) Kufr-at-Takdhib, This implies disbelieving the divine (nith or denying of
any of the articles of Faith
Almighty Allah says;
'“Then who docs more wrong than one who utters a lie against Allah and denies
the truth [this Qur'an, the Prophet (Muhammad v* 1 ■*' j**)- the Islamic
Monotheism] when it comes to him. Is there not in Hell an abode for the disbelievers?
" {V, 39:3 2}
{b} Kit/r a! Ib& ' wat Takabbur mu‘at Tastiiq. This implies rejection and
arrogance to submit to Allah' s Commandments after conviction of their truth.
Almighty Allah says:
"And (remember} when Wc said to the angels: 'Prostrate yourselves before
Adam. ' And they prostrated except Iblts. lie refused and was proud and was one of the
disbelievers {disobedient to Allah).” (V. 2:34).
(c) Kufir-ash-Shakk wciz-Zann. This implies doubting or lacking of conviction
in the six articles of Faith.
Almighty All5h says:
"And be went into his garden while in a state (of pride and disbelief} unjust to
himself, lie said: I think not that this will ever perish. And I think not the Hour will
ever come, and if indeed I arn brought back to my Lo]d (on the Day of Resurrect lots) 1
surely shall find better than this when l return to Him.’ His companion said to him
during the talk with him. 'Do you disbelieve in Him Who created you out of dust (i.e.
your father, Adam), then out of Nulftth (mixed semen drops of male and female
discharge), then fashioned you into a man'? But as for my pari (I believe) that He is
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Al-Kufr {Disbelief}
Allah, my T.-fird, and none shall I associate as partner with ray Lord/ " (V. 1-8:35-38)
(d) Kwfr-al-l'rad This implies turning away from the truth knowingly or
deviating from the obvious signs which Allah has revealed
Almighty Allah says:
"We created not the heavens and the earth and all that is between them except
with truth and for an appointed term But those who disbelieve ium away from lhat
whereof they arc warned. " (V.46;3}
(e) Kufr an Niftiq. This implies hypocritical disbelief.
Almighty Allah says:
"They have made then oaths a screen (for their hypocrisy). Thus they hinder
(men) from the Path of Alllh Verily, evil is what they used to do. That is because
they believed, then disbelieved, therefore their hearts arc scaled, so they understand
not.’" (V.63:2 3)
(2) The minor disbelief (Ai-Kuft-ai-Ajghary This aspect of disbelief does not
exclude one from the fold of Islam. It is also termed KuftSn-Ni mah. This implies
disbelief manifesting itself in ungratefulness for AllSh’s Blessings or Favours.
Almighty Allah says.
'And AlEh puts forward the example of a township (Makltah), that dwelt secure
and well-content; its provision coming to it in abundance from every place, but it (its
people) denied the F'avours of All£h (with ungratefulness}. So Allah made it taste
extreme of hunger (famine) and fear, because of that (evil. i.e. denying Prophet
Muhammad <4r- Ju' J-*) which tliey (its people) used to do.” (V. 10: 1 12}.
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Al-Nijfaq (Hypocrisy)
Aa-Xiftiq
HYPOCRISY AND ITS VARIOUS MANIFESTATIONS
Hypocrisy is of lwo types, namely:
(A) Hypocrisy in Belief
(B) Hypocrisy ill deeds and. actions.
(A) Hypocrisy in Belief
There arc six aspects of hypocrisy in Belief:
1. To deny the Messenger (Muhammad fr~~;
2. To deny some of all that was brought by the Messenger (Muhammad ■**'
iJU-) (e.g. the Qur'Sn, the i’jjjrranh, laws and principles of Islam).
i
3. To bate the Messenger (Muhammad ^
4 To hate some of that which was brought by the Messenger (Muhammad
*-L** 4i!) B.g. Islamic Monotheism, etc.
5. To feel happy at the disgrace of or the set-back for the religion of Allah's
Messenger (Muhammad -v^ 4’ ).
6 To dislike that Ihc religion of Allah’s Messenger (Islamic Monotheism)
becomes victorious (tsot being, pleased at the victory of Islam).
A person having these six types (of hypocrisy) will be in the lowest depths (grade)
of the Fire (Hell) (See V. 4: 145)
(B) Hypocrisy in [leech anil actions
There, are five aspects of hypocrisy in deeds and actions, and their proof is from
the statement of Allah's Messenger" ^ nu i J^\ Tire signs of a hypocrite are
these:
1. Whenever he speaks, he tells a lie.
2. Whenever he promises, he always breaks it (his promise).
3. If you trust him. he proves to be dishonest (if you keep something as trust with
him, he will not return it).
4. And in another narration of the Prophet *4^ _■ v* ^ J-*' Whenever he
quarrels, he behaves in a very imprudent, evil, insulting manner,
5 Whenever he makes a covenant, he [Troves himself treacherous.
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JESUS AND MUHAMMAD
(peace be upon Ihcrn)
IN THE BIBLE AND THE QUR’AN
BIBLICAL EVIDENCE OF JESUS BEING A SERVANT OF GOD
AND HATING NO SHARE IN DIVINITY
INTRODUCTION
All praise is lo ihc One to Whom all Dignity, Honour and Glory arc due: the
Unique with perfect attributes, Who begets not, nor is He begotten. He has no equal
but He is the Almighty, Omnipotent. He sent His Messengers and Prophets to guide
humanity towards monotheism: to worship Him Alone, the only One Worthy ol
worship,, and to warn them of the eternal dire consequences of polytheism, associating
partners with Otic Allah and the worship of creatures.
Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon all the Prophets and Messengers, especially
on Muhammad, the last of the Prophets, and on all who follow him in righteousness
unhl the Day of Recompense.
JESUS AND THE DEVIL IN THE BIBLE
In the New Testament of the Bible, in the fourth chapicr of the Gospel according
to Matthew, ihc sixth and seventh versts clearly indicate chat Jesus is an obedient
mortal and God rs the Master and Lord according to his saying m the seventh verse
“It is written again. Thou shah not tempi the Lord, thy God
In this chapter wc read that the Devil actually carried the Messiah, and took him
from place to place. How can the Devil carry Cod'? GlorV be to Allah; He is above
s uch bl asphemy!
Then the Devi] orders him to prostrate, before him aod worship him, even
tempting him with worldly possessions. How can tlic Devil even dare such an
audacity with God^ When the Devil wanted Jesus to comply with his orders, he
(Jesus) replied by saying that it was written (in the previous Books}'
“Thou sbalt worship the Lord, thy God: And Him only shall thou serve.'"
— Matthew 4: 10.
CHILDREN OF GOD
Jesus never called himself S*rr of God as fat as I know — but he used to call
himself the 'Son of Man' (Mark 2:10) although he heard, himself being called by that
name be did not object — as assumed in lhe Bible — and did not consider Lhc tide
exclusively for him.
According to the Biblical term in the Old and New Testaments, every God-fearing
righteous person rs called ' Son of God' . In Matthew 5 :9 we read,
’"Blessed are the peace-makers, for they shall be called the children of God.''
In Matthew 5:45 —
'That ye may be children of your Father which is in heaven... “
GOD THE FATHER
In Matthew 54S —
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"Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father wtiiek is in heaven is perfect. "
lit Matthew ft: 1 —
“, r otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. "
Matthew 7:21 —
’ Not every erne that sayeth unto me (Jesus), Lord, I-ord. shall enter into the
kingdom of heaven: hut he that doeth the will of my Father, which is in heaven .”
N.B. The word 'Lord 1 here was translated as Rahb in the Arabic version of the
Bible so that people may be convinced that Jesus is God’ But if one studies the rest of
the verse, one will note that the verse bears testimony to the subservience (to God's
Will) of the Messiah (Jesus). Therefore the eoricct translation should be:
"Not every one chat sayeth to me, O my Matter, shall enter into the kingdom o(
heaven;, hut he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven./'
It is obvious from the above readings from the Bible that the term 'Father' is used
for God in numerous places in the Bible. It is never used exclusively for Jesus.
Matthew 11:25 —
“At that time Jesus aiuwered and said, I thank Thee, O Father, laird of heaven
and earth, because Thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent and has
revealed them unto babes.
JESUS THE WORSHIPPER
Matthew 1 4:23 —
“And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart m
pray.,.,”
I say: If Jesus is God or a part of God then why did he pray? In fact, prayer is
always from a submitting, needy and dependent one for the Mercy of Almighty Allah
as mentioned in the Qur’an.
“O mankind! Tt is you who stand in need of Allah bm Allah is Ihc Rich (Free of
all wants and needs), the Worthy of all praise" (V 35:15)
And in V. 19:93 of the Qur'Sn:
"There is none in the heavens and the earth but comes to the Most Gracious
(Allah) as a slave.”
A BIBLICAL STORY
Matthew 7 15:22-2$ —
" And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts and cried unto
him, saying, ‘Have mercy on me, O fjord, thou soft of David: my daughter is
grievously vexed wiLh a devil, 5 But he answered her not a word. And his discipies
came and besought him, saying: “Send her away, for she ciielh after us.' But he
answered and said. 'I am not scut but unto the lost sheep of ihc house of Israel.'
Then came she and worshipped him, saying, "Lord, help me But he answered
and said. It is not meet to take the children's bread and to cast it to dogs.’
And she said. 'Truth, Lord: yet the dogs cal of the crumbs which fall from their
masters 1 ' table '
Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto
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tliec even as thou will. And her daughter was made whole from lhat very hour. L "
In this story about a woman from Canaan there are noteworthy points ■
{]} Luck of mercy ami love charged against Jesus (if the incident. is reported
correctly).
{2} Degraded discrimination in regard to Lhc uplifting of his tribe and not for
the others-,
f 3 > Tribal pride of descendance md prejudice against others and calling [hem
dogs,
{4> .An ignorant polytheist woman dcbaicd with him and won him over
JESUS: A PROPHET OP ALLAH.
Matthew 19:16-17 —
’"And behold, one came and said unto him, 'Good master, what good thing sliall I
do lhat 1 may have eternal Itf'eT And lie said unto him, 'Why callcsl thou me good?
(There is) none good but one, (i.c.) God. but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the
commandments/
The above verses note this acknowledgment of his submissiveness (to Allah's
Will).
Matthew 21 :45-46 —
’ Arid when the chief priests and pharisees had beard bis parable-, they perceived
that he spoke of them. But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the
multitude because they took him for a Prophet.”
Here it is proved that all those who believed in Jesus during his life-time did not
believe in him being God or the Son of God or one in the doctrine of Trinity; but they
believed in him as being a Prophet only. This is indeed one of the strongest points of
evidence against those who believe in the Divinity of Jesus {Incarnation of Godj if
only they pondered.
JESUS: A SERVANT OF ALLAH.
Matthew 23:$ —
“But be not ye culled Rabbi: for one is your muster, even Jesus H and all ye an?
brethren."
Here it is dearly proved thut Jesus was servant of" Allah* and that there is only
One Muster and He is Allah In ihc Arabic version of the Bible this verse has been,
translated so lhut Jesus is meant to be the muster whereas the English rendering is
nearer the: original sense ■
Matthew 23:9 —
“And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father which is in
heaven."
From this you will note that fatherhood and sonship :s meant to be the
rciauonship between trie Lord and His servants: it is meant in a general sense and not
specifically lor Jesus.
Matthew 24:36 —
"But of that day and hour knoweth no man. no, not the angels of heaven, but my
Father only. "
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Tills is a definite proof that die Final Hour is unknown to any tint Allah, thus
Jesus' knowledge is imperfect like all other men; Allah Alone is All Knowing,
Omniscient
Matthew 26:39 —
"And he (Jesus) went a little farther, and fell on liis face and prayed, saying, 'Q
my Father, if it lie possible, let this cup pass from rot: nevertheless not as I will, but as
Thou wilt.' ”
We note here that the person speaking is unaware of AllSh's Will ami realizes the
fate that he is a servant of Allah. He (Allah) Alone tan cause the change.
TIIE COMPILATION OB’ THE BIBLE
Matthew' 27: 7- ft —
"And they Look counsel ami bought with Lbcm (he potter's field to bury strangers
in Wherefore tb;u field was tailed the Field of Blood, unto this day
From these verses wc understand (hat (he Bible (the New Testament) was not
written during Jesus’ life-time bin long after the occurrence of the events described,
having been retained in ihc memory nf the people.
Matthew 27:46 —
"And about The ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eh, lama
sabachthani? (My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken me?')"
This is according to their (Christians') assumption that Jesus cried m a loud voice
saying the above words wliile he was being crucified. This is a great insult as such
words could only come from unbelievers in Allah. Further', it is incredible that such
words should conic out from a Prophet of Allah because Allah never breaks His
Promise and His Prophets never complained against His Promise.
JESUS: PREACHER OF MONOTHEISM (TAUHlD)
In John 17:3 —
"And this is life eternal, that they might know Thee, the only tine God, and Jesus
Christ whom Thou has sent.”
In Mark 12:2E-30 —
"And Ode of the scribe, 1 : came., and. having heard them reasoning together, and
perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, 'Which is the first
commandment of all?' And Jesus answered him: ‘The first of all the commandments
is; hear O Israel, the Lord thy God is One Lord: and thou shall love the Lord, thy Clod
with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy
strength: this is the first commandment.’ ”
In Mark 12:32 —
“And the scrihe said unto him, 'Well, Master, Lhou hast said the tniLh: for there is
One God;, and there is none other but lie.
Its Mark 12:34 —
" he (Jesus) said unto him, "Thou art not far from (he kingdom of God "
In these verses. Jesus (peace be upon him) himself had testified that Allah is the
One God, there is none other than Him. and lhat whoever believes in His Oneness, he
is near the Kingdom of Allah. Therefore whoever as social cs partners with Aliah or
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believes in liic Trinity is far away from the Kingdom of Allah, and whoever is far
away from the Kingdom of Allah lie is the enemy of AllSih.
In Matthew 24.36 —
'Unt uf that day and hour kflowclb no man, no, not the angels uf the- heaven, but
my Father only,"
I say: A similar text was quoted from Matthew which is exactly as proclaimed by
the ■Qur'an in that none knows when the Hour will come except Allah. This
establishes the fact tliat Jesus was subservient to AilSh and that lie had no share in
Divinity: that he was an incarnation of God. was an innovation by the people of
■Canaan.
In John 20; 16 —
“Jesus said unto her. ‘MaiyV Site turned herself, and sayctk unto him. *Kabboni\
which is to say, Master, Jesus saitlt unto her, ’Touch me not: For 1 am not yet
ascended to rny Father; but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my
Father and your Father; and to my God and your God.' Mary Magdalene came and
told the disciples that she has seen the Lord, and that Tie had spoken these things unto
her,”
In the above narrative Jesus clearly testified that Allah is his God and their God,
making no difference between him and them in the worship of the One AllSh.
Whoever believes that Jesus is God has indeed blasphemed against ATlah and
betrayed Jesus and all the Prophets end Messengers of Allah.
BIBLICAL PROPHECY ON TTTE ADVENT OF
MUHAMMAD (peace be upon him +J — - cds-
John 14 15-16 —
“If you Jove ine, keep my commandments. Anri I will pray the Father ami He shall
give you another Comforter that he may abide with you forever.”
Muslim theologians have said lhat “another Comforter " is Muhammad, the
Messenger of Allah; and him to “abide forever" means the perpetuity of his laws and
way of life (Shari ah) and cite Book (Qur f 5n) which was revealed to him.
John 15 : 26-27 —
“But when <hc Comforter is come, whom 1 will send unto you from the Father,
even the Spirit of truth, which procccdcth from the Father, he shall testify of me; And
ye also shall bear witness, because yc have been with me from the beginning. "
John 16:5-S —
“But now I go my way to Him that scnl me and none of you nskelh me 'Whilhcr
goes! thou?" But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your
heart. Nevertheless I tell you the truth; for if I go not away, the Comforter will not
come unto you: but if I depart, I will send him unto you. And when he is come, he
will reprove the world of sin, and approve righteousness and judgment."
John 16 : 12-14 —
“I have yet many things to say unto you. but you cannot bear them now, How be it
when he, the Spirit of imlh. is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not
speak of himself: but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak, and he will shew-
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you things to come. He shall glorify me: for lie shall receive of mine, and lie shall
shew it unco you."
John Jh lb —
: ‘A little while and ye shall not see me: and again a little while, ye shall .see me,
because I go to the Father."
Muslim theologians have stated that the person who is described by .Jesus to come
afler him — in the abpvc verses — does not comply with any other person but
Muhammad pL-j? ii the Messenger of Allah. This ‘person' whom Jesus
prophesied will come after him is called in the Bible ‘Parqalccta’ This word was
deleted by later interpreters and translators and changed at limes to "Spirit of Truth’ ,
and at other limes, to ‘Comforter' and sometimes to "Holy Spirit'. The original word
is Greek and its meaning is ‘one whom people praise exceedingly/ The sense of the
word is applicable to the word ‘Muhammad’ {in Arabic).
FINALITY OF PROOFS ON THE FABRICATION
OF THE STORY OF THE CROSS
{1} The Bible testifies to the fact that Jesus was known among the Jews: he used
to preach and deliver sermons in lhc Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem, It was
therefore, unnecessary to hire a Jew for thirty pieces of silver to direct them to him as
related in Matthew,
{2} It is related that one of the twelve disciples named Judas Iscariot was hired to
direct the Jews to Jesus, They then sentenced him after which Judas was greatly
ashamed and dissociated himself from ihcir act and then committed suicide. .All this
took place within twenty- four hours, The contradictions arc obvious,
{3} The clearest proof which alone is sufficient to discredit this story is when the
Jews passed the sentence of death against Jesus and intended to get the approval o£
the governor. Pontius Pilate.
Matthew 27:11 14 —
'And Jesus stood before the governor: The governor asked bun. saying. Art thou
the king of the Jews!' And Jesus said unto him, ‘Thou saycsl" : And when he was
accused of (by) the chief priests and elders he answered nothmg. Then said Pilate
unto him. Hcarcst thou not how many things they witness against thee?' And he
answered hnn never {to) a word..."
The Christians will interpret the above verse to mean that Jesus wanted to die on
the Cross for the redemption of mankind and for the forgiveness of their sms. If so,
then why did he ask to turn away that cup from him (i.e. death)? Why did he cry out
while on the Cross (as they assume): "O Lord, why hast Thou forsaken rucT L How
could he have remained silent when the truth was being challenged ? He was known
for his soul inspiring sermons challenging the learned Jewish Rabbit. No sane person
can believe in this, Ii" the story of the Cross is disproved then the very foundation on
which Christianity is based, will be demolished.
Muslims believe that Jesus was not crucified by the Jews as revealed in tire Holy
Qur'an by Allah in a crystal clear manner: V. 4:157,158. —
"And because of their saying (m boast): 'We killed Messiah Jesus, son of Mary,
the Messenger of Allah" . — but they killed him not. nor crucified him. but it appeared
so to them [the resemblance of Jesus was put over another man (and they killed that
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man)], and those who differ therein are full of doubts. They have no (certain)
knowledge, they follow nothing but conjecture, For surely, they killed him not {i.c.,
Jesus, son of Mary). But Allah raised hnn (Jesus) up (with his body and soul) unto
Himself (and he is in the heavens).. And Allah is Ever All Powerful, All
Wise.”
The lews themselves, together with the entire Christian world, believe that he was
crucified. As proofs against then views and to prove the truth of the Musluii verdier
through the Bible, I prepared the following set of questions based on the Book of
Matthew in the New Testament of the Bible. (Chapters 26 and 27):
(1) Did those who captured Jesus (according to their assumption) know him in
person ? or did they not know him?
Matthew- testifies that they did not know him.
{2} Was it during die day or night that he was captured?
Matthew says — it was during (he night.
(а) Who was the (me LhaL directed them Lo him?
Matthew says He was one of his twelve disciples called Judas Iscariot.
{4) Did he direct them free of charge or for a fixed reward which they specified,
for him’ 7
Matthew says: He directed them to him for a fixed reward of thirty pieces of
silver.
{5) What was the condition of Jesus during that night?
Matthew says: He was fearful and prostrated m prayer saying: "0 God, if' it is
possible for You to let this cup pass from me. then let it pass.” It is incredible that
such words could come from a believer in God. let alone a Prophet of God. because
all believers believe that God has power over all things.
(б) What was the condition of his eleven disciples ?
Matthew says: Sleep overcame them that night together with their teacher
(according to (heir assumption) out of fear.
{7} Wat Jesus contented with their condition?
Matthew stays (verses 4ft-4f>): He wait m>l Satisfied. He- used Its tmne to them to
wake them up saying: "Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation; the- spirit
indeed is willing hut the. flesh is weak." Then he would come again to find them
asleep and he would, again wake them up and say the same thing. This weakness could,
not have been spoken of righteous pupils even if they were pupils of an ordinary
pious teacher, let alone the disciples ol' Jeaus, son of Mary.
{S} Did they help him when those ruffians captured him' ?
Matthew says: They forsook him and fled.
{9) Did Jesus have confidence in his disciples that night?
Matthew says: Jesus informed them that they will all forsake him. Then Jesus said
unto them: "Verily I say unto thee that this night before lhe cock crows, thou shall
deny me — thrice." Peter said onto him, "Although 1 should die with thee, yet will I
not deny thee " Likewise also said all the disciples. And sort happened
( 10) How did those ruffians capture hint?
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Matthew says: They came to him with swords and staves after they were directed
to him by a Jew, then they captured him as described m verse 57:
"And they that had laid hold on Jesus, led him away to Caiaphas the high priest,
where die elders were assembled.”
There they passed the sentence of death on him. The ruffians then took him away,
spat on Ills fact and struck him with their hands after which they stripped him of his
clothes and clad him in scarlet robes, then placed a crown of thorns on his head and
took him about, teasing and mocking him. They sard to him: 'You are the king of
Israel according to your claim.' They severely degraded him.
(11) Who finally decided to pass the death sentence against liim?
Matthew says: lie was Pontius Pilate, who was at that dme the governor of
Palestine.
{12) When the ruffians brought that man before the governor anil informed him
that the priest of the Jews passed the .sentence of death by crucifixion according to
their law (Torah), did he believe in them without investigation?
Matthew says: lie did UOt believe them but asked that man: 'Ts it IrUe what they
have said? 1 ' [Ie remained silent. The question was repeated, and he continued to
remain silent He remained silent in view of the truth, it w‘as essential for him even if
he was not a Prophet to clarify the truth and deny the false accusation of the Jews. The
governor’s wife went to the governor and she said to him: "‘Have thou nothing to do
with that just man? for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of
him."
The Bible stales that Jesus delivered lengthy speeches to the Jews rebuking and
warning them which amounted to defaming them. Tbeo why was he silent that day?
The governor's intention for asking him was to stand for lire truth.
( 1 3) How was he crucified according to their assumption' 5
Matthew says: They crucified him between two thieves both of whom abused him
by saving lt.i him, “If you are truthful ihcn save yourself,”
(14) This was a great calamity What did he say while on the cross (according to
their assumption}' 7
Matthew says (27 46):
Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, ‘ Eli. Eli, lama sabachthani? (that ls to say,}
my God. my God. why hast Thou forsaken me?"
This is a blatant declaration of disbelief according to all theological authorities.
Whoever relates it to a Prophet is a disbeliever according to the revealed religions.
Almighty Allah, in the Qur'dn warns, the lews and the Christians against their
blasphemy; that Jesus is an incarnation of God (Allah) or the son of God (AllSh) or in
rejecting him totally: and that they must believe m him as a Messenger of Allah only:
”And there is none of the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) but must
believe m him (Jesus, son oi Mary, as only a Messenger oi Allah and a human being)
before his (Jesus -ufr- or a Jew's or a Christian’s) death (at the time of the
appearance of the angel of death). And on the Day of Resurrection, he (Jesus) will be
a witness against litem." (V.4:l59).
Brief Index
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Appendix III
BRIEF INDEX
■Bold numerical* in the rdcrcnec number* denote
Surah Nos, while other numeiicals show the /iyirf Nos,}
Aaron {Hiirun} 2:24S. 4 1 63; 6:84;
7^122,142; 10:75; 19:28,53;
20:30,70, 90,92; 21:48; 23:45;
25:35; 26.13,48: 2S.34,
37:114,120.
'Abate. S .S0-. 74; 22
Ablutions (VfajJfi). 4 43; 5:6
Abraham {Ibrahim) $-14; 2: 1 24- ] 27,
130, 1 32, 133, 135. 136, 148.258,
260: 3:33.65,67,68, 84. 95. 97;
4; 54, 125, 163: 6 74, 75. 83, 161:
9:70, 114; 11:69,74-76; 12:6,38;
14: 35; 15:51; 16:120,123; 19:41,
46, 58; 21: Si ,60.62.69, 22:26,43,
78: 26:69: 29:16, 31; 33:7;
37:83,104,109: 58:45; 42:13;
43:26; 51:24; 53:37; 57:26; 60:4;
S7: 19
Abrir. 3:193, 198: 76:5; 82: 13, 83:18-22
Abu Lahab (Father of Flame), 111:1-5
Ad people, 7:65-74; 9: 70: 11 59; 14:9;
22:42; 25:38; 26:123; 29 38; 38:12:
411:31: 41: 1 3,15; 46:21 ; 511:13;
51:41: 53:50, 54:18; 69:4-6; 89:6
Adam. 2:31. 33, 34, 15, 37; 3:13,59:
5:27; 7: 11, 19.26.27, 31, 35. 172;
17:61.70; 18:50; 19:58; 20:116,
117,120,121; 36:60
AJiy3t, $.100
Adn Paradise. 9:72: 13:23; 16:31;
18:31; 19:61; 2(1:76; 35:33; 58:50;
411:8; 61:12: 98 S
Ahmad, 61.6
Ahqitf, $.46; 46:21
Akzab, S. 33; 11:17: 13:36; 19:37;
38: 11,13; 40; 5.30; 43:65
Aikah, dwellers of. 15; 78: 26 ■ 176;
38; 1,3;
50:14
A'tA S. 87, 87:1; 92:20
Altuf. £.96
Ai-' Imran. S.3
Allah. The word Allah has occurred in
the Qur : an more Chian 3000 Umc. 1 ;.
Alyas a 1 , (see Elisha)
Amdnah. Trust and Allah prescribed
duties etc . 2 283; 4:58; 8:27; see
Trust
Angel or Angels. These words occur
moie than 10O times.
Ankabtit. $.29
Apostates. 47"25
A ‘rdf; 5 ,1% 7:266,48
ArafSt, 2: 1 98
Argue.
not on behalf of those who deceive
themselves, 4:107
von argued for them in this World,
hut who will on ihe Day of
Resurrection, 4. 109
Ask S 103
Ayat Ai-Kursi. 2'255
Backbiter, 49:12; 104 1
Badr {battle of), 3:13
lessons from. 8:5-19. 42 4 S
A I Bait u I- Ma ' milr , 52 : 4
Bakkah (Makkah), 3:96
B al r 37:125
Baled, S. 911
Balance. 7:8,9: 17:35: 21:47: 55:7 9:
57:25; 101-6-9
BanQ An-Nadir, 59:2-6, 13.
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But/arah. 5 .2
Bard' a (See Taubah) t S.9
Barzakh, (Bamcr), 23: 1 00: 25:53;
53:20; also sec 15:94-97; 34:54;
36 :9 (harrier)
Baiyittah, S.9S
Beast (of The Last Days), 27:82
Bedouins . 9-91197 -99, 1 01,1 20: 48 L 1 ,
16:49:14
Bee, 16:68,69
Believers. This word occurs more than.
200 tunes in the Noble Qur’an.
Mentioning every place will make
the Index very big.
Bequest, 2: 150,240; 4:7,12, 36:50;
Betray (deceive, fraud), 2:187. 4 107:
5:13; 8 27,58.71: 12:52; 22:38;
66:10
Birds, 2:260; 3:49; 5:110; 6:35;
12:36,41, 16:79; 21.79, 22:31:
24:41: 27:16,17,20: 34:10; 33:19;
56:21; 67:19; 105:3,
Blood-money 2-17S.J79; 4:92;
17:33
Book. This word occurs more than 300
tunes in the Noble Qur'an.
Mentioning every place wilt make
the Index very big,
Booty, war, 4:94. K;4J; Fai, 59:6-8,
Ghulul, 3.161 (See spoils)
taking illegally, 3:162
Bribery, 2: IBS
Ityidn, 22:36
Burden
of another, no bearer of bin dens sliall
hear the, 35: IS: 39:7: 53. 38
disbelievers will bear also the
burdens of others, 16:25; 29: 1 3
evil indeed are the burdens that they
will bear . 6.31,164
Allah burdens not a person beyond
Ills scope. 2:286; 7:42; 23:62
Bur it) (Big stars), S. 85; 85:1: 15. Lb;
25-61
Camel, 6: 144: 7-40; 77:33; KS:J7
Captives, 4.25; 8:67, 70, 71; 9:60;
33 26,27,76.B (see also Prisoners of
war)
Cable, 3:14: 4119; 5:1; 6:136,138.
139,142; 7; 179; 1024; 16:5-
8, 10,66,50; 20:54; 22:28,30,34;
23.21, 25:44,49; 26:133, 32:27;
35 28; 36:71-73; 39:6; 40:79:
42:11; 43:12,13; 47:12; 79:33;
80:32.
Cave of Thawr, 9: 40
Cave, people of the 18:9-22, 25,26
Certainty with truth. 56:95; 69:51:
Charity, (Sadaqah) t 2‘ 196,263. 26-1 .
270, 271,273; 4: 114; 9:5 8,75,76-
79,103,104; 57:18; 58.12,13
objects of charity and ZaLll. 2:273;
9:60
Children V 233- 42 49,50
Inst are they who have killed their,
from folly, without
knowlcdgc.6:140
Christ, (sec Jesus}
Christians. This word occurs more (hgn
600 limes in the Noble Qur’an.
Mentioning every place will make
the Index very big.
Cities overthrown, 69; 9
City of security, 95 3
Confederates, 33:9, 22 — see Ahzfih-
Consultation, mutual. 42. 3 S
Creation.
begins and repeated, 10:4; 21 104:
27:64; 29:19,20
anew, 17:49, 9S; 35:3 6
with truth, ls:S5: 16.3; 29:44; 39:5;
44:39; 45:22; 46:3
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755
Brief Index
not for play, 21:16,17, 24:11.1
every living thin? made from, 21:30;
24:45:25 54
of man, 4:1; 6:2; 15:26,28,33; 16:4;
21:30; 22:5;23: 1 2-14; 25.54;
32:7-9; 35.11; 36.77.7S: 37:11,
39:6; 40:67: 49:13; 55:14: 56:57»
59; 75:3740; 76:1,2; 77:20-23;
50:18,19; 86:5-8; 96;2
Ole first form of 56:62
in six Days, 7:54: 11.7; 32 4: 50.38,
57:4
in pairs. 13:3; 30:8; 36:36; 42:11;
43:12; 51:9,49; 53:45
variety in, 35:27,28
AllSh commands "Be!" — and it is.
2:117; 16:40; 36:82; 40:68
as the twinkling of an eye. 54:50
night and day, sun and moon, 39:5
of heav en and earth greater than, of
mankind. 40:57: 79:27
purpose of. 51:56
Crow, 5'3J!
Criterion, 2:53,1 85; 3:4; 8:29,4] , 21 :4S;
25:1
Bahr r (s&e Insdn.) S. 76; 45:24
time. 76:1; 103:1
David, 4:163; 6:84; 21:78-80; 5:78;
34:10,13; 38:17-30; 17:55
fights Goliath. 2:25 1
UtiwAbb or Dtfbbcih (moving living
crcnlure. etc,} 2:164; 6:38: S'22,55;
11:6. 56; 16:49,61; 22; J 8; 24 45;
27:82; 29:60, 31:10; 34:14;
35:28.45; 42.29. 45.4
Days. This word occurs more than 500
times in the Noble Qur'an,
Mentioning everyplace will make
the Index very big.
Dead will be raised up, 6.36
Death. This word occtirs more than 200
times in tire Noble Qur'an.
Mentioning every place will make the
Index very big.
Debts, 2: 2 SO, 282; 4:11,12
Decree,
for each and every matter, there Ls a,
13:38
never did Wc destroy a township but
there was a known, for it, 15:4
of every matter is from Allah, 44:5
when He decrees a matter, lie says
only, "Be! 1 " — and it is, 2 117;
36-82; 40:68
Deeds,
evil, beautified tor them, 47: 14
to us our, to you your deeds, 28:55:
42:15; 45:15
good and bad, are for and against his
own self, 41:46
fastened man's , to bis own neck,
17:13
Degrees, according to what they did.
6:132
Desire, those follow their evil, 47: 14,16
who has taken as his god his own,
25:43
Despair not of the Mercy of Allah,
39;53
21:87,88: 68:48-50 (see also Jonah)
Dh&rivtit, 5. 51
Dhikr. 8:205; 15:6,9
Dhul-Kifl, 21; 85, 38:48
Phtil-Qsmuin, 18:83-98
Dhun-Nun (Companion of the Fish),
Disbelievers. This word occurs more
than 200 times in the Noble Qur an.
Mentioning every place will make
the Index very big.
Disease, in the hearts of hypocrite s aod
disbelievers, 2:10; 5:52, 8.49,
9:125:22:53; 24:50, 33:12, 32. 60;
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47:20. 29; 74.31
Distress, after it there is security, 3:154
Distribution of war-btmly, 841 ; Jut? '
(booty), 59; 7-8
DiLch. people of the, 85:4- 10
Divorce, 2.228-232, 236,237, 241, 65:1-
7; sec also 4:35 (sec also ZiMr).
Donkeys {Ass).. T 2 5 9; 16: 8: 31:19:
62:5: 74:50
Drink,
alcoholic, 2:219, 5.90
pure. 37:45; 76:21
pure scaled wine, 83'25
while delicious, 37 4(S
Dutu J, S .93
Dukhdn. S. 44
Barth. This word occurs more tlian '200
times in the Noble Qur'iin
Mentioning everyplace will make
the Index very big.
Elephant army. 105:1-5
Elias {Eli) ah : Ilyasin) 6:85:37 123- 1 32
Elisha. (Alyasa 1 ) 6 86: 38:48
EtlOch, {.see Idris}
Event, 56:1,69:15
Evil. 4:123: 10:27-30: 19:83:59.15
should not be ultcrcd in public. 4:148
comes from ourselves, but good from
Allah, 4:79: 42:48
pardon an. 4.149
recompensed. 6:160: 42 A0
who devise, plots. 16:45-47
was the end, 5ft: l ft
has appeared on land and sea, 30:41
tepel/defend, with good. 13.22,
23:96: 41:34
changed, fori he good. 7:95
those follow their, desires, 47-14,16
deeds beautified for (hem, 47. 14
Excess.
forbidden m food, 5:87
in religion, 4:171:5:77-81
Eyes, cars and skins will bear witness
againsl sinners. 41:20-23
Ezra, (‘Uzaii} 9:30
Face or Countenance of Allah,
2.115,272. 6.52: 13.22, 18:28;
28:88; 30:38.39: 55:27: 76:9; 92:20
Fair-seeming, Allah has made, lo each
people its own doings, 6: t OS
Faith (Belief), 2:108; 3: 167,177,193;
5.5: 9:23. 16.106: 30:56, 46:10:
42:52:49:7.11.14; 52:21:58:22:
59:9.1ft
raj cciors of, 3:116
increase in. 3: 1 73
with certainty, 44:7; 45:4,20, 51:20
He has guided you to the, 49: 17
Fajr. 5 89
Falaq, 5. 113
False conversation about Verses of
Qur’in. 6:68
False gods.
besides Allah, idols and so-called
partners 7:194-198;
16:20,21,72.86, 21,22,24,
34:22,27: 41:47.48: 46:5,6, 53:19
24; 71:23,24 (sec also Taghut )
insult rvnt those whom they worship
besides Allah, 6:108
Falsehood (B&til), 2.42. 3:71; 8:8. 9.24,
13:17: 17:81; 21.18; 22:62;
19:52,67; 31:30; 34:49: 40:5:
41 ;42;41;24; 47-3
Fastened man's deeds to hi.-; own neck.
17:13
Fasting, 2:178.183.1 84.1 85. 187, 196;
4-92: 5-89.95: 19 26; 33; 3 5
eaL and drink onlil white thread
appears distinct from the black
thread. 2:187
Path, S. 48
754
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755
Facifmh, 5 . 1
Fdtir. 5. 35
Fear. This word occurs more than 1Q0D
limes in the Noble Qur'an.
Mentioning every place will make
the Index very big.
Fidyah (ransom),
of fast. 2:196
for freeing ihe captives, 8:67
ransom offered by disbelievers, 1:91;
5:36,37, 1(1.54; 15:18
Fig, 95:1
Fighting,
in ihe way of Allah, against,
disbelievers, 2. 190- 1 93,244;
4.84,95; 8.72,74.75:9:12-
16,20.24,36.123:47:4; 61:11
ordained. 2 '216
in sacred months, 2:217; 9:5
by Children of Israel, 2:246-251
in the Cause of .Allah, and oppressed
men and women. 4:74-76
till no more Fi to ah, 8; 39
twenty overcoming two hundred,
8.65
against those who believe not in
Allah, 9:29
permission against (hose who are
wronged, 22:39-41
and ihe hypocrites, 47:20
exemptions from, 4S: 17
Ftl S. 105
Firtfous Paradise, IS; 1.07; 23; 1 1
Fire. This word occurs more than 200
times in the Noble Qui ’in.
Mentioning every place will make
the Index very big.
Fly, 22:73
Food,
lawful and unlawful, {HafSl and
Han Jib), 2:168,172,173: 5:1,3
5.88. 6.1 IS, 1 19,321,145,146;
16:114-118; 25:51
no sin for what ate in the past, 5:93
transgress not. 5: $7
make not Unlawful which Allah has
made lawful, 5.87, 7.32. 16.116
Forbidden conduct, 6:151,152: 7:33
Forgiveness. 2' 109; 4:48.110,116;
7:199: 39:53; 42:5,40-43; 45: 14;
53:32; 57:21
a duty of Believers, 42.37, 45: 14
by Believers, for people of the
Scripture, 2 : 109
Allah forgives It) whom He pleases,
4:48
Albih forgives not setting up partners
in worship with Hun. 4:48-. lib
whoever seeks Allah's. 4' 1 10
not to ask Allah's, for the Mushrikiin,
9:113
All5b forgives all sins, 39:53
angels ask for. for those on the earth,
42:5
forgive, when they are angry. 42:37
forgive and make reconciliation.
42:40
Believers to forgive those who hope
not for Ihe Days of Allah, 45; 1 4
for those who avoid great sins and
the Fawahish. 53:32
race one with another in hastening
towards. 57‘21
Fraud. S3: 1-6 (see Betray)
Free will.
limited by Allah's Will. 6:307;
10:99: 74:56: 76:31; $1:28.29
whosoever mils, let him'
believe and disbelieve, 18:29
take a path to bis Lord, 76.29
walk stiaiglit, 81:28
Friday prayers. 62:9 1 1
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756
Fruits, 6.41 . 16.11
in Paradise, in plenty. 43:73
every kind of. 47:15
a.s they desire-, 77:42
Fujjar, 82:14-16; S3:7
Furq&rt, S.25
Fussilat (see Hd Mr mi), S.41
Gabriel. (Jibrfl) 2 97,98: Iff 193: 66 4:
SI: 19-21
R&h, 26:193; 67.12; 711:4; 78:38:
97:4
Ruh ul Qurfiu. 2:87, 253; 5:110;
16:102
Gambling, 2; 2 19; 3:90
Game, in a.iiaie nf Ih ram, 5: 94-96
Gh&fir (see Mu 'min), S. 40
Gb&shiyah, S. 88
GhusL 4-43: 5:0
Gifts, 30:39
Goliath, (JaiOt) 2: 249-251
Good (Days), 3:140
you dislike a thing which is, and like
which is bad, 2:216
En be rewarded, 4:85; 2K: 54
rewarded double, 4:40; 28:54
rewarded ten times, 6: 160
increased, 42'23
for those who do, there is good and
the hnme of Hereafter, 16:30
is for dime who do good in this
world. 39: 1 0
Allah rewards those who do. with
whal is best, 53:31
i.s there any reward for, other than
good. 55.60
do, as Allah has been good to you,
28:77
Good and Evil,
go 4 id is from Allah and evil is from
yourself, 4.79
if you do good, for your ownsclvcs
and if you do evil, against
yourselves, 17:7: 41:46
repel evil with good. 23~96; 28:54:
41:34
good and Ihe evil deed eannot be
equal, 41:34
every person will be confronted with
all the, he has done.. 3:30
(see al so Muhsin tin J
Good dead,
disclose or conceal si. 4. 149
strive as in a race in. 5:48
Gospel. 3:3,48,65; 5-46.47,66.68, 110:
7:157: 9:111; 48:29: 57:27.
Great News, 78:1-5
Greeting, 4 S 6; HI: 10: 14.23, 33:44:
25:75; 24:61
Hadid, S 57
Hady (animal for sacrifice}, 2: [96, 200
Hajj (Pilgrimage), 2: 158, 1 96- 203 ;
3:97; 5.2:22.30
Hajj, -S. 22
Himin, 28:6, 38; 29- 39: 40-24.36,37
Hands ami legs will bear witness, 36:65
Haqquh i r S.69
Hardship, there is relief with
every. 94: 56
Harun, ( sec Aaron),
Hdnd 2:102
Hashr 5.59
Hearts,
hardened, 2:74: 22:53: 39:22; 57; 16
seeded, 7:100,101; 40:35; 47; 16; 63:3
covered, 17:46; 41:5
locked up. 47:24
divided, 59:14
filled with fear. 22:35
in whose, them i.s a di scasc* 2: 1 0;
5:52; 8:49; 9:125; 22:53; 24:50;
33:12,32,60, 47.20,29,74:31
Heavens,
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757
to AJIlh belong the unseen of the,
16:77
created not for a play. 21.16
and (he earth wtne joined together,
21:30
there is nothing hidden in the, 27.75
created without any pillars, 31:10
will be rolled tip in His Right Hand,
39:67
creation of seven heavens in two
days, 41.12
adorned nearest heaven with lamps.
41:12
to Allah belongs all that is in Lhe>
45:27: 53:31
seven heavens, one above another,
67;3
Hell Tills word occurs more than 20€
times in Noble Qur’an. Mentioning
every place will make the Index
very big.
Hereafter*
better is the house in the. 6:32: 7' 169
which will be the end in the, 6:135
Ziltimiin will not be successful (in},
6:135
home of the. 12:109: 16:30: 28:83:
29; 64
whu believe nth in the, 17:10
reward of the, 42:20
better than silver and gold. 43:33 35
only for the Muttaq&n. 43:35
punishment of, 68:33
better and more lasting, S7: 17
better than the pceseot, 93.4
Highways, broad. 21:3 1
Hijr {Rocky Tract)* 15'80-S5
Hijr, 5-15
Horses, 16:8
Hour,
the knowledge of it is with Allah
only, 7:187, 33:63; 41.47: 6S.26
all of a sudden it is on them, 6:1 1 ;
7:187; 12:107:43:66
comes upon you* 6:40: L 2: 107: 20: 1 5:
34:3
has drawn neat, 54.1-5
as a twinkling of the eye, or even
nearer, 16: 77
earthquake of the, 22: 1
will be established, On the Day,
30:12,14
surely coming, there is no doubt.
4ti:59; 45:32: 51 -5*6
Houses, manners about catering, 24:27-
29
Hud, 7:65-72, 11:50-60; 26:123-140;
46:21 26
m*i S 11
UujuraL S 49
Ilamaziih, S.1D4
Hunam (battle). 9:25
Hur (females in Paradise), 44:54: 52:20
Hypocrites,
say: we believe in Allah and the T.a_st
Day, hut in fact believe not. 2.S
deceive themselves. 2:9
disease in their hearls, 2:10: 8:49:
22:53; 33; 12; 47:29
make mischief, 2:1 1,12
fools and mockers, 2:0-15
purchased error for guidance, 2:16
deaf* dumb and blind. 2:17*18
in fear of death and darkness, 2:19,20
pleasing .speech, 2:204-206
refuse to fight, 3: 167, 16 B
Allah knows what is m their hearts,
3; 167; 4;63
go for judgement to false judges* turn
away from Revelation, come when
a catastrophe befalls, 4 60-62
in misfortune and m a great success.
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Appendix III
75 S
4:72, 73
AllELh has east them tacit, 4 S&
not lo tic tak.cn as friends. 4 89;
58: 1.4-17
if they turn hack, kill them wherever
you find them, 4.89
they wait and watch for your victory
or disbelievers success. 4 141
seek to deceive Allah, 4 : 1 42
they pray with laziness and to he
seen of men, 4:142
belong neither to these nor to those.
4-143
in lowest depths of Tire; no helper,
4:145
afraid of being found out, 9:64.65
not to pray for. 9:84
men and women arc from one
another; losers; Curse of Allah,
9 67-69
in bedouins, 9.101
wherever found, they shall be seized
and killed, 53:61
Allah will punish the, 33:73
hats; turning their backs, there hearts
arc divided, 59:11 14
liars: made their oalhs a screen: their
hearts are scaled; beware of them,
■63: 1-4
comprehend not, know not. 63.7. £
to strive hard against. 66:9
[bits (Satan), 2:34; 7:1 1 IS; 15:31-
14; 17:61-65:. J & 20: I 1 6 I 7ft;
34:20,21; 38:71 -85 (see also Satan}
Ibrahim, fs.ee Abraham)
Jbrdhim r S. 14
'Jddah (divorce prescribed period of
women), 2:228, 23 J, 232, 234, 235;
33:47: 65:1-7
Idris {Enoch), 19:56,57: 21. H5, 96:4
ihr&m, 2:197; 5:2.95
Ihsart, 16.90
Ikhlfo r 5.112
I!dh, only One, 2:163:6:19: 16 22. 51;
23:91; 37:4; 38:65
Illegal sexual intercourse; evidence of
witnesses, 4:15-18.24.2,19
7/fyydfl. 83:18-21
Impure(jViVOj)- Sec 9 28 and its
footnote .
IinraJl, wife of, 3.35; daughter of. 66:12
Inevitable. 69:1-3
hfiidr. S.&2
Inheritance. 2: 1 80.240; 4:7-9, 1 1,12,19,
33, ]76;5:106-108
Injustice, to whom has been done, 4,30,
143
/fljiifl (see Dahr)t S 76
fas hiijdg, 5 84
fashinih (see Shark}.. 5-94
Inspiration, 6.93. 10:2,109; 12.102.
17:86: 49:15:42.3 .7,5 1 ,52: 53 :4, 1 0
Ini crcc ssion/Interecssor, 6:51 .70.9 3 .94:
10:3; 19:87; 20: 106,109; 30: 13;
34 : 23 ; 39: 44; 40 : ] 8 ; 43 : 86 ; 53:26;
74:48
Intoxicants, 5:90 {sec also 2:219)
Iqamat-as-Salat, 2:3,43,83,1 10.177,
277 ; 4 ; 77 , 1 02, 1 03; 5; 1 2,55 ; 6; 72;
7:170: 8:3; 9:5,1 1,18,71; 10:87;
11:114; 13.22, 14:31,37: 17:78,
211:14: 22:41 J8: 24:56; 27:3;
29:45; 30:31; 31:4,17; 33:33;
35; 18,29; 42:38; 58; 13; 73:20;
98:5.
lifru ' (see 'A faq), 5 . 96
ham, 89:7
'Isa, sec Testis
Isaac, (Ishaq) 2:133; 4:163; <S;S4; 19:49;
21:72: 29:27; 37:1 12 ,3 13
Isbmael {Ismi’Il}, 2:125-129, 133:
4:163: 6:86; 19:54.55: 21:85; 38:48
Brief Index
Appendix III
759
Islam, 3:19,85: 5:3,6.125; 39:22; 61:7
first of those who submit as Muslims.
6:14.163; 39: 12
first to embrace, 9: LOO
breast opened to, 39:22
as a favour, 49.17
lsr& \ S 17
Israel, Children of, 2:40-86
favour bestowed, 2:47-53,60, 122;
45: 16,17
rebelling against Allah's obedience ,
2:54-59, 61.63-74; 5:71; 7: 13& 141
their relations with Muslims. 2' 7 5 -79
their arrogance, 2:80,88,91
their covenants, 2:80.83-86,93,100;
5:12,0,70
bought the life of this world at the
prise of Hereafter, 2'86
greediest of mankind for life, 2:96
ask for a kmg, 2:246-25 1
exceeded the Limits; broken into
various groups: monkeys, 7:161
171
promt sed twice, 17:4-8
delivered from enemy, 211:80-82
given Soiipture and leaders. 32:23
25; 46:53,54
the learned scholars of, knew it
(Qur'an as true), 26:197
Isinwa (rose over), 2:29, 7:54, 10:3:
13:2:20:5; 32:4: 41:1 1; 57:4
ItikAf, 2: 187
Jacob, (Ya'qflb) 2:132,133: 4:163; 6: 54;
12:18; 19:49; 21:72; 29:27
Ashdi ( twelve sons of Jacob), 2.140;
3:84:4:163
Jalut, (see Goliath).
Jamardt, 2:2Q0
JAthiyah. 8.45
Jesus, ' Is.a son of Maiy,
glad tidings of birth. 3:45 47; 19:22,23
Messenger to the Children of Israel,
3:49-5 1
disciples, 3:52,53; 5:111-115
disciples as Allah's helpers, 3:52;
61:14
raised up, 3.5 5 -58, 4. L 57- 1 59
likeness of Adam, 3:59
not crucified, 4157
inspired. 4: L63
no more than Messenger. 4:171;
5:75; 43:63,64
they have disbelieved who say,
5:17,72: 9:30
Dur Messenger {Muhammad
ail j has come, 5: 1 9
gave the CospeL 5:46
disciples said: wc arc Muslims. 5:111
Table spread wiih food. 5;i 14
taught no false worship, 5:1 L6-1 LK
a righteous Prophet, 6 85
as a Sign, 23:50, 43:61
no more than a slave and an example
to the Children of Israel. 43; 59
glad tidings of a Messenger whose
name shall be Ahmed, 61:6
Jews.
and Christians. 2:140: 4' 153-161,171;
5:18
listen to falsehood, 5:41,42
accursed for what they uttered, 5.64
enmity to tlic believers (Muslims) ,
5:82
who embraced Islam . 26- 1 97: 28 53;
29:47
Jibrll, (see Gabriel)
Jihiid, 2:216, 9 24: 22:78: 25:52 (see
also Fighting: Striving)
Jirw, 5,72
Jinn. 6:100,112; 15:27; 34:41; 3S:37;
46:18,29, 55:15,33,39, 72:1-15
Job, 4:163: 6:84:21:83.84:38:41 44
Brief Index
Appendix III
Jolrn. {Yahyl),
« lad tidings of. 3:39: 21:90
righicous, 6;
wise, sympathclLe. dutiful, 19: 12-35
Jonah [J«nu or Yunus), 4:163; 6:86;
111:98; 21:87, 37:139-148;
{Dhu n-N&n) 21:87; *S:4S 50
Joseph (Yusuf). 6'84: 12:4-101
Jlidi, Mount, 11:44
Jumu'ah, S.6Z
Justice (Arif), 2:282; 4,58,135; 7:29:
16:90: 57:25 (sec also 4:65.105)
Ka l bah.
built hy Abraham, 2: 125-127
no killing of game , 5:94-96
asylum of security, 5:97
going round m naked state. 7:28
while praying and going round.
2:200; 7:29,31
Kaftrun. 5. 11)9
Kaffir, -cup mixed with, 76:5
Kahfl S 18
Kan?... 9:34,35.
Kmilhar (river in Paradise), 1115: 1
Kuuthar, 5.1 (IS
Keys,
of the heavens and the earth. 39:63:
42:12
Of the Ghaih, 6 59
Khaulah bint Tha'labah, 58:1
Killing,
if anyone killed a person, he killed
all mankind, 5:32
donut kill anyone, 17:33
Kind words are better than chanty,
2:263
Kindred, rights of, 2 S3. 177, 215: 4 7-
9,36:8:41: 16:90; 17:26; 24:22;
29 :8; 311:38; 42.23
Ki fStnti fi-KfiSibin. S2.lt
Knowledge,
nut a leaf falls, but He knows it, 6.59
lost arc they who have killed their
children from folly, without. 6: 140
of five things, wiili Allah Alone,
31:34
with certainty, 192:5-7
Korah (Qaiun). 28:76 82: 29:39; 40:24
Kuni 2:255
Kahab (5cc Mosad). S 111
Lail , 5.92
Lamp, 25:61, 67:5, 71: i6; 78:13
Languages, difference in. and colours of
men, 30' 22
IAk 53:19
Law, prescribed, 5:4S
Laws tom Allah, 2:219: 98.3
Liars, 26:221 223
Life, if anyone saved a. he saved the life
of all mankind, 5:32
Life of this world.
bought the, at the price of Hereafter,
2:86
is only the enjoyment of deception.
3:JS5
sell the. for Hie Hereafter, 4:74
is nothing but amusement and play,
6:32; 29:64; 47:36:57:20
deceives, 64 30
little is the enjoyment of the, than the
Hereafter, 9.38. 13:26; 28.60
likeness of, is as the rain, 1(1:24
glad Tidings in the 10:64
whoever desires, gets Lhcrein; hut
then there will be no portion in the
Hereafter, 11:15,16: 17:18; 42:20
who love the present, and neglect the
Hereafter. 75:20,21; 76:27
you pre fer the , 87: 16
I4ght„
manifest, 4 174
and darkness, 6:1
760
Brief Index
Appendix III
parable of, 24.35
goes before and WLtb the Believers,
57:12-15; 66:S
given by Allah, (hat [he Believers
cnay walk straight, 57:2
Limits set by Allah, 2:173,187,190,230;
9:112: 58:4: 65:1: 7S:22
these arc the. 24 87; 229. 230; 4;B;
5S;4; 65; 1
transgress not the, 2.190,229
whosoever transgresses, 2.229; 4. L4;
78:22
but forced by necessity., nor
transgressing the, 2: 17}:; 6- |45
do not exceed the. in your religion,
4:171:5:77
when they ccxcccded the, (became
monkeys), 7: 166
who r fbserve the, 9: H 2
Lion,. 74:5 J
Loan.
lend to Allah a goodly, 2:245: 73:20
increased manifold. 57: 11.18
doubled, 64: 17
Loss, manifest. 39:15
Lot . (Lftt) 6:86. 7.80;
11:70,74,77.81.89: 15:59.61;
21:71,74; 22:43; 26 I®, 16U67;
27:54-56; 29:26,28,32,33; 37:133;
IS: 13; 50.1 3, 54:33,34. 6ft. U)
his disobedient wife, 11: Si: 15.60;
66:10
Ute tree, 54; J 6; 53: 14- 1 6; 56; 28
Lineman , 31:12-14
LM^jndrr, S.31
Ma'AriJ, S.70
Madmah (Yalhnb), 9- 120; 35' 0.60:
63:8
Madyan, 7:85-93; 11:84-95; 20:40;
22:44: 28.22,23; 29.36,37 (see also
Ajyfctr; Wood)
Mahr (bridal-money), 2.229,236,237;
4:4,19 21,24,25; 5:5; 33:50;
60:10,11
Md'idah, 5,5
Makkah (Bakkah), 3:96; 90:1,2; City of
Security, 95:3
Man.
generations after generations on
earth, 2:30; 6:3 65;
made successor, 35:39
duty. 2:83,84,38, 1 77: 4: 1-36, 8:41;
16:90; 17:23 39:24:22.29:8.9;
30:38: 33; B 42' 23: 64' 14: 70-22-35
tested by Allah, 2: 155; S 1 86; 47:3 1;
57:25
tilings men covet. 3:14
created from. 4:1; 6:2; 15:26,28,33;
16:4; 21:30; 22:5; 23:12-14; 25:54;
30:20; 32; 7-9; 35:1 I ; 36:77,78;
37:11; 39:6; 40:67; 49:13; 55:14;
56:57-59; 75:37-40: 76: 1 .2. 77:20-
23; 80:18,19; 86:5-8; 96:2
created and decreed a stated term,
6:2; 15:26
reconciliation between, and wife,
4 35
losers who denied their Meeting with
Allah,. 6:3 1
the return, 6:60,72,164; 10:45,46
plots against own s-tlf, 6: 123
shall not bear the burden of another.
6: i64
is ungrateful, 7:1,0; 11:9; 30:34;
32:9; 811:17; 100:6
wanted against Satan, 7:27
wife and children. 7: 1 89.190
when hmnior evil touches. 10:12;
13:9,10; 16:53-55; 17:67; 29; L0;
3(1:33; 31:32; 39:8,49; 41:49-51;
42:48; 70:19-21; 89.16
returning towards tire Lord, 10:23;
761
Brief Index
Appendix III
7*2
S4;*. 96.8
wrong themselves. 10:44
is exultant and boastful. 11:10
invokes for evil, 17:11
is ever hasty, 17. 1 1
his deeds fastened to his neck, 17:13
whoever goes astray, to Ins own loss
and goes right, only for his owns elf*
17;15
not he dealt unjustly, 17.71
deadt and resurrection, 23: 15, 1 6
have broken their religion into sects.
each rejoicing in its belief, 23:53
tongues, hand 1 : and fccL will hear
witness against, 24:24
witness against himself. 75:14
who has taken as his god his own
desire, 25:43
kindred by blond and marriage,
25:54
AJlSih has subjected for you
whatsoever is in the heaven and
earth, 31:20
whosoever submits his face tn Allah,
31:22
noi two hearts inside his body, 33:4
to worship Alidh, 39.64-06
misfortunes because of whgi his
hands have earned, 42:30,4S
angels recording his doings.
50:17,13,23; 35:11
angels guarding him. 13:1 1. 36.4
sorted out into three classes, 56:7-56
those nearest to Allali. 56: ID. 1 1
Companions of Right Hand, 56:27-40
companions oiLcft Hand, 56:41 -56
Co be transfigured and created in
toc ms unknown, 56:60-62
made shapes good, 64:3
wealth and children are only a trial.
64:15
created and endowed with, 67:23,24;
74:12-15; 9(1:3-10
is nnpatient. 79:19 21
devoted to prayers, 70:22-35
desires more, 74: J 5
witness against himself, 75: 14.15
his arrogance, 75:31-40; 90:5-7
loves the present life of this world,
76:27
more difficult In create, or is the
heaven, 79. 2 S
careless concerning the Lord. S2:6
12
fashioned perfedly and given due
proportion, 32:7
travels from stage to stage, 84. 1 9
love of wealth. 89:20
created in toil, 99:4
efforts and deeds are diverse, 92:4
smooth for him the path of Ease, and
Evil, 92:7,10
created of the best stature {moulds),
95:4
then reduced to the lowest of the low,
96:5
transgresses all bounds, 96.6.7
Mtiitdsik (duties) oiHajj, 2:128,200;
22:30
Manat, 53:20
Mankind,
witnesses over, 2.143
one community, 2:213: 10:19
erealed from single pair, 4 1; 39-6;
49:13
rebellion against ownselves, 10:23
heedless though Reckoning is near,
21:1 3
creaicd on Fitrah, 30:30
most hououxahlc of, 49 13
made into nations and tribes, 49: E 3
Brief Index
Appendix III
Manna and tlie quails, 2.57
Manners.
about entering houses. 24,21-29
in the home,. 24 5S--6 1
in the Prophet' s houses, 33:53
to greet and send Salat on tire
Prophet. 33:56
not lo annoy Allah and His
Messenger or believing men or
women, 33:57,5 &
verify news before belief, 49.6
not to scoff another, 49 : 1 1
in assemblies, 58; 11
Marriage, 2: 232,. 234
to disbelievers or slaves, 2:221
to how many. Lawful, 4:3
Miihr not to be taken back (in ease of
divorce). 4 20,2 1
forbidden are for. 4:22-24
if no means to wed free believing
women, 4.25
if breach feared, two arbitrators to be
appointed, 4 35
if wife fears cruelty or desertion,
make terms of peace. 4:128
not incline too much to one wife so
as lo leave the other hanging. 4: 12?
of adulterers, 24:3
to those who are poor, 24:32
those who find not the financial
means for marriage. 24.35
wives made lawful to the Prophet .
33:50-52
before sexual intercourse, no t Iddah
on divorce. 334V
Martyrs,
not dead, 2 154: 3: 16?
rejoice in Grace and Bounty from
Allah, 3:170,171
receive forgiveness and mercy,
3 : 157,158
will receive good provision. 22. 5 S. 59
Mcinlf 2:102
Mary (mother of Jesus),
binh, 3:35-7
glad tidings of Jesus, 3.42-51; 19:16-
21
in childbirth, 19:23 26
brought the babe lo her people,
19:27-33
false charge, 4.156
guarded her chastity. 21.91, 66.12
Maryam, S.19
Mosad.S 111
Al-Masjid-al-Aqsa, 17:3
Ai -Masjid-al-JIardm ,
2: 1 44, 149,130-, 191,196.217, 5:2:
9:19.28: 17:1:48:25,27
Al-Mash 'ar-il-Haram, 2 : 198
Md ‘kb, S 107
Ma r wd Paradise, S3: 15
Measure and weight, give full,
11:85:17:35,83 3:1 5
Meeting,
with Allah. 6:31
of Great Day, 19:37
of (lie Hereafter, 30:16
Messengers. 2:253: 4:164.165; 40:78:
57:27
succession of, 2:87
series of. 5.19: 23:44
killed. 3:185
threatened, 14' 1 3
mocked, 6:10; 13:32; 15; 1. 1, 214 J
denied and rejected, 3: IK4; 6:34;
25:37; 34:45:51.52
believing in some and rejecting
others. 4:150-152
gathering of the, 5: 109
sent as givers of glad tidings and
warners,. 6.48; 14.4-8
as a witness from every nation, 16:89
763
Brief Index
Appendix III
764
for every nation, there is a. 10.47,
16:36
reciting Allah's Verses* 7:35,36
an angel as a* 17:95; 25:7
nil more than human beings, 14: 10-
12: 17:94; 21:5,25:7,8.20
and their wives and offspring. 13 : 3 8
(sec also Prophets)
M'irij, 17; I; 53: 1 2
Miserliness/Misert, 57:24
Misfortune, because of your bands,
42:30
Monastic ism, not prescribed. 57:27
Monkeys. transgressors became as, 2:65:.
5:60: 7:166
Months, number of, 9:36,37
Moon. 7:54; 16:5; 16:12; 22: IS; 25:61;
36:39,40; 71:16; 91-2
spliting of; S4: 1
Moses.
and Ills people. 2:51-61; 5.20-29,
7:138 141,159 162; 14:5 S; 61:5
and Pharaoh, 2:49,50; 7-103-137;
111:75-92; 11:96-99; 17:101-103;
2(1: 17-53,56-79, 23.45-49,
25:35,36; 26:10 69: 28:4-21,31-42;
40:23-46; 43:46-56; 51: 3 M0;
73:16; 7*15-26
guided by Allah, 6. 84
mountain and Lord's appearance,
7:142 145
and calf -worship of his people*
7 148 - 156 ; 20 ;£ 6 - 9 &
his Book, differences arose therein,
11:110
given the Scripture. 17 :2
nine Clear Signs, 7:133; 17" 101
ro the junction of the two seas,
1K:6CLR2
called and given Messengership,
19:51-53; 20:9-56: 28:29-35
his childhood, mother and sister,
20:38 40; 28:7 13
magicians converted. 26:70-73;
26:46-52
in Miidyan, 20:40; 28:22-28
granted the Criterion, 21 4S
and the mystic fire, 27:7-12; 28:29
35
his mishap in the city. 28: 1 5-21
came with clear A\£lt, 29:39
guided to the Right Path. 37. 1 14-122
Scripture of. 53:36; 87:19
Mosque (of Jerusalem), 17'7
Mosque {of Quha), 9: 3 07, 108
Mosques, 2:1 S7; 9: ] 7- ] 9
to maintain, of Allah, 9: 17, 18
Mosquito, a parable. 2:26
Mountains, 15:19; 16* 15; 20:105-107;
21:31; 22: IS; 31:10; 42:32,33;
59:21; 73:14; T7: 10,27; 81:3; 1111:5
Muddalkikir, S.74
MuhSjir (Emigrants), 4: 100; 9: 100.
107,117; 22 58,59; 34:22;53;6;
S9:S,9
women, 60 .30-12
Muhammad u^.
mocked, 2: 104: 4 46; 25:41 ,42;
34:78
respect the Messenger, 2:3 04; 4:46;
49:1-5
covenant to believe in. 3:8 1
a witnesses over belie yers. 2~143
no more than a Messenger, 3444
dealing gently, 3:3 59
his work, 3:164, 7:3 57; 36.6; 52:29,
74:1-7
sent as a great favour to the believers,
3:164
sent with the truth ,4:370
not made a watcher. 6: 107
unlettered, 7:157: 62:2
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Appendix III
165
sent to die mankind as die Messenger
of Allah. 7:15$: 48:9.29
a plain warner. 7 _ I S4. 1SS: 11:2:
] 5:89-53:56
nut a madman, 7 : ] S4 : 68:2; SI. 2 2
who accuse you, 9.5 8
men who hurt the Prophet. 9:6 1
a mercy lo The Believers, 9 61
only follow that which is revealed,
18:15,16; 11:12-14: 46.9
his sayings, 11:2-4, 12:108: 34.46-50
Allah is Witness over linn. 13 43;
29:52: 46:3
sent as a witness, bearer of glad
tidings and a warnei , 11:2; 15:S9;
26 : 194 : 35.45; 34:28; 40
not to be distressed, 15:97; 16:127;
18:6
sent to he a witness, 16 -$9; 22: VS;
73:15
to invite with wisdom and fair
preaching, and argue in a better
way. 16" 125
Maqaman MahmudS, 17:79
inspired, IS: 110
mercy for the 'Ahittiin, il: 107
asks no reward, 25:57; 3$'$6; 42:23
has been commanded to, 27- 91-93;
30:30; 66:9
a£ a mercy trom Allah, 28.46,47
close to the believers. 33.6
good example To follow, 33:21
last of the Prophets, 33:40
send Salal cm, 33:56
sent to all mankind, 34:28
wage ls from Allah only. 34:47
only a human being, 416
sent as a protector, 42:4$
not a nftW’ thing in the Messengers,
469
witness from among the Children of
Israel, 46: 10
Biti'&h (pledge) to him is Bur 'dit
(pledge) To Allah. 48:10,1$
saw Gabriel, 53:4-1$; *1:22-25
oppose him not, 58:20-22
foretold by Jesus, 61:6
to make Religion of Truth victorious
over all religions. 61:9
from the darkness to the light, 65: 1 l
to stri ve hard ugamst disbelievers and
hypocrites, 66:9
exalted standard of character. 68:4
not a poet or soothsayer, 69:41,42
devoted to prayer, 73- 1 -$,20; 74:3
and the blind man. 80. 1-12
to prostrate and diaw near lo Allah,
96:19
reciting pure pages, 9$: 2
AyriJ regarding family of, 24: ] 1-1 7;
33 : 28-34,50-53 ,55,5 9 ; 66: 1 ,3-6;
108:3
(see also Messengers: Prophets)
Muhammad, S 47
Muhsinutj {Gciod-doerS). 2:1 17,195;
4.125,128. 10.126: 16:12$
Allah loves the, 3:134, 148: 5:93
.Allah loses no! the reward of the,
S:$5; 9:120; 11:115; 18;30
5Ve reward the. 12:22;
37.80, 105,110; 39.34, 77:44
glad tidings to the. 22:37, 46:12
Allah's Mercy is near to the. 7" 56
Allah is wilh (he, 29:69
dutiful and good to parents. 2: S3
patient in performing duties to Allah,
16:90
(sec also Good and Evil)
MvjMUah. 5 .58
M lilts, 16:8
Mulk r S.67
Mu 'mm (see Ghaftr). $.40
Brief Index
Appendix III
Mu Tmrtrffi, 5.23
Mumtahanah, S.6U
Mimqfiq&n, S.63
Murder, 2; 175,179
Mursaiai, 5.77
Muslims,
first of the. 6: 14,163: 9:100; 39:12
Who has named. 2278
forgiveness and a great reward for
them who, 33:35,36
Mutofftftn, S.S3
Muzzammil, S.73
Naba\ S 78
Nadir, B.anft-Afl.- h (Jews), 59:2,9,13
Naht S. 16
Najas (impure) 9:28 and its footnote.
Najm, S.53
NejwA (Set Secret)
Names,
to Him belong the Most Beautiful,
7. ISO
to Him belong lire Best. 17 ;t 10; 20:8;
59:24
AW 5.27
Nas, S. 114
Nasr, 71:23
Nasr t S .110
mri 'M 5.79
Necessity, if one is. forced by, 2: 173;
■6: 145
Neighbour, 4:3£i
New moons. 2:189
News, to be tested, 4: $3
Niggards condemned, 17:29; 47:35.
48:38
Night, (as a symbol), 79:29: 92:1: 93:2;
for rest. 19:67
as a covering, 13:3: 78: 10
to be. of service, 14:32
Night of Ai-Qaiir (Decree), 44.3.4;
97:1 5
jYj'j-5’, 5.4
Noah, 3:33:4:163; 6:34: 7:59 69; 9:70;
19:71 ; 11:25,32, 36, 42.45,46,48, 39;
17 3; 21:76; 23:23: 25:37; 26:105;
29: 14; 37:75; 51:46; 54:9; 69:1 1 ;
71:1-28
the Deluge. 29:14
unrighteous son not saved. 11:45-47
unrighteous wife, 14 9; 17-3,17;
19:58; 21:76; 22:42; 26:105,106,
116; 33:7; 37:75,79; 38; 12: 42:13;
40:5.31; 42:13; 50:12: 53:52;
57:26; 66:10; 71:1,21,26
Nuh t S. 71
N&r , 5.24
Oath, 2:224-227: 3:77; 5:89; 6:109;
16:38,91.92.94: 24:22,53; 66:2;
68:10,39; 77:3
Obedience, 3: 5 32; 4: 59 ,64,66,80,81;
5:95; 18:46; 24:51,52,54; 47:33;
64:12
Obligations to be fulfilled. 5:1
(Offspring, 4:9; 42:49,50
He bestows male and female, upon
whom He walls, 42:49
Olive. 6:141: 16.1 1. 23:20: 24:35; 95:1
Only One I!ah., 2: 163; 6:19; 16:22,51;
23:91 ; 37: 4; 38:65
Orphans, 2;S3, [77, 215,220;
4:2,3,6,5,10,36,127; 6.152: 8:41;
17:34: 18:82; 59:7; 76:8, 89:17;
90:15; 93:6; 107:2
guardians of, 4:6
Own. doings, made fair-seeming to each
people. 6:105
Bairs, in all creatures. 13:3: 30 8: 36:36;
42:11; 43:12:51:9,49; 53 45
Palm free, 13:4; 19:25; 20 71; 59;5
Pajable>:, (likeness, example,. 1 Similitudes)
who kindled a file, 2:17.15
rain storm from the sky, 2 19.20
766
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Appendix III
mosquito, 2:2 6
who shout. 2:171
a town ah in utter mins, 2:259
grain of torn, 2:2.61
smooth rock.. 2:264
garden. 2:265.266
rope. 5:103
cold wind, 3:1 17
dog who lolls his Longue out, 7 ] 76
biink of a precipice, 9:109,110
rain, 111:24
clean mown harvest, 10:24
blind and deaf, 11:24
ashes on which the wind blows
furiously, 14: 1 S
goodly tice, 14:24,25
evil tree, 14:26
slave and a man, 16:75
dumb man who is a burden to his
master, 16:76
woman undoing the thread. 16:92
township, secure and well content,
16-112413
two men with gardens of grapes,
18:32-44
life oi this world like water from the
sky, 13:45
fallen from the sky anti snatched by
birds, 22:3 1
a fly, 22.73
Light is as a ruche, 24:35.36
mirage. 24:39
darkness in a vast deep sea, 24-40
spider, 29:41
partners, 30:28
dwellers, of the town, 36:13 32
a man belonging to many partners.
39:29
seed growing, 48:29
vegetation after rain, 57:20
mountain humbling itself. 59:21
donkey, 62:5
water were to be sunk away, 67. 30
people of the garden. 68:17-33
Paradise,
of Abodri, \Ma ' wez Paradise), 53: ] 5
Firduus Paradise, 18.107; 23: H
Gardens under which rivers flow,
3:15.198; 4:57; 5 1 19: 7:43:9:72:
18;31; 22:23:39:20; 57:12: 64-9;
9S:S
Everlasting Gardens ( 'Atin Paradise)
9:72; 13:23; 18:31: 19:61:20:76
Gardens of Eternity ('Arfn Paradise),
16:31; 35:33:98:8
Gardens of delight, 37: 43; 56.12,89
Gardens with everlasting
delights. 9: 2 L
Gardens and grapeyaids, 78*32
fruits Of two gardens, 55:54,62
iruits of all kinds as desired, in
plenty, 36:57: 37:42; 43:73: 44.55:
47:15: 55:52.68; 56:20.29,32:
77:42
fruits will he near at hand, 55:54;
69:23
fruit and meal, 52:22
flesh of fowls, 56:21
thornless lotc trees and Talk {banana
trees), 56:28,29
a running spring. 88. 12
spring called Sahabtl. 76: IS
a spring called Kaffir,. 76*5
a spring Tasnfm, 83:27,28
a river in Paradise, Kauthar, 108. 1
rivers of wine. milk. cUirifusJ honey 47:15
pure sealed wine, white, delicious.
37:45,46; 56:18; 76 21; 83:25
cup, mixed with, ZanjahU, 76:17;
78:34; water, 76:5
trays of gold and cups, 43.7 1
vessels of silver and cups of crystal.
767
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Appendix III
76:15,16
green garments of fine and thick silk,
18:31: 22:21:3533; 44:53:
76:12,21
adorned with bracelets of g old ami
pearls, 18:31:22.23; 35:33; 76.21
coaches Imed with silk brocade.
55:54
green cushions and rich beautiful
mattresses, set in row. 55:76, SS:I5
thrones woven with gold foul
precious stones, raised high 56:15;
88:13
rich carpets spread out. K5: 16
beautiful mansions, kitty rooms, one
above another, 9:72; 39:20
abiding therein forever, 3' I9S: 4:57:
5:119; 9:22,72; 11:108; 43:71;
57:12: 98:8
eternal home, 3:15; 35:35
facing otic another on thrones, 15:47;
37:44: 44:53:56:16
never taste death therein, 44:56
our they {ever} be asked In leave it,
15:48
hatred or sense of injury removed
from their heart s, 7:43; 15:47
all grief removed, 35:34
no sen.se of fatigue, toil nr weariness,
15:48; 35.35
neither will be any hurt, abdominal
pain, headache nor intoxication,
37;47; 56: 19
no Vain speaking nor sinful speech,
19:62; 56.25
neither harmful speech nor
falsehood. 78; 35: SS11
free from sin, 37:47; 52:23
neither excessive heat nrtf hitter cold.
76.13
there will be a known provision,
37:41; 56:89
in peace and security, 15:46:
44:51.55; 50:34
home of peace. 6: 1 27
greeting, s in, 7.46; 111: IQ; 13:24;
14:23: 16:32; 19.62; 36:58:39:73,
56:26
whoever does righteous deeds will
enter, 4: 124; 42:22; 44:51
who kept their duty to their Lord will
be led In gtoups, 39.73
been made to inherit because of
deeds. 43 72
Allah is pleased wilh them, and they
with Him. 5:119
My Paradise, S9:30
the greatest bliss. 9:72
the great success. 57:12; 64 9
the supreme success, 9:72: 44:57
for believers are Gat dens as an
entertainment, 32.19
dwellers of Paradise will be busy in
joyful things that Day, 36:35
will he amidst gardens and water
springs, 15:45; 19:63:44:52:
52:17: 54:54:55:46
sec the angels surrounding the
Throne, 39:7.5
near the Omnipotent King, 54:55
they w']ll have all that they desire,
50 35
Hurs, chaste females with wide and
beautiful e yes,, as if preserved eggs,
37:48,49; 44:54; 52:20, 55:58,70;
56:22,23
pure wives. 3:15
wives in pleasant shade, reclining on
thrones, 36; 55
young full-breasted maidens of equal
age, 78:33
immortal boy servants to serve them.
7 68
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Appendix III
as scattered pearls, 52:24; s6. L7,
76:19
Parents, kindness to. 2: 83. 21 5\ 4 36;
16:90; 17:25: 29:8; 31:14; 46:15-
17
"Partners' of AllSli, a falsehood, 4 1 16:
10: 34 .3 5,66; 16:S6: 28:62 64, 71-
75; 30:40; 42:21
Pasturage, 87:4,5
Path, 5:77; 16:94; 42:52,53. 43:43;
711:11,12 (see abo Way)
Patience, 3:186,200; 10:109; 11:115;
16; 126, 127; 20: 130; 40-5 5.77:
42:43: 46:35: 70:5; 73: 10
sock help in, and prayer. 2:45,153;
20:132; 50:39
Patient.
will receive reward in full. 39' 10
Allah is with those why are, 8:46
and be, 11:115
iii performing duties to AllSh, 16:90
to be. at the time of anger. 41:34
Pence, incline to, 8:61
Pearl ami coral, preserved, 52.24; 55:22;
56:23
Pen, 68:1; 96:4
Person,
Allah burdens no( :i . beyond his
Scope, 2:286; 7:42
Allah tax not any, except according
to his capacity. 23:62
no, knows what he will cam
tomorrow and in what land he will
die, 31 34
every, will be confronted with all the
good and evil be has done 3:30
every, will come up pleading for
himself, 16:111
every, is a pledge for what be has
earned, 74.38
Allah swears by the self reproaching.
75:2
Pharaoh. 28:6; 40:24
people of, 2:49; 3:11, 7:141; 44:17-
33
drowned, 2:50
dealings with Moses, 7.103-137;
19:75 92 {sec also Moses and
Pharaoh)
dead body out from sea, 10:90-92
transgressed beyond hounds;
committed sins and disobeyed,
20:24; 69:9; 73:16: 85:17-20;
89:10-14
righteous wife, 28:8,9
claims to be god. 28.38, 79:24
destroyed, 29:39
a believing man from Pharaoh's
family, 40:28-44
building of a tower, 40:36,37
Piling up of the worldly things, 102:1-4
Pledge {Bui'cJth},
for Islam. 16:91
to the Messenger is Bai'ok (pledge)
to Allah, 48:10
of the Believers, 48:18; 6ft 12
Pledge (Mortgaging),
let there be a. 2:283
every person is a, for that which he
has earned, 52:21; 74 38
Poetry. 36:69
Poets. 26:224-227; 69:41
Pomegranates, 6:141
Poor, 2:88,177,215,273; 4 8,36; 8:41;
9:60; 17:26; 24:22,32; 30:38;
47.38; 51:19. 59.7,8: 69:34: 74.44:
76:8, 89:18: 90:16: 93:8: 107:3
Prayer, 1:1-7; 3:8.26,27,147,191-194:
4:103; 17:80; 23:118
neither aloud nor in a low voice,
17:110
invocation for disbelievers.
769
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770
9 : 113,114
invocation of disbelievers. 15 14
He answers (the invocation of) those,
42:26
Prayers, five obligatory,
seek help in patience and, 2:45,153;
20:132:50:39
perform lq&mat-as-$alat t {see
fqamat-ns-Saiai}
facing towards Qihiah, 2: 142- 145,
149,150
guard strictly the. 2:238
in travel and attack. 2’239; 4:101,102
approach no L when in a drunken
state, 4:43
nor in a state of Jan&tuth, 4:43
purifying for. 4:43; 5:6
when finished ihe, 4' 103
limes Of 11: 11 4; 17:78,79; 20:130;
30: 17. IS; 50:39,40; 52:48.49; 73:1-
6.20
prostration for Allah Alone. 13:15
Prayers. Friday.. 62 - 9- 1 i
Precautions in danger, 4:71
Prisoners of war. 8:67-71 (set also
Captives)
Promise of T ruth, 46:16,17
Property, 2:188; 3; 186; 4:5,7,79; 51:19;
59:7-9; 70:3
Prophets, 3.33, 34,146, 4.163; 5:20:
6.84 90; 23:23-50: >7:26
covenants of the* 3:81; 33:7-8
illegal for, 3:161
an enemy for every, fi: 1 12; 25:3 1
(see also Messengers)
Prostration, to Allah falls in, whoever in
the heavens and the carlh and so do
their shadows „ 13:15
Provision, 10:59; 13:26; 14:32; 16:73;
34:36,39; 42: 12; 51:57; 67:21;
79:33
Psalms, 4:163
Punishment,
postponing of 3; 178
eoUing of hands or feel, 5:33
punish them with Lire like of that with
which you were afflrcted, 16:126
of this life and Hereafter. 24:19;
68 33
Purifying, bodily, 4:43; 5-6; spiritually
{from impurities), 87:14; 91.9
(please also see the footnote of
9:28)
Qadr. S.97
Qtidur, 5:5: 64:11
Qdf T 5.50
Qaiiint, £. 68
Qatmn, S. >4
Qdrrah. S. 101
QarfLn {Knrah}, 2S- 7 6-82; 29:39
Qasas, S.2S.
Qibldh. 2:142-145,149
Qts&s (Law of equality in punishment},
2:178,179,194; 5:45; 16 L2S;
17:33; 22:60; 42:40
Qur'Sn,
described, 13:3136.37: 14:1: >6:77
SO
is not such as could ever be produced
by other than Allah, 2:23; 111:38;
11:13; 17:88
had it been from other than Allah,
therein have been much
contradictions, 4:82
a manifest light, 4:174; 42:52
revealed, 6.19
Allah is Witness to it. 6: 19
clear proof. 6:157
false conversation about Verses of,
6.68
a Reminder. 7.63. 12.104, 18:101;
20:3.99.124: 25:29; 36:11.69:
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771
43:44; 50;S; 6fS.lt); 72.17
when recited, listen and be silent.
7:204
Dhikr, 7; 205; 15:6,9
Book Of Wisdom, 10: 1- 31:2: 36.2
inspired Message, 10:2, 109,42.52
those reject it, 11:17
in Arabic, 12:2: 13:37: 16103:
20:113;26;195; 3925:41 3,44;
42:7:43:3; 44:5S; 46:12
made into parts, and revealed in
stages. IS 91: 17:106: 25:32; 76:23
change of a Verse, 16:10
when you want to recite the, 16:98
guides, 17:9
glad tidings and warning. 17:9,10
and the disbelievers. 17:45 47
recii aiion in ihe early dawn is ever
witnessed, (by the angels;.. J7 78
liealing and mercy, 17:82
fully explarncd to mankind every
kind of similitude and example, but
most refuse, 17:89; IS; 54; 39;27
easy, 19:97; 44:58; 54:17,22,32.40
"my people deserted this Qur’in",
25:30
confirmed by the Scriptures, 26:196
narrates to the Children of Israel
ah-mil which they differ, 27:76
recite and pray, 29.45
Truth from AllSli, 32:3; 35:31
on a blessed Night h 44:3
therein is decreed every matter of
■nrdaimnents, 44:4
think deeply in the, 47:24
warn by the, 50:45
t n’t light by Allah, 554
and honcnjxable recital, well- guarded,
56:77,78
non can touch but who are pure,
56:79
if sent down on a mountain, 59.21
an anguish for the disbelievers, 69:50
an absolute truth with certainty,
69:51
recite in a slow style, 73.4
in Records held in honour, kept pure
and holy. SO 13 16
a Reminder to (all) the ‘Ahimw. ST 27
disbelievers belie, S4:2.2
in Tablet preserved, S5.22
Word that separates the truth from
falsehood. &6:13
reciting pure pages, 9S:2
(see also Book; Revelation)
Quraisk, 5.106
Quraisli,
disbelievers of, 54:43 46,51
taming of, 106- 1-4
Rabbis and monks, 9:3 1 ,34
Race, strive as in a. in good deeds, 5:48
Rad, S 13
Rahm&n, S.S5
Raiment of righteousness is hotter, 7:26
Rain,
Allah's Gift, 56:68-70
of stones, .27:53
Rama d&n, 2: l 85
Ramy, 2:200
Ransom,
no, shall be taken, 57:15
offered by disbelievers. 3:91: 19:54;
13:18
Fidyah, of fast, 2; 196; foi freeing Ihe
captives, S.67
Russ, dwellers of the. 2Si3S, 50.12
Recompense,
the Day of. 1:4; 37:20; 51:12; 56:56;
®2; 17, IS; 96:7
deniers of, 107: 1-7
of an evil is an evil like thereof,
42:40
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772
Reconciliation,
whoever forgives and makes, 42:40
between man and wife, 4:35
between believers, 49:0,10
Record,
a Register inscribed, 83.7-9,1 8-2 1
each nation will be called to its,
45; 25,29
written pages of deeds of every
person, SI: 10
which speaks the truth. 23.62
in right hand. 69:19; 84:7 9
in left hand, 69-25
behind the back, 54 : 1 0- 1 5
Recording angels, 50: 17,1 S, 23. 85: 11
Relief, with the hardship. 94:5,6
Religion.
no compulsion in. 2-256
is Islam, 3:19
of Allah, 3:83.54
other than Islam. 3:85
do not exceed the limits in,
4:171:5:77
perfected, 5:3
who take, as play and amusement,
6:70
who divide their, and break up into
sects, <S; 159: 30:32 (see also
42:]3J4; 43:65; 45:] 7)
men have broken their, into sects,
each group rejoicing in its belief.
23:53:30:32
not laid m, any hardship , 22; 75
mankind cieated on the. 30:30
same, for all Prophets. 42:1 3-15
ancestral. 43:22 24
Remembrance of Allah. 63 9
sn the, hearts find rest, 13:28
Repentance .
accepted if evil done in ignorance
and repent soon afterwards, 4:17;
6.54
and of no effect is the, if evil deeds
arc continued. 4 18
lie accepts, and forgives sins. 4:25
Respite for evil, 3:173; 10:11; 12: L LO.
14:42,i4, 29.53-55; 86:15-17
Resurrection. 7:53: 14:21; 16:38 40;
1749-52; 19:66-72; 2 2:5;
23:15,16; 46:33-34; 50:3,20-29,41-
44; 75:1-15; 79:10-12; S6:5-S
Resurrection Day, 7.39; 29. 100.101,124
the True L>ay, 78:39
paid your wages in full 3:185
writ ten pages of deeds shall he laid
open, 8131
every person will know what lie lias
brought, 81:14
every person will be confronted with
all the good and evil be has done,
3:30
a person will know what he has sent
forward and left behind. 82:5
no fear of injustice, 20: 1 12
balances of justice. 21:47
scales of deeds, 23:102,103
whosoever docs good or evil equal to
the weight of an atom, shah sec it.
160:7,8
all the secrets will be examined, 86:9
Record given in right hand. 69. 19,
84:7-9
Record given in left hand. 69:25
Record given behind back, 84: LQ- 1 5
hard day, for the disbelievers. 25:26,
54:8,74:9
a heavy day. 76:27
bear a heavy burden, 20:100.101
nyl permitted to pul. forth any excuse.
77:36
wrong-doer will bite at his hands,
25:27
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Appendix III
773
wrong -doers assembled with tilth
companions and idols. 37 22
destruction with deep regrets,
sorrow? and despair, 30:12
die female buried alive shall be
questioned, 51:5,9
the greatest terror. 21:103
the caller will call, to a terrible thing,
50:41:54:6-5
a single {shnut}, 36:29,49,53, 35:15;
511:42
Zajrah {shout}. 37 L9; 79: 13
a near torment, 75:40
the heaven will shake with a dreadful
shaking, 52:9; 56:4
heaven is split asunder, 541:1,2
heaven cleft asunder. 77:9; 82:1
heaven shall tie rent asunder with
clouds, 25:25
heaven will be rolled up. in His Right
Hand. 21:104; 39:67
all in heaven and on the earth will
swoon away, 30:68
heaven shall be opened, it will
become as gates, 75: 19
sky will be like die boiling filth of
oil. 70: S
stars shall fall, SJ;2; 52:2
stars will lose Lheir lights, 77:8
sun will lose its light, 51: 1
seas shall become as blazing Fine,
81:6
seas are burst forth, 82:3
earthquake of the Hour, 22:1; 99:1
mountains will move away, 15.47,
27:85: 52: 10; 77:9; 78:20: 81:3;
powdered to dust 20- 105: 56:5; like
flakes of woo], 70:9; 101:5
earth and the mountains will be
shaken violently, 73: K; 79.6
earth is ground to powder. 89:21
earth will be changed to another
earth and so will be the heavens,
14:48
earth is stretched forth, K4:3-5
earth at a lavrlled plain 15:47;
20:106
earth throws out its burdens, 84:4;
99 2
graves turned upside down, 52:4
resurrection from the graves, 21:97;
70:43
over the earth alive after death. 79:14
wild beasts shall be gathered
together, RJ:5
raised up blind, 20:124,125
Trumpet will be blown, 6:73. 18:99;
20:102; 23 101; 27:87:36:51;
39:68; 50:20: 69:13; 74:8; 78:18;
79:7; Sakhkhah. 511:33
the souls shall be joined with their
bodies, 51:7
stay not longer titan ten days. 20' 103
stay no longer than a day, 20: 104 ; or
part of a day, 24:112-114
Day rtf Gathering, 64: 9
Day of Judgement, 37:21
Day of Decision. 77:38; 78:17
Day m' Sorting out, 77 1 3,14
Day rtf Grief and Regrets, 19:39
denier s of, 77: 15-50
mankind will be like moths scattered
about, 101:4
mankind will proceed in scattered
groups, 100.6
mankind as in a drunken state, 22:2
pregnant she camels shall be
neglected. 81:4
nursing mother will forget her
nursling, 22:2
every pregnant will drop her load,
22:2
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Appendix III
relative* shall be made to see one
another, 70: 1 1
a man shall flee from his relatives,
11:34-57
nil friend will ask of a friend, 70: IQ
theie will be no friend nor an
intercessor. 40: IS
no person shall have power to do
anything for another, 82; 19
will have no power, nor any helper,
87:10
no fear on believers. 43: 6 S
believers wilt he amidst shades and
springs, and fruits, 77:41-43
dwellers of Paradise and their wives,
36:55-58
angeis will be sent down with a
grand descending, 25:25
Shin shall be laid bare, 68:42,43
Paradise shall he brought near, 81:13
Hell will be brought near, 89:23
Hell Fire shall be stripped off,
kindled to fierce ablaze, 81:11,12
Retaliation by Way of charity will he
an expiation, 5.45
Revelation.
if you arc in doubt, 2:23,24
abrogated or forgotten Verse, 2: 1 06
right guidance, 3:73
from the Lord, so he not of those
who doubt. 6:1 14
for people who understand. 6;9S
a Guidance and a Mercy, 7:203;
16:64: 31:3
through RSh-ul-Qntfus, 16.102,
26:192.193
explained in del ail, 69$; 41:2-4
of the Rook is from Allah, 46:2
(see also Book and Qur'an)
Revenge of oppressive wrong. 42:39-43
Reward.
according to the best of deeds, and
even more, 24:3Si 29:7; 39:35
as a, 25:15
Allah rewards those who do good,
with what is best, 53:3 1
for good, no reward other than good,
55:60
Rib& (See usury)
Righteous,
company of the, 4: 69
shall inherit the land, 21.105
in Paradise. 51:15-19; 76:542
(see also Good)
Righteousness, Z: 177,207,208,212;
3:16,17,92,133-13.5,191-195;
4.36.125; 5:93:7:42,43: 16:97
steep path of', 90: If 18
Right guidance is the Guidance of Allah.
3:73
Roads, way. 43:10
Rocky Tract i.Hijn, dwellers of, 15:80-
85
Romans, 30:2-5
Roof, (he heaven, 21:32
Rufr {Gabriel), 26.193; 67:12, 70.4,
78:38: 97:4
Ruh-ul-QMdus, 2:37,253:5:110;
16:102 (see also Gabriel)
Ruh {.soul, spirit), 15:29; 17:85; 58:22
Rum, S.30
Saba' (Sheba). 27:22 44: 34:15 2 1
Saha'. S.34
Sabbath,
transgressors of, 2.65,4 £54: 7:163-
166
prescribed only for, 16:124
Sabians. 5:69: 2247
Sacrifice. 2:196,200; 22:34-37
W 5.JS
Saduqah {Charity), 2.196.263,264,270
27 i, 273:4414: 9:60,75,76,79.
774
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Appendix III
103,104; 57:1*: 58:12,13
concealing is better Ilian showing,
2:271
Safa and Marwah, 2: 158
faff, S.61
mm. S.37
Sail Ai 'A t int {flood released from
Ma'iib Dam). 34: 16
Sajdah. S, 32
Siikinah (calmness and tranquillity),
2:248; 9:26,40; 48:4,15,26
Salih. 7:73-79; 11:61 68:26 141 -159;
27:45-53; 91:13
Sahaldl (spring in Paradise}.. 76 IS
SamM, 2#: 8195-97
Samuel, 2,247
Satan. 2:36,168 .208,268.27 5: 3:36,155,
175; 4: 38,60,76 ,83.119,120; 5:80,
91; 6:43, 68,142; 7:20,22,27,175,
200,201; 8 : 4 *, 16 : 63 , 98 , 211 : 120 ;
24:21: 25.29: 27:24: 41:36: SS. 10,
19: S2:25
excites enmity and hatred, 5 '91
evil whispers from, 7:200,201
deceives, S.48
betrayed. 14:22
has no power over believers.
16:99,3.00
Ihfows falsehood, 22:52,53
is an enemy, 12.5, 35:6; 36:60
(see also tbits)
Scale, successful, whose will be heavy,
'7:8,9 {See also balance)
Scripture,
people of the, (Jews and Christians),
2:109:3: 64,65 .69,70.7 1 .72.75 .98 .
99,110,113,199: 447.153-161;
5:59,60,65; 98- 1
what they were hiding. 5:61-63
among them who are on the right
course, 5 66
they recognise but not believe, 6:20
Seas. 42:32.33:45:12
the two 18:60: 25:53; 35:12:
55:19.20
■when, are hurst forth. K2:3
Secret {Najwd),
talks. 4:1 14 {See the footnote of
11:18)
counsel of three, 5K:7
counsels. 58:8. 1 0
private consultation. 58.12.13
Sects and divisions m religion. 6: 1 5:
23:53; 30:32; 42:13.14; 43:65;
45: 17
Security, after the distress. He sent
down, 3.154
Seed. Who makes it grow. 56:63 67
Senses, 23' 7 8
Seven, created,
heavens. 2:29; 23:17; 65:12; 67:3;
71:15
and of the earth like there of. 65: 12
Shadow,
to Allah falls in prostration. 13:15;
16:48
spread of. 25:45
Shams „ S.91
She-camcl as a dear sign toThamftd
people, 7:73; 17:59; 26:155-158
Ship, sailing of, as a Sign; to be of
service; to be grateful; to seek His
Bounty. 2464; 14:32: 16:14:
17:66; 22;65; 31:31; 3547;
42:32,33; 43:12; 45:12; 55:24
Shu’aib, 7.85-93; 11:84-95; 29.36,37
Shu'ard \ S.26
Shura, S.42
Sidra l-ul -M u ntahti . 53; 14
Siege, of Al-Madinah, 33:9-27
Signs of Allah {Aydi ) . This word occurs
more than 300 times mMoblc
77 b
Brief Index
Appendix III
Qui 'an. Mentioning every place
will make the Index very big.
Sijjm, 88:7-9
Sin, 7; 100; 74:43-6
illegal se-aual intercourse, 4:15,16;
24:2,19
if greater, arc avoided, small sms arc
remitted. 4 31
they may hide from men, bill CanilQl
hide, from Allah, 4: l (IS
whoever earns, lie earns it only
against himself, 4:11 1
whoever earns a, and ihcn throws on
to someone innocent., 4 112
Allah forgives not setting up partners
in worship with Him, but forgives
whom He pleases other sins than
that, 4:116
those who commit, will gel due
recompense, 6.120
sinners will never be successful.
10:17
Allah forgives all,. 39:53
greater sillS, 42:37
Sinai, Mount 19.52,23:20: 95:2
Smncrs. their tars, eyes, and skins will
testify against litem. 41:20-23
Sir&t Bridge, 66; S
Slanderer, 68:1 J„ 12, 104:1
Slaves, 2: 177, 17 S; 4:25,36,92; s:S9;
24:33: 5$. 3: 90. 13 (see also
Prisoners of war: Captives)
Sleep, a thing for rest, 7?: (3
Sodom, 29:3 1 ; 37. 1 36
Sodomy, 7:80-82; 11:77-53: 15:61-77;
29:28,29
Solomon. 2- 102; 4' 163: 6 84: 21:78-82;
27:15-44; 34:12-14; 38:30-40
and the ants. 27:18,19
and the hoopoe, 27:22-26
and the Queen of Saba'. 27:22 44:
34:15
Son, adopted, 33:4,5
Soul {spirit. Rfihh 15:29. 17:85; 58:22
Spend,
in Allah's Cause. 2:195,215,254,262,
265,267,274; 3:92,134, 8.3, 9.99;
13:22; 14:31:22:35; 32:16; 35:29;
3647; 47:38: 57:7: 63:10; 64' 16
which is beyond your needs, 2:2 1 9
likeness of those who. their wealth in
the Way of Allih, 2.261
to be seen of men, 2:264: 4:38
whatever you, in Allah's cause, il
will be repair! to you, 2:272; 8:60;
34:39
not with extravagance, or wastefully,
6:141; 17:26
neither extravagant nor niggardly.
25:67
who close hands from spending in
Allah's Cause, 9:67
Spirit (soul. Mk} h 15:29
its knowledge is with Allah. 17' 8 5
Allah strengthens believers with,
5S:22
Spoils of war, 8:41,69; 48:15,19,20;
48; 15 {sec also Booty)
Spying, 49:12
Star, 53:1,49; 86 .1-4
Stars. 7:54; 15.16; 16.12.16: 22:18;
25:61; 37:6-10; 56:75; 77:8; 81:2;
82 ;2
Straight, Way, 1;6, etc; Path, 6- 1 53, etc.
Striving, 4:95 . 8:72,74,75; 9:20,24,81;
22:78: 25:52; 29.69.69: 47:3: 60.1;
61:11
Suckling, the term of. foster mother.
2:233
Suffering, poverty, loss of health and
calamities, prosperity and wealth,
7:94 96
776
Brief Index
Appendix III
777
Sun, 7:54; 10.5: 14,32, 16.12: 22:1 8,
25:61; 36:3 8*40; 71.16; 81:1; 01:1
Supreme success.* 9:72; 44:57
s&rxh, 10 38 11: 13;. 47:20; its
revelation increases faith, 9 1 24-
127
Suspicions, 49: 12
Sustenance. 19:62 (see also Provision;
Providence)
Suwd ') 71:23
Tabfik* 9:40-59, SI -99, 1 17,1 IB, 120-
122
Taghabuti, S 64
Tdghtit, 4 : 236 - 257 ; 4 : 51 - 60 * 76 ; 5 : 60 ;
16:36; 17:39 see alse false gods.
T&-m. S.20
Tahrim. S.66
Takaihur. S 1 02
TakwTr, S 81
Tatdq r S 65
Ttilh (banana tree}. 56.29
Taint {Saul}, 2' 247 249
Tariq, S ,S6
Taxmm {spring}* 83:27*25
Taiihuh. S 9
TawSf (going round the Ka'baj, 2:2.00;
7:29*31
Tayammum, 4;43; 5:6
Term, every nation has its appointed, no
can anticipate tier delay it, 7:34:
16:49: 15:4,5: 16:61:20:129
Territory, guard your, by army units*
3:200
Test, by Allah, 3:154; 34:21
ThamQd, 7.73-79, 11:61-68; 17:59;
25:38:26:141 159; 27:45 53:
29;3S: 4M7; 51:43-45; 54:23-31;
69:4-8; 85: 17-20; 89:9- L4; 91: 1 115
Thief. punishment, 5: 38,39
Throne, 7.54*58; 9:129, 10:3; 13:2;
20:5; 23:86*1 16; 32:4; 40:15; 57:4;
85:15
on water. 117
eight angels bearing lhc, 39:75' 40:7;
69;17
Time* 45:24,76:1; 103: L
Tm, S .95
Torment, 3: 188: 6: 15*16: 10 50 53;
11:10; 13 34; 16;SS; 46 20; 70:1*2
Township, never did Wc destroy a, but
there was a known decree for it.
15:4
Trade and property, 4:29
Travel, have they not travelled ihrough
the earth* 611; 10:22; 12:109;
22:46; 27:69; 29:20; 311:9,42;
34:18; 35:44; 40:21,82, 47; 10
Treachery. $:5S; 22:38 {See Betray)
Treasure hoarded* 9:35 and its footnote
Treasures of Allah, 6:50
Tree of Eternity, 20: 120
Trees, 22:18
Trials. 2:214 218; 64:15
Trumpet, on the Day of Resurrection,
6:73; 18:99; 20: 102: 23: 101; 27:87;
36:51; 39:68,50.20; 69:13; 74.8;
78:18: 79:7: S&khkhah. 80.33
Trust offered to heavens, earth and
mountains* but undertaken by man,
33:72,73
Trusts {Amdnah\ 2.283: 4:58; 8:27.
23:8; 33:72: 70:32 (see Am&nah)
Truth* 5:48; 23:70*71*90; 25:33; 69:51
mix noL with falsehood nor conceal,
2:42
has come and falsehood has
vanished. 17 S 1
promise of. 46' 16, 17
Tubha', people of, 44;37;50; U
TGr (Mount), 28:29,46
Tnr, S.S2
Tuwa. valley of* 20:12. 79: 16
Brief Index
Appendix III
77 S
Utmd, battle of. 3:12i-12S ; 140-1S0
Ummah (community, nation) , 2 143,
144; 10:47.49; 11:118:16:36.120
UmraK 2:128,158,1%
Usury (Riba), 2:275,276,273-230;
3:130: 4:161, 30.39
'Uzair, {see Ezra/
■Uzza. 53:19
Veil, an invisible, 17:45,46
Veiling, 24:31; 33:59
Verses, Seth ' Ai-Maihiirti r 15:87
Victory,
given by Allah, 48-' l
through help from Allah, 61:13
Virtues, (see Righteousness; Believers)
Wadd. 71:23
“Wait you, wc too arc waiting”, 7:71;
9:52; 10:102: 11:122; 20 135;
44:59; 52:3 1
Watfi ak S 56
W r ar against AllSh. 5:33,34
Waste not by extravagance, 6:141 ; 7:31 ;
17:26
Water, every living thing made fmm,
21:30; 24.45,25:54
two seas, 18:60: 25:53:35:12;
55:19,20
Allah's Throne on the, 11-7
rain, 23: 1 8
Way, the. 1.6; 42:52,53; 90. LQ, etc.
easy, make easy, 87:8
(ace also Path}
Wayfarer, 2 ; 177,2 1 5 ; S:4 1 ; 17:26;
29:29; 30: 38; 59:7
Wealth,
who has gathered, 104:2 4
spending in Allah's Cause (see
Spend)
Wealth and children , adornment of the
lire of this world, IS. 46
Weight and Measure, give full.
11.85:17:35; S3..1 -5
Widows, 2.234,235,240
Will of .Allah. 1(1:99,100; 30:5: SI 29:
S2;8
Will af man, to walk straight, unless
Allah wills, 28:29
Winds, 77:1 3
as heralds of glad tidings, 7:57;
30:46
raising cli aids., causing water. 1 5: 22:.
30:48
turning yellow. 30:51
Wine (in Paradise),
pure drinks. 37:45; 76:21
white, delicious, 37:46
rivers of, 47:15
pure scaled, -83:25
Wish not for the things in which Allah
has made some It] excel others, 4:32
Witnesses,
to covenant of the Prophets. 3:81
over mankind, 2:143; 111%
fora contract. 2 282
two women against one man, 2:282
to illegal sexual intercourse, 4:16;
24:2
be just, 5:8
hands and legs will bci-ir witness,
36:65
man against himself. 75. 14
Witnessing Day and Witnessed Day,
85:3
Wives ,
are a tilth fur you, 2:223
cover tor you. 2:187
of your own kind. 16:72
W r otnan. the disputing, 58: 1,2
Women, 2:222,223; 4; 15,19-22,34,127
who accuse chaste, 24:4,5,1 1-17,23-
26
veiling, 24:31; 33:59
Brief Index
Appendix III
779
believing, as emigrants, 60. 10- 12
not making clear herself in dispute.
43:17,13
Wood, dwellers of the, 15:73; 38:13;
50:14 ( See also A ikah ; Mailyan)
26:176-191
World, life of this,
is nothing hut play and amusement,
6:12: 29:64:. 47-36; 57;20
deceives men, 6:130
little is the enjoyment of the, than the
Hereafter. 9:33; 13:26: 23:60,61
whoever desires, gels therein, but
then there will he no portion in the
Hereafter, 11:16,16: 17:15,42:20
wealth and children, adornment of
the. 18:46
who love the presen!, and leave the
Hereafter, 75:20,21; 76:27
Writing, for contracts, 2:232
Wrongdoers. I1.J 5-22. 101=
104,116,117: 39:47 (sec also
Disbelievers)
Wudu (Ablutions), 4:43; 5:6
Yaghfilh, 71:23
Y airy a (John),
glad tidings of. 3: 39: 21 ;90
righteous, 6 '35
wise; sympathetic; dutiful, 19:12-15
Ya-Sfn. S.36
Yathrib {A1 Madmah). people of. 33:13
Ya‘&q, 71:23
KiinPfj, S 10 {see Jonah)
Yusuf, 6.12 {see Joseph)
Zahflr, 21.105
Zechariah (ZakarryyS), 3:37-41; 6 S5;
19:2-11:21:39,90
Zaid Ih-n Haul hah, slave of the Prophet,
33:37,33
Zak&t, 2 : 3,43,83 ,110,1 77,277; 3.55:
4:77.162; 5: 12,55; 6:141:7:156;
9.5. 11,18,71; 19:31,55; 21.73,
22:41,73.: 23:4: 24:37,56; 27:3:
36:39; 31:4; 33:33: 41:7; 58:13;
73:20; 98:5
objects (yfZakat And charity, 2.273;
9.60
ZanjaMi 76:17
ZalzalaAu 3,99
Zamzam, footnote- of 14:37
Zaqq&m, 17:60; 37:62-66; 44:43-46;
56:52
Zfh dr. 33:4: 58 2 4
Zukiiruf] S 43
J.umar. 5 39
Brief Index
Appendix III
7£0
index of surahs (chapters)
SfiraL
No
Page
Makki/
MadMvi
Al-F&lihah
J
1
Makki
Al-BuLjaiall
2
4
Madam
Al-' Imran
3
61
Madam
An 'Nisa 1
4
94
Madam
Al-MsTidah
5
124
Madam
A- An Sm
ft
147
Makki
Al-A'rff
7
173
Makki
A1 Ani'al
S
199
Madam
At-Taubah
9
209
Madam
Yunus
10
232
Makki
Had
LI
246
Makki
Yfliuf
12
260
Makki
At- Ka'd
13
273
Madam
Ibrihim
14
280
Makki
Al-Hijr
15
2K9
Makki
An-Nahl
16
296
Makki
Al-IsrT
1?
315
Makki
Al-Kahf
18
328
Makki
Maryam
19
343
Makki
Tii-Hi
20
351
Makki
Al-Anbiya'
21
363
Makki
A1 Haji
22
373
Madam
Al-Mu'minun
23
383
Makki
An -Nr:
24
392
Madam
Al-Furq3n
25
402
Makki
Ash Shu'ari*
26
409
Makki
Ai-Nanil
27
421
Makki
Al-Qasas
28
430
Makki
Surah
No
Makki/
Madam
Al-'Ankabut
29
44 1
Makki
Ar-ROm
30
450
Makki
Luqmdn
31
457
Makki
As Sajdah
•»l r%
JZ
461
Makki
Al'Ahzab
33
464
Madam
Saba’
34
476
Makki
FStir
35
483
Makki
Ya Sin
36
488
Makki
As-Saffat
37
494
Makki
Sad
n
503
Makki
Az-Zumar
39
509
Makki
GliOiir
40
518
Makki
Fussilat
41
528
Makki
Ash-Shura
42
534
Makki
Az-Zukhmf
43
542
Makki
Ad-JTukMn
44
549
Makki
Al ISthiyah
45
552
Makki
Al-Abqaf
46
556
Makki
Muhammad
47
561
Madam
Al-Fath
48
5ft6
Madam
Al-Iiujutat
49
570
Madam
QSf
50
573
Makki
Adh-Dhariyal
51
576
Makki
Aim
52
583
Makki
An-Najm
S3
584
Makki
Al Qaniar
54
589
Makki
Ar-Rahman
55
593
Madam
Al-WSqi'ah
56
597
Makki
Brief Index
Appendix III
7S1
INDEX OF SURAHS (CHAPTERS)
SfiraL
No
Page
Makki/
Madam
Al HadSd
57
601
Madam
Al Muja-dalah
5S
606
Madam
Al-Hashr
59
609
Madam
Al-Mumlahanah
60
613
Madam
As-Saff
6L
615
Madam
Al-Iuimrah
67
617
Madam
Al-Munaliqun
63
619
Madam
Al-Taghiibun
64
620
Madam
Al-Talaq
65
622
Mud-mi
Al-Taluim
66
625
Madam
Al-Mulk
67
627
Makki
Al-Qalam
6S
629
Makki
Al-Haqqah
69
634
Makki
Al-Ma'Srij
70
637
Makki
Nilh
71
639
Makki
Al-Iinn
72
641
Makki
Al-Muzzainmil
73
644
Makki
Al Muddatlniiu'
74
645
Makki
A1 (Jivamah
75
648
Makki
Al Insan
76
650
Madam
Al Miirsalat
77
652
Makki
An-Naba'
78
655
Makki
An-NIzi'ai
79
657
Makki
‘Abasa
SO
660
Makki
At-Takwir
SI
661
Makki
Al-InliHr
82
663
Makki
Al-MnlafTifiri
S3
665
Makki
Al-Im;hiq:iq
S4
667
Makki
Al-Burui
85
668
Makki
Surah
No
Page
Makki/
Madam
Al Tariq
86
671
Makki
Al A la
87
672
Makki
Al-Ghishiyah
88
673
Makki
Al-Fajr
89
675
Makki
Al-Balad
90
677
Makki
Asb-Shiims
91
678
Makki
Al-Lail
92
679
Mak k i
Ad-Duba
93
680
Makki
Ash-Sharh
94
68 1
Makki
Al-Tin
95
682
Makki
Al-'Alaq
96
682
Makki
Al-Qadr
97
683
Makki
Al-Baiyinah
98
684
Madam
Az-Zalzalah
99
685
Madam
Al-Adiyat
100
685
Makki
Al-QSri'ah
10!
686
Makki
At-Takathur
102
686
Makki
Al 'Asr
103
687
Makki
Al Humazah
104
688
Makki
AI-FlI
105
688
Makki
Quraish
106
689
Makki
Al-Ma'un
107
690
Makki
Al-Kauthar
108
690
Makki
Al-Kifitfim
109
691
Makki
An-Nasr
110
691
Madam
Al-MaSftd
111
692
Makki
Al-Ikhla?
112
693
Makki
Al-Falaq
113
693
Makki
An-Nas
114
694
Makki
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